Bookworms Wiggle into Wordstock "Weekend of Words" in Portland, Oregon.Annual Wordstock Festival Invites Guests For Three-Day Festival, Nov. 9 - 11 PORTLAND, Ore. -- A special weekend package for literary lovers invites travelers to absorb themselves in the written word during one of the largest literary events on the West Coast: Wordstock, Portland, Ore.'s festival of books, sponsored by the City of Portland
A combination of literature and luxury, A Weekend of Words includes free admission to Wordstock and a $50 credit toward ticketed events, a $20 Borders gift card, a relaxing two-night stay at the historic The Benson Hotel The Benson Hotel is a 375 room historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon, USA. It is currently owned and operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts. Also known just simply as "The Benson", it has a reputation as one of Portland's finest hotels. located in the heart of downtown Portland Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of its high-rise buildings are found. , plus complementary parking and a $40 dining credit. A Weekend of Words, valued at more than $150, can be booked by visiting www.wordstockfestival.com or www.bensonhotel.com. Quantities are limited. The Benson Hotel also plays host to many of the festival's more than 150 notable authors - including Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander oleander: see dogbane. oleander Any of the ornamental evergreen shrubs of the genus Nerium (dogbane family), which have poisonous milky juice. Numerous varieties of flower colour in the common oleander, or rosebay (N. ; Charles Baxter Charles Baxter may be:
v. scrib·bled, scrib·bling, scrib·bles v.tr. 1. To write hurriedly without heed to legibility or style. 2. To cover with scribbles, doodles, or meaningless marks. v. the Cat - and will be abuzz with literary activity throughout the weekend. Wordstock, November 9-11, welcomes poets, novelists and journalists of all genres to share their love of storytelling. The three-day festival includes workshops, lectures and readings by more than 150 prominent authors, including journalist Melissa Fay Greene, winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Praying for Sheetrock, Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (ISBN 0-330-48455-9) (or AHWoSG) is a memoir by Dave Eggers released in 2000. It chronicles his stewardship of younger brother Christopher "Toph" Eggers following the cancer-related deaths of his parents. and Carl Hiaasen, author of Skinny Dip. Fun for Kids Too The Children's Corner at Wordstock is truly a festival in itself, where kids of all ages can participate in a variety of activities to further a love of words. Whether they choose to write their own poetry, make bookmarks, attend puppet shows, receive autographs from beloved storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. characters or listen to some of the country's finest children's authors tell their stories, there's not doubt they'll have a renewed excitement about books when it's over. About Wordstock Wordstock is an annual festival that highlights literature and literacy from its home in Portland, Ore. To date it has hosted over 400 writers, who have read and performed for nearly 40,000 attendees at past festivals. Wordstock is a fundraiser for Community of Writers, a professional development program for K-12 teachers that seeks to improve student writing performance by training and supporting teachers of writing. For more information, visit www.wordstockfestival.com and www.communityofwriters.com. |
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