Authors in Pubs

Local Writers Reading Original Works

Authors in Pubs is a 'First Monday' event that brings local writers into a bar, restaurant, or wherever and allows them to share their work with the patrons. This helps boost the confidence of the writer by getting first hand feedback on his/her work. We started in September, 2011 and the crowd has steadily grown so that we recently moved to a larger venue. The show runs about two hours and we invite you to show up early and stay after to talk with the writers or possibly buy their book. If you would like to contribute at a future event, please contact me in advance about being added to our current stable of writers. thanks, Don

Contact Information

Hosted by: Don Van Kirk

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E-mail: dvk2u@earthlink.net

Event Phone: 503-452-1866

Current Venue

The Jack London Bar  : 21+, Full Bar, Full Menu

529 SW 4th Ave. ( beneath the Rialto Pool Room ) @ SW 4th & Alder

Portland, Oregon. 97204

Event is Free - One block to transit mall, Street Parking, Smart Park lot diagonally across the street

Next Reading

Monday, September 3rd, 2012, From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Band @ 7:00)

Monday's show was the biggest yet. My last count was 69 people in attendance. I even noticed a few late arrivals having trouble finding a seat. The Jack London seats 110, so come on down. The band was excellent and I was very glad to have them back. They did a great job playing behind the Kevin Howard piece read by Cowboy Don. Our artist, Laura, had a good night and sold some of her work. The show ran a little under 2 1/2 hours, and all the authors were interesting. There was a nice mix of material read and the crowd was attentive. JOIN US next time. Sept 3rd, 'First Monday' @ 7:00pm

Aug 6th authors were:

Don Van Kirk – writer, ex-bartender, MC

Jennifer Willis – published writer, journalist

Shawna Reppert – published author, Writer of the Future award winner

John Miller - guy I met in a bar, nice lady friend

Taylor Adell Patterson – sailor, poet, writer

“Special Tribute” for Kevin Howard, as read by Cowboy Don

intermission – guest artist - Laura Hippensteel

Grant Keltner – published author, artist, photographer

Melina Holl - writer, mother, drama queen

Cody Newton – Writer, journalist intern, Lego collector

Jonathan Ems – author, dad, & regular guy with a job

‘Featured Authored’ – Richard David Bach – published author, recovering lawyer and political junkie.

• PLUS* We now have a three piece band. See 'The Consort Symbiotic' playing before and after the show.

Every 'First Monday' of the month Authors in Pubs will be presenting new authors to Portland.