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
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, October 1st, 2012, From: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Band @ 7:00)
- The Sept 3rd show was the biggest yet. We had 14 authors, two artists and our band expanded to a fourth member. There were 77 guests and bartenders Cari & Jenny were kept hopping. The show lasted 2 1/2 hours and I would like to thank everybody that stayed for the second half. Hope to see all my 'friends' for the next Authors in Pubs on Oct 1st.
- Sept 3rd authors were
- Don Van Kirk - writer, ex-bartender, MC
- Shawna Reppert - Published author, Writer of the Future award winner
- Danielle D M Gembala - archaeologist, mother
- Jonathan Ems - author, actor, dad
- Taylor Adell Patterson - sailor, poet, writer
- Cody Newton - writer, journalist intern, Lego collector
- Jennifer Willis - published writer, journalist
- 'Featured Author', Bob Ferguson -"Some Days Chicken, Some Days Feathers"
- intermission - jewelry artist - Eden Scheans w/yarn spinning demonstration
- 'Wandering Paladin', by Young Leung. Read by Cowboy Don
- Melina Holl - writer, mother, drama queen
- Adam Daugherty - intoxicated, alone, because of that
- Grant Keltner - author, artist, photographer
- Elisabeth Flaum - raconteur, poet, geek
- Sean Walter - writer, EMT, mildly insane
- PLUS* Hear our three piece band, ‘the Consort Symbiotic’, play before and during the show
- Every 'First Monday' of the month Authors in Pubs will be presenting new authors to Portland.