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Thursday, Nov. 7
12pm. Multicultural Lecture with Guest Author Lawson Inada. COCC, Willie Hall Campus Center. $25.
7pm. Rising Star Creative Writing Awards Ceremony with Guest Author Karen Finneyfrock. COCC, Hitchcock Auditorium. Free.

Friday, Nov. 8
3pm. Reading and Reception With Guest Author James Prosek. Confluence Fly Fishing Shop, Shops at Old Mill District. Free with Invitation
5:30pm. VIP Reception. Umpqua Bank, Downtown Bend. Free with Invitation.
7pm. Guest Author Readings with Lawson Inada, James Prosek, Karen Finneyfrock, Jim Lynch. Tower Theatre, Downtown Bend. $30

Saturday, Nov. 9
9-11am. Guest Author Workshops and Lectures with Lawson Inada or Jim Lynch. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $45
11:15am-12:45pm. Ellen Waterston Brown Bag Lunch Workshop. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $35 (Bring own lunch)
1-3pm. James Prosek or Karen Finneyfrock. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $45

Sunday Nov. 10
11am-1pm. Second Sunday Author Reading & Open MicReading by Guest Author Dr. Emily Carr. Bend Public Library, Brooks Room. Free

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Nature of Words Literary Festival Schedule

by Sean Switzer, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 7, 2013

<h1>Nature of Words Literary Festival Schedule</h1> <p class="byline">by Sean Switzer, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 7, 2013</p> <p><strong>Thursday, Nov. 7</strong><br />12pm. Multicultural Lecture with Guest Author Lawson Inada. COCC, Willie Hall Campus Center. $25.<br />7pm. Rising Star Creative Writing Awards Ceremony with Guest Author Karen Finneyfrock. COCC, Hitchcock Auditorium. Free.</p> <p><strong>Friday, Nov. 8</strong><br />3pm. Reading and Reception With Guest Author James Prosek. Confluence Fly Fishing Shop, Shops at Old Mill District. Free with Invitation<br />5:30pm. VIP Reception. Umpqua Bank, Downtown Bend. Free with Invitation.<br />7pm. Guest Author Readings with Lawson Inada, James Prosek, Karen Finneyfrock, Jim Lynch. Tower Theatre, Downtown Bend. $30</p> <p><strong>Saturday, Nov. 9</strong><br />9-11am. Guest Author Workshops and Lectures with Lawson Inada or Jim Lynch. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $45<br />11:15am-12:45pm. Ellen Waterston Brown Bag Lunch Workshop. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $35 (Bring own lunch)<br />1-3pm. James Prosek or Karen Finneyfrock. OSU-Cascades Campus, Cascades Hall. $45</p> <p><strong>Sunday Nov. 10</strong><br />11am-1pm. Second Sunday Author Reading &amp; Open MicReading by Guest Author Dr. Emily Carr. Bend Public Library, Brooks Room. Free</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nature-of-words-literary-festival-schedule-2298556/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=24604&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/nature-of-words-literary-festival-schedule-2298556/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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