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As part of Scott Temple’s Wyld-Er-Ness documentary series, Pam Houston and I sat down on a snowy spring day in Boston and talked writing and nature. You can find the newly released video at Orion Magazine’s blog.

Upcoming Events

Storycatcher Festival April 8, 2026 – April 10, 2026 Gunnison, Colorado https://western.edu/academics/story-catcher-festival/

Layers of Landscape: Harnessing the Power of Place, a StoryCatcher Workshop April 8, 2026 at 8:00 am – 10:00 am Western Colorado University, 1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81231, USA

Claire Boyles, Sean Prentiss, and Joe Wilkins: A StoryCatcher Reading April 8, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Western Colorado University, 1 Western Way, Gunnison, CO 81231, USA

Get Lit! April 17, 2026 – April 19, 2026 Spokane, WA https://inside.ewu.edu/getlit/

Saranac Art Project and Get Lit! Author's Reception April 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Saranac Art Projects, 25 W Main Ave, Spokane, WA 99201, USA

Parents Who Write: Making it Up as We Go April 18, 2026 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am Montvale Event Center, 1019 W 1st Ave, Spokane, WA 99201, USA Writing and parenting are often viewed as incompatible endeavors, but these parents are here to put that idea to bed. In this open-hearted conversation, writers Ren Cedar Fuller, Uma Kukathas, Beth Alvarado, Lisa Laughlin, and Joe Wilkins will discuss drawing inspiration from their children, parenting from the heart, and the ways these two roles enhance, rather than inhibit, one another. Joe…

Joe Wilkins and Ingrid Wendt at Annie Bloom's Books April 23, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm https://annieblooms.com/event/2026-04-23/poetry-reading-ingrid-wendt-joe-wilkins

Patricia Henley and Joe Wilkins at Broadway Books May 7, 2026 at 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

What We Really Mean to Say: a Zoom Class with Hugo House May 9, 2026 at 1:10 pm – 4:10 pm Zoom Register here: https://hugohouse.org/product/what-we-really-mean-to-say-using-poetic-techniques-in-prose/No matter our genre or concerns, language is the foundation of everything we do as writers. But in the rush to draft, revise, and publish, we often lose touch with the music of our sentences—the subtle rhythms, tonal shifts, and sonic textures that give writing its emotional charge.In The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo writes that…

The Studio Series with Featured Reader Joe Wilkins July 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Ross Island Grocery & Cafe, 3502 S Corbett Ave, Portland, OR 97239, USA

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Fall Back Down When I Die Book Trailer!

Linfield Live

Talking Writing and Nature with Pam Houston