Summer Fishtrap 2023
Take a weeklong writing workshop in your favorite genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, or short story, plus a virtual workshop. Each workshop is limited to no more than 13 participants, giving you the opportunity to build connections with a world-class instructor and your fellow writers. Throughout the week, we’ll bring the best of Summer Fishtrap to you through craft talks, discussions, open mics, and readings.
Poetry: Anis Mojgani, Rena Priest
Fiction: Jamie Ford, Debra Magpie Earling
Nonfiction: Craig Childs, Luis Alberto Urrea
Cross Genre: Kim Stafford
Virtual: Robert Stubblefield
Youth: JaNay Brown-Wood
Yearlong Workshops: Karen Auvinen, Perrin Kerns
Monday, July 10 – First Day of Summer Fishtrap!
2:00-4:00pm – Check-In
4:00pm – Welcome to Summer Fishtrap
4:30-5:30pm – Workshop Orientation
5:30-7:00pm – Dinner
Tuesday, July 11
6:00am – Sunrise with Craig Childs
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am-Noon – Morning Writing Workshops
Noon-2:00pm – Lunch
1:00-3:00pm – Youth Activities
1:30 – 3:00pm – Poet Laureate Panel Moderated by Robert Stubblefield. Panelists:Anis Mojgani – Rena Priest – Kim Stafford
4:00-5:00pm – Open Mic Readings
5:00-7:00pm – Dinner
Wednesday, July 12
6:00am – Sunrise with Craig Childs
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am-Noon – Morning Writing Workshops
Noon-2:00pm – Lunch
1:00-3:00pm – Youth Activities
1:30pm – Craft Talk with Karen Auvinen – Living Memory:
Techniques for Making the Dim Past a Vivid Present
3:00-4:00pm – Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center – 100th Anniversary
Join Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center’s founder and executive Director Gwen Trice to discuss the work of storytelling and place making. Maxville Oregon was a segregated logging community in Northeast Oregon between 1923 and 1933, existing when state laws prevented Black people from living, working, and owning land in Oregon. Gwen will discuss how Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center is working to reimagine Maxville as a generational space which recalls the history of the site and seeks to make an inclusive space for continued historical process.
4:00-5:00pm – Open Mic Readings
5:00-7:00pm – Dinner
Thursday, July 13
6:00am – Sunrise with Craig Childs
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am-Noon – Morning Writing Workshops
Noon-2:00pm – Lunch
1:00-3:00pm – Youth Activities
1:30 – 3:00pm – Generations Panel moderated by Shannon McNerney. Panelists: Roberto Ascalon – JaNay Brown-Wood – Jamie Ford – Luis Alberto Urrea
3:00-4:00pm – A discussion on Debra Magpie Earling’s new book, The Lost Journals of Sacajawea with the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture’s Library Director and Fishtrap co-founder, Rich Wandschneider.
4:00-5:00pm – Open Mic Readings
5:00-7:00pm – Dinner
Friday, July 14
6:00am – Sunrise with Craig Childs
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am-Noon – Morning Writing Workshops
Noon-2:00pm – Lunch
3:00-4:00pm – Fishtrap Fellows Reading
4:00-5:00pm – Open Mic Readings
5:00-7:00pm – Dinner
Saturday, July 15
6:00am -Sunrise with Craig Childs
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
9:00am-Noon – Morning Writing Workshops
Noon-2:00pm – Lunch
1:30 – 3:00pm – Craft Talk with Perrin Kerns: Make a Tiny Film on Your iPhone – Using Your Writing from the Week
3:00-4:00pm – Yearlong Writers Workshop Readings
4:00-5:00pm – Open Mic Readings
5:00-7:00pm – Dinner
Sunday, July 16
7:00-9:00am – Breakfast
10:00-11:00am – Wrap up your Summer Fishtrap experience with readings from Eastern Oregon University’s Master of Fine Arts Students in Creative Writing.
11:00-Noon – Hellos and Goodbyes
Date and Time
Monday Jul 10, 2023 Sunday Jul 16, 2023
July 10-16, 2023
Location
Summer Fishtrap is held at the historic Wallowa Lake Lodge which fills up quickly for this event. We recommend confirming your cabin or camp spot sooner than later. Call Wallowa Lake Lodge to reserve a room for the week at 541-432-9821 or contact The Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce to find lodging options to fit most any budget.
Fees/Admission
Adult workshops $925/$830 for Fishtrappers; Youth workshops $550
Contact Information
(541) 426-3623
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