WRITING WORKSHOPS FOR PORTLAND QUEERS:
Introducing a four-part monthly series for LGBTQQI-identified
folks in Portland! Co-presented by Elaina M. Ellis of TumbleMe
Productions (Seattle) and Sossity Chiricuzio of Dirty Queer, generously
hosted by the fantastic feminist bookstore In Other Words. Workshops
are for writers of ALL levels, with a focus on finding and using your
own powerful voice. First workshop: SATURDAY, JULY 17th, 6-8p.m. Theme:
Queer Writing 101: Telling Our Brave Stories. Subsequent workshops
THIRD SUNDAY of each month, on themes including BodyLove, Erotic
Writing, and Page-to-Stage. RSVP is appreciated: e-mail elaina@tumbleme.org
with questions, or to say, “I’m there!” Workshop fees are sliding
scale, $10-$30. Spread the word, Portland! 
Elaina M. Ellis is a Portland-born queer femme who worships at the
Church of Poetic Intentions morning, noon, and night. A full-time
artist, she is proud to be a teacher at Bent, Seattle's Queer Writing
Institute, and is working towards her MFA in Creative Writing at
Antioch University. In early 2009, she founded TumbleMe Productions, a
dynamic site for multi-genre events of the wordy & nerdy variety.
In its first 14 months, TumbleMe produced four standing-room-only,
taboo-smashing shows incorporating poetry, music, and image. Recently
Elaina was a Write Bloody Publishing manuscript contest winner; look
for her first book (and catch her on tour) in the year ahead!