Authors in Conversation: Oregon Book Award Finalists Becky Ellis and Miriam Gershow

Join 2025 Oregon Book Award finalists Becky Ellis (creative nonfiction) and Miriam Gershow (fiction) as they talk about writing (memoir and stories and novels), awards (distraction or motivation), and share selections from their work.

Becky Ellis, daughter of a World War II combat sergeant and veteran of a war fought at home, is the author of Little Avalanches. She believes in the transformational power of storytelling and facilitates writing workshops in underheard communities with Write Around Portland. A longtime Oregonian, she has raised three daughters in Portland.

Miriam Gershow is the author of Closer (Regal House), Survival Tips: Stories (Propeller Books), and The Local News (Spiegel & Grau). Miriam’s stories appear in The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast and Black Warrior Review, among other journals. Her creative nonfiction is featured in Salon and Craft Literary among others.

Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

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