Crime Scene to Manuscript: Mastering Police Procedurals*

Friday, September 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Redmond Library

Learn police procedural writing from a retired officer and author. Retired police officer and crime fiction author Frank Scalise discusses the many considerations—and incorrect stereotypes—involved when writing a police procedural. Topics include the structure of a police department, roles within it, the inner workings of a department, procedural elements of an investigation, terminology, and most of all, the best resources you need to get the details right. 

"Finding the Freedom in Form" with Jennifer Perrine*

Tuesday, September 9 | 5:30 p.m. | Downtown Bend Library & Online

Formal constraints spark creativity by challenging habitual ways of writing. Formal constraints can help us shake off our usual writing habits, nudge our writing in a new direction, or find language for what seems unspeakable. We’ll examine and experiment with several playful forms—such as lipograms and bout rimés—to discover what happens when we write our way through tricky restrictions.

The Ferry Keeper: A Poetry Reading

Wednesday, September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Downtown Bend Library

Judith H. Montgomery explores the raw beauty of life, death, and emotion in her poems.

Join author Judith H. Montgomery for a reading from her book, The Ferry Keeper: poems, winner of the 2024 Grayson Books Chapbook Competition. 

Quiet Writing Time

Tuesdays | 9:30 a.m. | Downtown Bend Library



Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company. Join other writers for a drop-in quiet working session in the Downtown Bend Library's Hutchinson Meeting Room. Bring personal work, read a book, or answer emails. Come when you can, leave when you want.

Third Thursday Spoken Word Night

Thursday, September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | SCP Redmond Hotel



Are you ready to build community and share your prose with a vibrant writing community? You're invited to step up to the mic on the third Thursday of the month. Open to all writers, readers, poets, storytellers, and songwriters. Readers are encouraged to arrive early to sign up. Food and drink are available for purchase through the SCP Redmond Hotel.