Soapstone: Celebrating Women Writers

The 2025 winner of the Bread and Roses Award is:

THALIA ZEPATOS

Each year on March 8, International Women's Day, Soapstone honors a woman from Oregon whose work has helped to sustain the writing community. Go to Bread and Roses Award for more information.

Fall 2025 Study Groups

Reading Virginia Woolf’s Orlando
led by Judith Barrington
Six Sunday mornings: September 7 through October
12 11 am to 1 pm PST
on Zoom
$75
Limited to 16 participants

Reading Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth
led by Jules Ohman
Six Sunday mornings: October 19 through November 23
10 am to 12 pm PST
on Zoom  
$75  
Limited to 16 participants

For full details about the study groups go to Study Goups.

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To be notified about these programs and those of many other literary organizations, sign up for our bi-weekly community email announcements. They contain information about readings, workshops and opportunities for readers and writers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. If you only want to receive emails about the study groups, sign up as above and send us an email letting us know, to soapstonewriting@gmail.com.

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Soapstone provides grants to support ad hoc events that celebrate women writers. Go to Events for more information.