For its debut literary event, The Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, located at 333 SE Bay Boulevard, Newport, Oregon, will be hosting nine authors on SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Event is free with Museum Admission. Museum doors open at 9:30 AM. The first presentation begins promptly at 10 o'clock, with subsequent authors following in half-hour increments. A brief Q&A will take place after each reading. Light refreshments will be available during breaks, but audience members are encouraged to bring their own brown bag lunches and water bottle. Books by the featured authors will be available for sale and signing.

The nine authors represent a wide range of writing styles and subjects. They include: Keynote Speaker Erin Litteken (St. Louis): second-generation Ukrainian American, author of the novels, "Memory Keeper of Kyiv," and "The Lost Daughters of Ukraine." Other featured authors, in alphabetical order: Jess Bondy (Newport); Dr. Candice Goucher (Portland); Leanne Grabel (Portland); Amy Leona Havin (Portland); Dr. David Lewis (Salem); Kerry Newberry (Portland); Carla Perry (Newport); and Dr. Brian Tissot (Depoe Bay).

Find full event information here.