At Wordcrafters, we work to expand access to who gets to call themselves a writer, to disrupt the gatekeeping around storytelling, and to advocate for and celebrate vibrantly diverse voices, especially those who have been marginalized and excluded. To increase access to our programming, we’ve implemented Community Centered Pricing, offering a 20% Access discount (via […]
Read MoreWordcrafters is nestled near downtown in the lovely city of Eugene, Oregon. We’re right off the I-5 corridor and easy to get to by plane, train, car, or bus. We’re walking distance from the Amtrak station and 5th Street Public Market. Learn more about ways to get to us, and the varied delights Eugene has […]
Read MoreWe now offer pay-from-your-heart pricing to increase access to our classes.
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter As an organization, we want to say unequivocally that BLACK LIVES MATTER. We stand in mourning of the racist murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbrey, and the countless other Black people who have been the victims of violent, systemic injustice. The movement to dismantle systemic racial injustice asks that we […]
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Wordcrafters is an itty-bitty nonprofit with a handful of part-time staff doing a whole lot of good in the Eugene literary community. Our volunteers are the engine behind the magic—and a big reason why we always have chocolate on hand. Whether you want to welcome writers at the door, help judge youth stories, edit an […]
Read MoreWe’d love to hear from you! For information and general inquiries, please email: bewriting@wordcrafters.org If you would like to volunteer, please visit our Get Involved page. Our studio is at: 436 Charnelton St., Ste 100Eugene, OR 97401 Our mailing address/office is at: 434 Charnelton, Suite 102Eugene, OR 97401 Want to hear from us? Join our mailing […]
Read MoreAs a nonprofit organization, our mission is only possible through the generosity of our donors, community sponsors, and foundation friends. Autzen FoundationCity of Eugene Cultural ServicesCow Creek Umpqua FoundationElizabeth George FoundationEuphoria Chocolate CompanyJames F. & Marion L. Miller FoundationLane Arts CouncilMarie Lanfrom Charitable FoundationMillsDavis FoundationOregon Country Fair EndowmentOnPoint Community Credit UnionOregon Arts CommissionPalo Alto SoftwareSpirit […]
Read MorePhosphor Emery Alethes (she/they), President, is a trans and autistic writer and actor. Though she has primarily been a fiction writer, she is currently at work on a memoir/essay/novel hybrid and prewriting for a play and a screenplay. Phosphor has extensive experience working in and around K-12 education, facilitating prose critique groups in person and […]
Read MoreDaryll Lynne Evans (she/her), Executive Director, began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, where she also taught theatre and play writing to youth, but has since turned to fiction and screenwriting. She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, where she taught creative writing and worked with Sycamore […]
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Wordcrafters provides writers and readers opportunities to strengthen their craft, deepen their connection with literature, and share their knowledge with each other and with future generations.
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