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Clatsop Community Action Community Resource Desk
Clatsop Community Action (CCA) provides supportive services to struggling
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in new writer-in-residence program
ASTORIA — Astoria-born-
and-raised freelance edu-
cator, writer and illustrator
Heather Douglas has been
invited to take advantage
of Astoria Visual Art’s new
North Coast Writer’s Re-
treat as the fall 2016 writ-
er-in-residence. Douglas is
well known locally for her
writing — especially her
popular blog about Astoria,
astoriarain.com — and for
her illustration work.
AVA’s North Coast Writ-
er’s Retreat writer-in-res-
idence program (AVA
W-i-R) offers local and
visiting writers a unique
opportunity to launch new
endeavors, revise works
in progress or conclude
longstanding projects. The
program seeks to provide
writers with writing time
and space in an idyllic
setting. AVA’s PierLoft
Studio, at the base of 11th
Street, features panoramic
views of downtown Astoria
and the Columbia River.
“Heather Douglas
was invited to be a writ-
er-in-residence based on
the quality of her work and
her dedication to commu-
nity. We also considered
Heather’s readiness to
benefit from the uninter-
rupted quiet and creatively
charged setting the writer’s
retreat affords,” said Lisa
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Heather Douglas is the irst
writer-in-residence in Astoria
Visual Arts’ new North Coast
Writer’s Retreat program.
Smith, chair of the AVA
W-i-R Selection Commit-
tee.
Writing has been Doug-
las’s passion since she
was in middle school and
first attended The Oregon
Writing Festival at Portland
State University. She says
she will never forget how
inspiring it was sitting in
a circle on the lawn of the
PSU campus sharing her
writing with other writers.
In 2015 and 2016, she was
a presenter at the same fes-
tival that inspired her over
30 years ago.
In 2014, Douglas made
the tough decision to quit
her teaching job to pursue
her passion for writing,
art and exploration. This
journey has resulted in two
coloring books — “That’s
So Pacific Northwest Col-
oring Book” and “My Asto-
ria East to West Coloring
Book” — the formation of
astoriarain.com, and many
editing, proofreading and
writing jobs for blogs and
online publications.
“A great example of
Heather’s wit and writ-
ing style is ‘The Astoria
Column Diaries: Musings
on Tourists,’ a hilarious
account in astoriarain.com
of working for a summer
in the Astoria Column gift
shop,” said Smith. “During
her upcoming three-month
residency, Heather plans
to work on some narrative
nonfiction, a book of po-
ems, and a blog about the
residency experience.
“We look forward to her
sharing the fruits of her
labors with us and the rest
of the community.”
AVA North Coast Writ-
er’s Retreat writer-in-resi-
dence program is designed
to encourage the creative,
intellectual and personal
growth of both emerging
and established writers. A
public reading of a sam-
ple of their work by the
selected writers before the
end of their W-i-R session
is a requirement of the
residency.
Each residency term
will be negotiated, depen-
dent on the requirements
of the writer and writing
project. Short- (one week)
and long-term (up to three
months) stays are possible.
Writers may be invited
by the residency selection
committee to participate
or to apply to AVA for
consideration. If applying,
the application consists of
a cover letter; a one-page
description of the writing
project, a short writing
sample, and a resume, in-
cluding two references.
All writers are eligible;
however, the residency
does not include overnight
accommodations, and out-
of-town writers must make
arrangements on their own.
If you’re a writer and inter-
ested in being considered,
email astoriavisualarts@
gmail.com with the subject
heading: AVA Writers
Retreat.
For more information,
visit astoriavisualarts.org/
north-coast-writers-retreat.
html
AVA was founded
in 1989 as a nonprofit
membership organization
to enhance, strengthen and
promote the arts in the
greater Astoria area.
Last Tuesday Beneit Night supports The Harbor
ASTORIA — Fort George
Brewery’s next Last Tuesday
Beneit Night event is set for
Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Presented by the brewery,
this month’s event’s will
help support The Harbor.
What began in 1976 as a
group of women and phone
line has evolved into the
thriving nonproit of The
Harbor. For 40 years, The
Harbor has been providing
intervention, recovery and
support services to survi-
vors of stalking, domestic
violence and sexual assault
in Clatsop County.
The Harbor aims to
break the cycle of violence
through education, one-
on-one support, practical
assistance and referrals.
All are invited to the
upstairs Fort George pub for
an evening of food, beverag-
es, a silent auction and fun.
From 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tues-
day, all proits from sales
in the upstairs pub will be
donated to The Harbor and
directly beneit survivors
of domestic violence and
sexual assault.
For more information
about The Harbor and its
mission, visit harbornw.org
Fort George’s monthly
Beneit Night was set up as a
way to help raise money for
local nonproits. Past events
have beneited the Lewis
& Clark Parents Club, the
Friends of McClure Park
and the Hilda Lahti Ele-
mentary Parent Club. Fort
George Brewery is located
at 1483 Duane St.