Oregon Humanities contributors and partners
Oregon Humanities works with writers, artists, facilitators, and community organizations across the state.
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@britanyrobinson.bsky.social
A writer covering the environment and travel, lingering in the overlap of people and places.
@kristinohlson.bsky.social
Writer/author (Sweet in Tooth and Claw, The Soil Will Save Us, Best American American Science/Travel Writing). Believe in the power of healthy ecosystems to solve most of our problems.
@megwade.bsky.social
Writer and community organizer based in Southern OR. Also: indie bookseller, promoter of buses and bikes, occasional long-distance hiker. Find me at unsettling.substack.com and soon at transit2trail.substack.com
@k-e-c.bsky.social
writing about culture and the outdoors. words in nyt, outside, longreads & beyond. based in portland, now. katherinecusumano.com
@ericajberry.bsky.social
Writer of feelings & the environment (Orion, NYT, Guardian, etc), teacher, author of Wolfish (winner of 2024 Oregon Book Award). Portland, OR. She/her. www.ericaberry.com
@sabraboyd.bsky.social
journalist | screenwriter | comms strategist | child trafficking survivor | ex hospital admin | born on a Coen brothers movie | SabraBoyd.com
@reshmi777.bsky.social
Mom, Professor, Writer, Scholar-Activist, Poet, Transnational Feminist. Past Editor of “ConditionallyAccepted” @InsideHigherEd and Current Co-Editor of “Challenging the Corporate University”@TruthOut Founder of @academictrauma.com Opinions are mine.
@caseyparks.bsky.social
Author of “Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery.” Washington Post reporter. I cover all things gay and trans.
@jessejohnson.bsky.social
Poetry and nonfiction / art and communit(ies) / plants, animals, kids /community college / co-host Constellation Reading Series / she/they In Absolutes We Seek Each Other (Diagram ‘14) Metabolics (Acre Books ‘23) Mettlework (Acre Books ‘24)
@valarie.bsky.social
Welcome, book lovers! 💙📚 Probably rereading Woolf’s The Waves or listening to the Backlisted podcast. Also a fan of Sam Shepard, Kerouac, Dickens, Willy Vlautin, Donna Tartt, film noir, Twin Peaks, Elliott Smith, Grimm & folklore. Portland, OR
@bulldogshadow.bsky.social
EVP, Race Forward; Senior Fellow, Southern Poverty Law Center; Co-Founder, States At The Core (STAC); Co-Founder, CultureGuard. Boards: Auburn Theological Seminary, National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy, Proteus Fund. Writer: Moment Magazine
@feathersb.bsky.social
Thinks a lot about governance, rule of law, justice & peace processes. Consequently depressing at parties. Independent political development expert, comics scriptwriter, & Senior Advisor @PAEMA. Opinions my own. Author of RE:CONSTITUTIONS, WHY THE PEOPLE.
@kaneicaruslynch.bsky.social
Cartoonist, comics educator, Trekkie, cat-petter (He/They) Rep'd by Alexandra Weiss at Azantian Literary Look for my middle grade graphic novel “Reel Life” coming from Scholastic Graphix this May! https://www.kanelynch.com/pre-order
@jenbbright.bsky.social
Editor, writer, cook, mushroom forager, plant wrangler. Lover of Maine Coons, the culinary arts, preservation in all senses of the word. In a relationship with the Oregon Coast and a carpenter-turned-nurse.
@docnock.bsky.social
She/Her Neurodivergent, disabled educator, writer (CNF, Horror, Spec Fic, Poetry), animal lover | American Rural: Monologues available now.
@lubellwoo.bsky.social
@oneofthejohns.bsky.social
(He/Him) Award-winning cartoonist, illustrator, and educator. Serve on the board of directors for Literary Arts. www.oneofthejohns.com
@bobdevine.bsky.social
@mojgani.bsky.social
Black Iranian Southern boy. NOLA bred, Portland bed. 10th Poet Laureate of Oregon. Poet & picture maker. Nearly medium sized man. Trying days, trying heart.
@scryptkeeper.bsky.social
🍉 || poemmaker | fieldtheorist | professora | hypewoman | librettist | performer | magicwand | humancat || linktr.ee/scryptkeeper || samiyabashir.com || Literary Agent: aragi.net || Bookings: theshipmanagency.com ||
@paulcollins.bsky.social
Author, Professor of English at PSU, bewildered radio guest. Personal account. www.pdx.edu/english/profile/paul-collins
@mollymendoza.bsky.social
I mostly draw picture books and comics! Eisner + Ignatz nominated 🌷 Caldecott Honor recipient 𓃗 They/She mollymendoza.com
@bizargomez.bsky.social
🇲🇽🇺🇸 Mexican-American Illustrator currently available for freelance work. Raised in Phoenix, AZ, and now based in Portland, OR. PNCA Alumnus (He/Him) Portfolio: Bizarthestar.com
@julietgrable.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, author, essayist, & songwriter. I live in a rural mountain community in southern Oregon. www.julietgrable.com
@alyssaogi.bsky.social
“Ah-lee-sah” || she/her || Editor, poet, student of Japanese cookbooks everywhere.
@joonae.bsky.social
Korean adoptee + writer + dog lover + quen of typos | Co-founder of Constellation Reading Series + BIPOC Adoptees | Seoul -> Detroit -> Portland | 흑인의 생명은 소중하다 Black lives are precious & FREE PALESTINE ALL DAY EVERYDAY
@carriewalker.bsky.social
Author 🏂 Escape to the Swiss Chalet 🍷 Escape to the Tuscan Vineyard
@maudpowell.bsky.social
Nature lover, reader, knitter/mender, equestrian, violinist, English teacher...concerned about the present and future of our planet.
@jyothinatarajan.bsky.social
cultural worker, editor, writer/artist 📚 lives in Portland, OR 🌿 #FreePalestine #CeaseFireNow #FreeThemAll (she/they)
@jfkeeler.bsky.social
Diné/Dakota writer living in Portland, Oregon. My 2021 book, Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement, and the American Story of Sacred Lands, was called by Kirkus Reviews " an eye-opening narrative of two standoffs with the U.S. government.”
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