Glitterary Word Festival, YWA hosted by Eugene Public Library

Glitterary Word Festival
A multi-day literary arts festival

The 2011 Glitterary Word Festival was held April 30 at the Eugene Public Library
~Inspired by the YWA 2011 Winter Writing Challenge FOOD… MAY THE FORK BE WITH YOU~

Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen spent a few days in Lane County for the 2011 YWA Glitterary Word Festival.

Read the article in The Register Guard about Petersen's visit to Eugene.

Petersen also gave a live interview with Tripp Sommer during Northwest Passage on KLCC public radio.

"Paulann Petersen is the perfect choice to serve as Oregon's poet laureate," said Governor Kulongoski. "Her wonderful poetry and her commitment to sharing her craft with the people of Oregon through her teaching and service exemplify the kind person that is ideal to serve in this position." Petersen was born and raised in Oregon and is a widely published poet, with four collections – The Wild Awake (2002), Blood-Silk (2004), A Bride of Narrow Escape (2006) and Kindle (2008) – and several chapbooks to her credit.

Petersen has received several awards, including Stanford University's Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Poetry, two Carloyn Kizer Poetry Awards, and Literary Art's Stewart Holbrook Award for Outstanding Contributions to Oregon's Literary Life. Her poetry is featured on TriMet public transportation in Portland as part of Poetry in Motion® as well as in many publications. Petersen is a committed teacher who has taught high school English and led dozens of workshops in schools libraries, colleges, and writer's conferences across Oregon.

Oregon Poet Laureate is appointed by Governor Kulongoski . The Poet Laureate program is a collaborative project of the state's five cultural partners, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Historical Society, and State Historic Preservation Office, with funding from the Oregon Cultural Trust.

The 2011 Glitterary Word Festival was produced by Young Writers Association and made possible by:
• Lane Arts Council with support from the City of Eugene Cultural Services Division
• Poet laureate collaborative project of the state's five statewide cultural partners, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Humanities and State Historic Preservation Office. It is funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust and managed by Oregon Humanities.

Glitterary Sponsors
• Eugene Public Library and Friends of the Library
• KLCC Public Radio, 89.7
• Robertson/Sherwood Architects
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Sunrise Asian Foods
• Rainbow Optics
• Nancy's Yogurt/Springfield Creamery

Contest Prize Donors
Tsunami Books
Smith Family Bookstore
Lord Leebrick
UO Bookstore/Duckstore
Skipping Stones Magazine
Marie Callender's
Metropol Bakery
Papa's Pizza
Kitty Pappas
Great Harvest Bread Company
McMenamins Pubs and Breweries
J. Michaels Books
Palace bakery
Full City Coffee
Off the Waffle
Hideaway Bakery
Voodoo Donuts
Barry’s Bakery
Holy Cow Restaurant
Laughing Planet

Winners’ Reception Donors
Sy’s Pizza
Friendly Street Market
Sundance Natural Foods
Trader Joes
Eugene City Bakery
Jerry’s Home Improvement
Euphoria Chocolates

Hand-fashioned Award Certificates by Linda Johnson

Thank you!