“Writing from the Perspectives of the More-than-Human World” Writing Workshop
with Ari Blatt
March 21 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuition $75 | Scholarships are available for this workshop
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
We are not often asked to consider the lives of other beings or landscapes on their own terms. Meanwhile, literature is recognized as a rare means to enter the thoughts and feelings of people and characters different from ourselves to cultivate empathy. What happens when we extend this practice to the more-than-human world? In this workshop, we will explore texts making this leap and play with what we discover to expand our own creative writing. Writers of all genres and backgrounds are welcome for this one-day creative writing workshop.Materials required: writing utensils, paper/journal, and/or laptop or tablet if preferred for writing exercises
Please direct any questions about this workshop to: [email protected]
About the Instructor
Ari Blatt is an Oregon writer who primarily works as a Biologist. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction writing can be found in Cirque, Thimble Literary, Eleventh Hour Literary, SHARK REEF, and The Corvallis Advocate. Her short stories have been nominated for the 2026 Best Small Fictions anthology prize through Alt Current Press, as well as longlisted for Uncharted Magazine’s What the Wild Carries Prize. Ari received a MFA in Creative Writing from Oregon State University— Cascades. She is a co-founder and editor for the publication Tethered Literary. Ari also teaches creative writing through Oregon Coast Community College’s Community Education offerings.
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Mar 21, 2026 – Writing Workshop – Main Room
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Situated on the main street in Manzanita just a few blocks west of Highway 101, the Hoffman Center is located across the street from the North Tillamook Library.
