Overview

Fishtrap

WHAT? Readings, workshops, classes, conferences, Fellowships, residencies! Fishtrap is about “Writing and the West.”

WHERE? In the northeast corner of Oregon, at the foot of the the Wallowa Mountains’ Eagle Cap Wilderness and a stone’s throw from Hells Canyon of the Snake River. Nez Perce Country. Summer Fisthrap and Winter Fishtrap are at Wallowa Lake. There’s a writers’ retreat on the Imnaha River. Lectures and classes at our house—the Coffin House in the picture above—in Enterprise. Where we are is part of who we are.

WHEN? Summer Fishtrap—writing workshops and the annual “Gathering”—every July, and this year will mark 20! Winter Fishtrap—“writing and public policy”—in February. A fall workshop for children’s writers and a fall Lecture Series. Friday College classes for local students throughout the school year. The “Big Read” will have the community reading Grapes of Wrath and looking back at the Great Depression in January, 2007. Readings, writing groups, films from January to December.

WHO? Anyone in love with words! In 20 years, Fishtrap has hosted over 200 published poets, novelists, journalists, song writers, and non-fiction writers as teachers and presenters. Although workshops are kept small, thousands of writers, teachers, students and booklovers from around the west have participated in Fishtrap events. Almost all of which are on a first come first served basis. That means published writers sit with beginning writers, 16 year olds with 80 year olds. The formula seems to work!

P O Box 38
Enterprise, OR 97828
Phone: (541) 426-3623
Fax: (541) 426-9075