The Rockaway Writers Rendezvous has picked up steam for it’s third year – bringing nationally (internationally) renowned writers to Rockaway Beach for a variety of inspiring, imaginative and FUN workshops and presentations. We’ll also announce the winners of the writing and art contests, and publishing of the event anthology. There’s also a really cool typewriter exhibit, open mics on Friday and Saturday and so much more happening next weekend – Friday April 25th kicks off with an open mic; workshops and presentations on Saturday with another open mic; and awards and networking on Sunday. Come spend the weekend with Typo and all our favorite creative people! Limited tickets available – $25.
This event is a fundraiser for scholarships for Neah-Kah-Nie High School students pursuing the creative arts — writing, music, art. There will be raffle baskets available, and we welcome donations to our supporting nonprofit, Neah-Kah-Nie Coast Arts, Music & Cultural Foundation (NCAM)
View our event schedule, special presenters info, workshop times and more on our website listed below! Enjoy a trip to the Oregon Coast for an amazing writer networking event! You won’t want to miss this years!
FRIDAY April 25, 2025Doors and Sign Up are at 6 pm. Performances are from 7 pm to 9 pm. Dinner and bar service will be available throughout the event, if you are occupying a table please support this restaurant that is kindly donating the space for us. Feel free to stay for Tie Breaker’s Friday Night Karaoke Party starting at 9 pm.
SATURDAY April 26, 2025
Doors open at 9am at Rockaway Community Church
400 S 3rd Ave, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Upstairs and downstairs (elevator available)
Keynote and Workshops at Rockaway Community Church Event Space from 9 am – 6 pm. There will be two large workshop spaces running concurrently, bottom line is you will get a very big event for just $25!!
2025 Keynote – New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof – “Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Writing”RWR is honored to have such a notable writer share his experience. Bring your questions as Nicholas will be making room for lots of Q&A time. He’s been to 160 countries. He has done things and seen stuff. There’s a lot to ask about!
Please note that the Keynote Presentation will be presented upstairs and broadcast to the downstairs main room so that everyone can be a part of this. If you have questions, please sit upstairs as we won’t have a way to take questions from downstairs.
Nicholas Kristof is a columnist at The New York Times and a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He grew up on a farm in Oregon, graduated from Harvard, earned a First in law at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and then studied Arabic in Cairo.
He was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo, then covered presidential elections and served as editor of The Sunday New York Times. After 9/11, he became an op-ed columnist.
Aside from his Pulitzers, he has won an Emmy and several humanitarian prizes. He has written six books, including the No. 1 best-seller “Half the Sky” and the memoir “Chasing Hope,” and has made several television documentaries.
Kristof, who has lived on four continents and traveled to more than 160 countries, was The New York Times’s first blogger, first video maker and first Snapchat contributor.
Open Mic Performance at Tie Breaker, doors open at 6 pm (same info as Friday night)
194 US-101, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
View their menu!
https://tiebreakeroregon.com/Bonus Event: ICONS OF ROCK Music Event at Neah-Kah-Nie High School Saturday April 26
There is also a music performance at Neah-Kah-Nie High School where they are raising funds for their music tech club, something our nonprofit has been actively supporting. Icons of Rock will be doing their beloved tribute to 4 different rock icons that come with 4 complete outfit changes. Learn more at the event page on Facebook
24705 US-101, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
SUNDAY April 27, 2025 AWARDS & NETWORKING
268 S Anchor St, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Awards Breakfast and Networking at the Lion’s Club, doors open at 9 am, awards begin at approximately 10:30 am and the event ends at noon. If the sun is out we highly encourage you to do something outdoors before you go!
April 25-27, 2025 | Rockaway Beach, OR
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