Constellation: A Reading Series

Constellation Reading Series

Portland, Oregon, United States

Arts & CultureCommunity development

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Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Constellation: A Reading Series is a community organisation based in Portland, United States working on arts & culture, community development.

Constellation is a volunteer-run, multi-genre literary reading series in Portland, Oregon. Held monthly at the McCormack Writing Center/Bishop & Wilde, it features three scheduled readers per event, prioritising BIPOC writers and writers from groups underrepresented in institutional literary spaces. Readings are livestreamed with automated captions, and text copies are available on request. The series is organised by Jessica Johnson and Joon Ae Haworth-Kaufka and is funded by donations that cover hosting, streaming and promotion costs.

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Portland, United States

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Community organisation

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Constellation Reading Series

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literary reading seriesPortlandpoetryfictioncreative writingBIPOC writerscommunitylivestream

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Constellation Reading Series

Arts & Culture · United States

A once-monthly, multi-genre literary reading series held on the second Thursday of each month in Portland, Oregon, featuring three readers per event, with a focus on centring unrepresented writers, livestreamed with captions.