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“Writing is an exploration.
You start from nothing and learn as you go.”

- E.L. Doctorow

New!!!

PDX Writers’ Workshop 


Via Zoom

Session #1

May 4th to June 29th

Saturdays 10 am to 12:30 pm

8 weeks $400

no class May 25th, Memorial Day Weekend

For more information lee@pdxwritersworkshop.com or leebmontgomery@gmail.com


Story. Story. Your stories. Fiction nonfiction. Fast. Slow. From flash to book length, we’ll be exploring techniques in narrative in all of its forms and  glory. Pushing narrative boundaries, utilizing traditional and nontraditional forms. There will be outside reading to fuel discussion on technique. (I’d love it if participants would also make recommendations.) Each session, everyone is invited to read five pages of what they’re working on. Workshop. This will evolve as we go, depending on what participants need. And advice on all things publishing including revising, submitting, and more biz type stuff, query letters, synopses, finding an agent, small press versus big press, etc. Maybe a special guest here and there.

Workshops are organized in two month sessions for continuity of the group and space is strictly limited to provide a supportive environment designed to allow everyone to explore their work through new techniques and constructive insights and feedback .  

Payment of $400 is due at the start of the session. Other payment plans are available, just reach out to me. No Saturday classes will be held on long holiday weekends over the summer e.g. Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.



The Writers’ Laboratory


Via Zoom

Spring Session

May 7th - June 29th, 2024

Tuesdays 5:00-7:30 pm

8 weeks $375

For more information lee@pdxwritersworkshop or leebmontgomery@gmail.com


Frank Conroy, the long-time director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop once said, “In good writing, you can feel a soul pressing up against the narrative.”

The question is how do writers discover that “soul” and translate it into good storytelling?

We’ll first focus on finding the soul that’s pushing you to write by offering a true laboratory, a safe place to inspire and experiment with new ideas generated by in-class prompts and exercises. We will talk about the craft of narrative, as well. Students will be required to read assigned essays and memoir excerpts outside of class to get a sense of the forms and techniques of narrative. The hope is students will be well on their way with a map for a new project by the end of class. The Writer’s Laboratory is ideal for beginning writers but also for more established writers seeking to generate new lively autobiographical material. | Maximum: 12 writers 

"Lee Montgomery was fantastic. She was an excellent facilitator and structured the discussions so that everyone had a chance to speak in constructive, analytical ways. Her constructive criticism was awesome. At the end of each group discussion, she spoke directly to the writer--so it was like we all got to listen in on a one-on-one conference. This was very enlightening, to hear from an editor's perspective what's working or not in a particular piece.”         

—Tin House Summer Workshop Student