Hello, dear readers!
This week Door Is a Jar Literary Magazine published four more of my poems in Issue 34 Spring 2025. Huge thanks to editor Maxwell Bauman for acquiring my work!
I’ll be reading one of the new poems, “Stealing from Children,” at Door Is a Jar’s virtual Spring Contributor Reading Event this Thursday, March 6, at 6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT.
Here's the link to the reading.
On Monday I traveled to the Oregon State Capitol to testify in support of Senate Bill 1098, Oregon’s Freedom to Read bill, which, among other protections, would prohibit “discrimination when selecting or retaining school library materials, textbooks or instructional materials or when developing and implementing a curriculum.” I’m a co-leader of the Oregon chapter of Authors Against Book Bans, and seven of us joined Basic Rights Oregon and the ACLU of Oregon to form a coalition of supporters of the bill. It was a moving, uplifting experience that gave me hope.
Here’s the link to my verbal testimony (content warning: suicidal ideation and homophobia).
Looking ahead, on Tuesday, April 8, at 6:30 pm Pacific, I’ll be making an appearance at the Pajama Storytime at the Barnes & Noble in Beaverton, Oregon! I’m delighted to get this chance to read from my picture book biography, Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation, illustrated by Matt Schu.
Thank you so much for taking a moment of your day to read my latest news.
Warmest wishes,
Cat Winters
