Fishtrap, Inc. in Enterprise moving to a bigger home
By Paul Hall on Monday, January 10th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
ENTERPRISE, OR – After 20-years in their current building, Fishtrap in Enterprise will be getting a new home. Fishtrap has outgrown the current building and would need a total makeover if the organization were to stay. The new location located in the Bowlby Building will make room with nearly 4,000 square feet of space. The new move should take place in April with hopes of an open house.
About Fishtrap, Inc. Fishtrap is a watering hole for creative writers, avid readers, and thoughtful people who are passionate about the West. At Fishtrap we find new ideas and expand our own capacity for creativity.
Based in the Northeastern corner of Oregon, at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains, Fishtrap runs 5 core programs that promote clear thinking and good writing in and about the West:
A Summer Week-long gathering of writers features morning writing workshops, afternoon classes and evening panel discussions, readings, and open-mic.
A winter Big Read celebrates a work of literature in Wallowa County. Each year is a bit different, depending on the book, but we usually host book club discussions and bring in experts to run classes and events that help illuminate the book and/or provide cultural context, including cook classes and games for adults and children.
Fishtrap Story Lab: Bridging the Ancient Art of Storytelling with 21st Century Technology. This program offers students instruction in creative writing and the modern tools to share their stories.
Local Lecture Series: We bring authors in to Wallowa County to give reading and talks on various subjects.
Yearlong Workshops: We offer a few students that chance to work on their writing with the help of an outstanding teacher/mentor for a 13 month period.
