Scope and Contents note From the Series: The bulk of this series is dedicated to lectures and fundraising events sponsored by the Willamette Writers Guild in 1977 and 1978.Of particular note is "Writing & Publishing: A Colloquium" (February 15-17, 1977), which was a three day colloquium on the conditions in the field of writing and publishing. Panelists included philosopher and novelist William Gass, poet Richard Hugo, fiction editor Gorden Lish, African-American feminist poet Gwendolyn Brooks, film director...