The Bear Deluxe
Encyclopedia
The Bear Deluxe is a Portland, Oregon
-based magazine dedicated to environmental writing, literature, and visual art. It is released by Orlo, a non-profit. It has received grants from the Oregon Arts Commission
, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, and the Oregon Cultural Trust
.
The magazine sponsors the Doug Fir, an annual fiction award. Past judges of Doug Fir have included Katherine Dunn
and Jonathan Raymond
.
The magazine was previously called The Bear Essential.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
-based magazine dedicated to environmental writing, literature, and visual art. It is released by Orlo, a non-profit. It has received grants from the Oregon Arts Commission
Oregon Arts Commission
The Oregon Arts Commission is a governor-appointed body of nine commissioners who allocate grants for artists based in the U.S. state of Oregon. It receives the bulk of its funding through the National Endowment for the Arts, the state, and the Oregon Cultural Trust.-History:Established in 1967,...
, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, and the Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Cultural Trust is a cultural promotion and preservation organization in the U.S. state of Oregon. It provides grants and funding to arts, humanities, and heritage organizations to stabilize and expand....
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The magazine sponsors the Doug Fir, an annual fiction award. Past judges of Doug Fir have included Katherine Dunn
Katherine Dunn
Katherine Dunn is a best-selling novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon.- Personal life :...
and Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon.-Biography:He published his first novel, The Half-Life in May of 2004. He has also worked as a screenwriter and wrote the short story inspired by the photography of Justine Kurland on which the film Old Joy is based...
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The magazine was previously called The Bear Essential.