The essay collection, edited by Kristen Millares Young, was named a finalist for the 2021 Washington State Book Award for Creative Nonfiction, administered by the Washington Center for the Book.
Read MoreDo you ever forget what you love about Seattle, or become upset by the ways it is changing? As time marches on, through boom and bust, good health and pandemic, the heart and the ghosts of this city surround us. Perhaps we lose touch sometimes. Perhaps we zone out. People who pay attention to these things as a way of life can help us tune back in.
This event is a sort of celebration, meditation, wake, and call to action, all in one, for this place, our people, and our literary imaginations
—From KUOW’s Speakers Forum
Read MoreAs featured on SAL/ON, the Seattle Arts & Lectures blog.
Read MoreDujie Tahat on the Much-Needed Structural Changes of Seattle's Literary Scene
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Read MoreAs featured on SAL/ON, Seattle Arts & Lectures’ blog.
Read MoreThe following essay by Rena Priest is part of Seismic: Seattle, City of Literature, a new collection edited by Kristen Millares Young. In it, a host of locals—Jourdan Imani Keith, Claudia Castro Luna, Charles Johnson, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Tim Egan, Wei-Wei Lee, Anastacia-Reneé, Dujie Tahat, and Ken Workman—delve into what Seattle’s UNESCO City of Literature designation means.
Read MoreKUOW shared Jourdan Imani Keith’s essay as part of their Seattle Story Project.
Read MoreThe New York Times columnist writes about how nature defines Seattle and the stories we tell.
Read MoreNearly three years ago, Seattle’s literary reputation was solidified on the world stage with its designation as a UNESCO City of Literature. On Sept. 15, “Seismic — Seattle, City of Literature,” a collection of essays from Seattle-area writers like Timothy Egan, Claudia Castro Luna, Charles Johnson and more will be released — a series of reflections on what this status means for Seattle, and how art, literature and stories can be forces for change.
Read MoreWashington state’s poet laureate on how inclusivity could inspire a literary renaissance.
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