Welcome to the Spokane Lit Calendar!
Here you will find literary related events happening in and around Spokane.
If you have an event you’d like us to include, please send event information to getlit@ewu.edu.
October 2022
Now Or Never Open Mic Story Slam – Pivot
Open mic events are BACK at the Central Library. We hope to see you on October 27 at 7 pm, when you can hear true stories told without notes, or you can tell one yourself. Just put your name in at the event and, if we draw your name, you can tell your story on…
Find out more »December 2022
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »January 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Northwest Passages Presents “The Forever Witness” by Edward Humes
A Northwest Passages event with Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Humes. He will be discussing his new book, The Forever Witness: How DNA and Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder on Tuesday, January 17th at 7pm at Central Spokane Library (906 W. Main) in the nxʷyxʷyetkʷ Hall (3rd floor). Doors open at 6:30pm. Auntie's will…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »February 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »March 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Combining the Personal and the Political: A Craft Class with Toni Jensen
Combining the Personal and the Political: Weaving your Stories with the World’s News We’re all influenced by political or topical news—whether as a source of inspiration or outrage. This craft workshop provides structures and advice on how to blend the news from the world into your own personal narratives. We’ll be guided by some of…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »April 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »No Such Thing as a Bad Idea: A Craft Class with Leah Sottile
When it comes to enterprise journalism and creative nonfiction, the most memorable stories can be based on ideas no editor in their right mind would accept. In this workshop, freelance journalist Leah Sottile will walk students through several stories her own editors raised their eyebrows at, but that evolved into some of her most memorable…
Find out more »The Parent-Child Relationship In Fiction: A Craft Class with Sindya Bhanoo
The Parent-Child Relationship in Fiction with Sindya Bhanoo The parent-child relationship is complex and ever-evolving, rich with material that can be used to create and build powerful fiction. In this class, we will consider different stages of parenthood: pregnancy/adoption, infancy, childhood and adulthood. We will read and discuss short pieces and generate work. Although this…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »The Write Question: A Live Podcast Recording with Lauren Korn and Lisa Wells
Take a sneak peek behind the mic with Montana Public Radio's Lauren Korn when she interviews Believers author Lisa Wells for a future episode of The Write Question—MTPR's radio program and podcast "featuring authors from the American West and beyond!" Now in its sixteenth season, The Write Question has broadcast over 800 author interviews, hosted…
Find out more »How to Start a Poem: A Craft Class with Ada Limón
Making Something from Nothing: How to Start a Poem with Ada Limón Join us for an extremely rare and exciting opportunity to learn how to create a poem from scratch in this intimate craft class taught by the current US Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Ada’s role as Poet Laureate is to “raise the national consciousness…
Find out more »Women Writing in Full Color
Join writers CMarie Fuhrman, Toni Jensen, and Jane Wong as they celebrate and interrogate their individuality and identity against the backdrop of history, expectations, and reality. Their poetry and prose challenge reader’s expectations and examine the impact of race and culture on their lives and writing. Jensen explores gun violence, land, and the lives of…
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »May 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields | Support for Creative Writers
Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here in Spokane? Local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist, is available weekly to address your writing inquiries.…
Find out more »A Book Launch for “But She Is Also Jane” With Author Laura Read & Guests
A book launch, poetry reading, and musical event to celebrate Laura Read's award-winning new poetry collection, But She Is Also Jane. Revered local poet and SFCC professor Laura Read will read from her thrilling new poetry collection, But She Is Also Jane, winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry. Musicians Caridwen Irvine-Spatz and Greg Spatz…
Find out more »October 2023
A Nicer Kind of Murder – The Evolution of Crime Fiction with Matthew Sullivan
Central - Central Events A AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: LEARNING & LECTURES, BOOK & FILM DISCUSSIONS, ARTS & CULTURE Award-winning author Matthew Sullivan explores murder, mystery, and empathy in contemporary literature. This program is provided by the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.
Find out more »Office Hours with Sharma Shields – Support for Creative Writers
Central - Central Conference Room B & Lounge AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE A drop-in session for local creatives to ask Sharma writing-related questions.
Find out more »Spokane Is Reading: Kim Fu’s Lesser Monsters of the 21st Century
All Locations Location: Central Library, 906 W Main Doors open at 6:15pm Kim Fu discusses her story collection Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century, which NPR describes as “a wildly imaginative collection in which elements of science fiction, fantasy, and even crime fiction blend together in a maelstrom of entertaining darkness that peels away layers of…
Find out more »7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference
The Spokane Writers Conference offers sessions with informative and creative approaches to writing as well as insights into the processes of getting your work published. The range of topics includes writing poetry, children’s literature, science fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid formats as well as revision, research, traditional publication, and more. Central Library (Spokane Public Library) 906…
Find out more »Experimental Fiction and Poetry – A Spokane Writers Conference Workshop
Friday, October 27: 10:30am - 11:45am Central - Central Events A AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE An experimental-writing workshop offered by PEN Award winning author Lindsay Hill for the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference.
Find out more »Querying as a Picture Book Author – A Spokane Writers Conference Workshop
Central - Central Events B AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE As part of the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference, picture book author Ejia Sumner workshop will demystify the process of publishing picture books.
Find out more »Fact-Finding and World-Building in Historical Fiction – A Spokane Writers Conference Workshop
Central - Central Events A AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE As part of the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference, novelist Tara Roberts will discuss strategies and resources for writing historical novels.
Find out more »Del concepto a la autopublicación: Creación de una novela – Un Taller Para La Conferencia de Escritores de Spokane
Friday, October 27: 12:00pm - 1:15pm Central - Events B AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE Un taller en español trata de la autoedición de una novela para la 7ª Conferencia Anual de Escritores de Spokane.
Find out more »Writing Everyday Magic – A Spokane Writers Conference Workshop
Central - Central Events A AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE Carla Crujido, author of the newly published THE STRANGE BEAUTIFUL, will present a writing workshop for the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference.
Find out more »Literature as Performance – A Spokane Writers Conference Workshop
Central - Central Events A AGE GROUP: HIGH SCHOOL ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, LEARNING & LECTURES, ARTS & CULTURE As part of the 7th Annual Spokane Writers Conference, this workshop will teach participants how to perform their poetry.
Find out more »January 2024
Spokane Public Library Presents: The Craft of Writing Novels with Sonora Jha & Jess Walter
This is a Spokane Public Library event. Tuesday, January 23rd at 5:30pm at Central Library -- Event Rooms A & B combined (906 W Main Ave). About the event Spokane Public Library's Writing Education Specialist, Sharma Shields, will converse with celebrated Northwest novelists Sonora Jha and Jess Walter about their recent publications. Auntie's Bookstore will…
Find out more »Virtual Book Club: Yoga Bitch by Suzanne Morrison
Join us for a book discussion of Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest To Conquer Skepticism Cynicism And Cigarettes On The Path To Enlightenment by Suzanne Morrison. Join us for our regular lunchtime book discussion of Yoga Bitch by Suzanne Morrison. This is a very special book club because the author will be joining in the…
Find out more »Office Hours w/ Sharma Shields: Support for Creative Writers
Central Central Conference Room B & Lounge A drop-in session for local creatives to ask Sharma writing-related questions. Do you have questions about submitting short stories or novels? Have you wondered about self-publishing a memoir or tracking down a literary agent? Or maybe you'd just like to learn more about the writing community here…
Find out more »Songwriting Made Easy: Yes, You Can Do this!
Learn the basics of songwriting. With a basic foundation and a few simple tips, you can start writing today. For a lot of people, music is simply magical; especially the act of creating original music. It can appear mystifying to the point where many people refuse to believe it is something for them, something…
Find out more »February 2024
“The Secret History of Bigfoot” by John O’Connor
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe? Join us and author John O'Connor for his book The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster! Tuesday,…
Find out more »October 2024
Women Write Spokane
Three Spokane novelists meet in the Inland Northwest Special Collections room to discuss their books set in Spokane, 'The Strange Beautiful,' 'Fire Season,' and 'The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac.' Carla Crujido, author of The Strange Beautiful, Leyna Krow, author of Fire Season, and Sharma Shields, author of The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac, will meet in the Inland…
Find out more »Open Mic Night
An all-ages open mic night for people looking for a place to perform and experience the joys of creative community. Open Mic Night at the Library is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard regardless of your age! It can be hard to find open mic nights that aren't restricted by age. Oftentimes…
Find out more »What’s in a Name? Mary, Shelley, and Monsters
Scholar Chris Valeo discusses Mary Shelley and her famous novel 'Frankenstein.' Attendees can also peruse the National Library of Medicine exhibit, 'Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.' Mary Shelley was only 18 years old when she began writing Frankenstein in the summer of 1816. Who was this young writer, and where did she—and her stunningly…
Find out more »Debra Magpie Earling and ‘Perma Red’
The culminating Spokane Is Reading event, celebrating Bitterroot Salish author Debra Magpie Earling and her lauded novel 'Perma Red.' Acclaimed author Debra Magpie Earling will present and discuss her novel, Perma Red, which is the 2024 Spokane Is Reading selection. About the novel: In March, The Atlantic Monthly named Perma Red one of the “Great…
Find out more »Ghost Stories: A Writing Workshop with Debra Magpie Earling
Have a ghost story you wish to share? Join award-winning novelist and Guggenheim Fellow, Debra Magpie Earling, to create eerie stories! This workshop is for all writing levels and storytellers. Have a ghost story you wish to share? Maybe you’d like to write a spooky tale, but don’t know where to end or begin, and...well...you’re…
Find out more »Open Mic Night
An all-ages open mic night for people looking for a place to perform and experience the joys of creative community. Open Mic Night at the Library is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard regardless of your age! It can be hard to find open mic nights that aren't restricted by age. Oftentimes…
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