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.
November 2022
Baby Storytime
Stories and play time for babies and their caregivers Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 0-18 months and their caregivers.
Find out more »Author Talks: Terece Hahn Metzger
Terece Hahn Metzger, author of Attached?a historical fiction novel?shares her writing experiences along with a live Q&A. This program is presented by Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers.
Find out more »Silent Writing Party
Silent Writing Party is a community event to inspire writers to get fresh words on the page. It's difficult to find motivation to write and this low-pressure event provides it.
Find out more »Poetry Rising
Join us to hear the incredible talent of Poet and Musician Frankie Ghee, Prose Writer and Poet, Ellicia Jones, and Poet Stephen Pitters.
Find out more »Book Club: Shadle Library
Join us for a book discussion of "The Book of Lost Saints" by Daniel Jose Older.
Find out more »Monster Stories Workshop
A Writing Program for Kids A writing program for grade-school kids where we write and illustrate monster stories. Medusa! Cyclops! Werewolves and ghosts! Young writers are invited to come write and illustrate monstrous stories with local novelist Sharma Shields, our new Writing Education Specialist. This very fun and not-at-all scary workshop will allow kids to…
Find out more »December 2022
Author Talks: Select Readings
Members of Spokane Authors and Self Publishers read excerpts from their current works. Come listen to what a variety of local writers are working on!
Find out more »January 2023
Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Author Talks
This is a monthly program presented by Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers Club featuring a special speaker/author each month.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »February 2023
Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »March 2023
Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »Preschool Storytime Play & Learn
Stories and play time for children approximately ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Join us for storytime! Each week we will share books, songs, and fun. After we read together, we will spend some time in open play with learning activities. This program is intended for children approximately ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers.
Find out more »October 2023
Office Hours with Sharma Shields – Support for Creative Writers
Friday, October 06: 10:00am - 12:00pm South Hill - South Hill Study A 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 »Book Club – Olga Dies Dreaming
Shadle Park - Shadle Park Studio AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: BOOK & FILM DISCUSSIONS Join us for a book discussion of "Olga Dies Dreaming" by Xochitl Gonzalez. Register
Find out more »Bittersweet, a Writing Workshop with Sarah Conover – On Finding the Language for Loss & Love
Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events AGE GROUP: ADULTS EVENT TYPE: WRITING WORKSHOPS, ARTS & CULTURE A two-and-and-half-hour writing workshop with celebrated author Sarah Conover addressing the tender terrain of grief. Register
Find out more »January 2024
Write Together: A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
The generative writing group you've always wanted. Searching for an inspiring writing community? Look no further! Bring your current writing project and your favorite writing tools (pens/pencils/notebooks/laptops) and prepare to hunker down and write. Local novelist and Writing Education Specialist Sharma Shields will write alongside of you and provide prompts and advice if needed. This…
Find out more »Book Club: The Lincoln Highway
Join us for a book discussion of "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles. For this Book Club, we will be discussing "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles. If you would like a physical copy, please let us know. You can also request this title in regular print, large type, audiobook, download the ebook, or the audiobook. By attending library programs,…
Find out more »So You Wrote a Book, Now What? : with Local Author J.T. Greathouse
An evening discussing editing, publishing, and more with "Pact & Pattern" author J.T. Greathouse. J.T. Greathouse, author of The Hand of the Sun King and other novels, will discuss revision, finding an agent, and the current state of the writer's market. He will also discuss his experience with both self-publishing and traditional publishing. The session will allow…
Find out more »October 2024
Write Together A Community Writing Session with Sharma Shields
The generative writing group you've always wanted. Bring a project you're working on and experience the joy and inspiration found in a community writing session. Searching for an inspiring writing community? Look no further! Bring your current writing project and your favorite writing tools (pens/pencils/notebooks/laptops) and prepare to hunker down and write. Local novelist and…
Find out more »November 2024
Introduction to the Novella A Writing Workshop with Alexis M. Smith
A six-part series on how to write a short-form novel with Lambda Literary Award & PNBA Award winning novelist Alexis M. Smith. Novella, novelette, short novel…whatever you want to call them, some stories surpass the short story form but end up somewhere shy of the traditional novel’s length. What makes these shorter novels different and…
Find out more »Introduction to the Novella A Writing Workshop with Alexis M. Smith
A six-part series on how to write a short-form novel with Lambda Literary Award & PNBA Award winning novelist Alexis M. Smith. Novella, novelette, short novel…whatever you want to call them, some stories surpass the short story form but end up somewhere shy of the traditional novel’s length. What makes these shorter novels different and…
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