SAL/on air: Philip Roth
July 19, 2018
In our latest episode of SAL/on air, our literary podcast featuring talks from across Seattle Arts & Lectures’ thirty years, we hear from one of the pre-eminent authors of the 20th centuryâ€...
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Writers in the Schools is Hiring!
Applications to join the 2018/19 WITS Writers-in-Residence corps is now open! To download the 2018/19 Writer Application Guidelines, click here. Writers in the Schools (WITS), a program of Seattle Art...
2018 WITS Year-End Readings: A Multimedia Gallery
July 11, 2018
From Hiroshi Sakauye’s brave letter to America; to Chloe Dobson’s gorgeous comic of a young artist who feels “a fire awaken” when she draws; to Gage Barry’s hilarious short story nar...
“Butterflies or Eleven Responses to the Phrase ‘You’re So Quiet,'” by Maia Pody
Butterflies or Eleven Responses to the Phrase “You’re So Quiet” 1 oh really? i hadn’t noticed 2 talking to dreamers with big smiles and small consciences is like floating on indest...
“Yes, My Skin,” by Hinari Denebo
Yes, My Skin Don’t like this poem because I’m telling you to But let me tell you a story about this girl Named Hinari Just ’cause I want to Came from Ethiopia when she was seven Was considered b...
Summer Book Bingo: A Recommendation from Alison Byrne Fields of Aggregate
July 9, 2018
Summer Book Bingo, a joint program of Seattle Arts & Lectures and The Seattle Public Library, is designed to provide free summer reading fun for all ages. Last summer, participants read a whoppi...
Michael Brown’s Summer Book Bingo Pick
July 2, 2018
Summer Book Bingo, a joint program of Seattle Arts & Lectures and The Seattle Public Library, is designed to provide free summer reading fun for all ages. Last summer, participants read a whoppi...
“Bosque,” by Marie Andrews
June 14, 2018
Bosque El bosque es maravilloso, calmado, bonito. Es un lugar con miles de árboles gigantes. Adentro de un árbol puede ser que haya Una familia de animales lindos y chiquitos. El bosque tiene rĂos ...
Books to Pack for Your Adventures
June 13, 2018
By Stephany Kim, SAL Intern Summer has a way of beckoning us out of our daily routines and into adventure—in my case, I find myself restlessly drumming my fingers against my desk as I daydream about...
Beyond Temple Grandin: 20% for Summer Book Bingo
Summer Book Bingo is designed to provide free summer reading fun for both adults and kids. Last summer, participants read a whopping total of 10,870 books and submitted 668 entries and 323 blackoutsâ...