[Untitled] by Adisa Grant
March 25, 2026
Life was easier before a withered rose told a story of the life that killed it Before knowledge infected me with the urge to seek more A drug bitter on my tongue that leaves a taste just hardly more b...
Meet Vivian Li, Our 2026 Summer Book Bingo Board Illustrator
March 24, 2026
Seattle Arts & Lectures, The Seattle Public Library, and King County Library System are so pleased to announce that local artist and former WITS Writer Vivian Li will be illustrating our 2026 Summ...
Excerpts from “Jeffrey & Jeremiah” by Harper Greene and Willow Potter
March 12, 2026
Excerpt from Jeremiah:Something felt off that day, it might have been the stress Jeremiah felt every day from his parents leaving, but he knew something was wrong. He hatched only a week ago, but as a...
Co-Presenter Spotlight: Seattle Escribe
March 12, 2026
SAL is excited to spotlight Seattle Escribe, co-presenter for our event with Cristina Rivera Garza and Javier Zamora! Seattle Escribe is a nonprofit that supports Spanish-speaking writers in the U.S.â...
“Piano” by Julian Alldredge
March 12, 2026
My piano holds history passed down my family for years. My ears blessed by chords like G major. When I get stressed, I play. I get lost in the harmonies, the sounds, the melodies that clear my mind of...
Community Partner Spotlight: Moisture Festival
March 12, 2026
SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner, Moisture Festival! Read on to learn about their decades of variety arts festivals and their continued work to bring people together through live perf...
“The Chambers of My Heart” by Peighton Pearson
March 12, 2026
sometimes / my heart looks like Barbados / smell of fresh-squeezed pineapples / takes my nose by surprise / equal parts cool and warm / the bald middle-aged man / his skin / the outside of a coconut s...
“A Wave of Feelings” by Rilla Collier
January 13, 2026
I have lots of feelings, some are soft like my favorite tuft of wool. Some are tough and fierce and fearless in some ways, some are even blank or like I don’t belong. But they all are waves, and the...
Community Partner Spotlight: Team Read
January 12, 2026
SAL is excited to spotlight our community partner, Team Read! Read on to learn more about their work in Seattle and say hello to them in the lobby at our upcoming events with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers...
Celebrating Stories and Community with TRASAL
December 16, 2025
SAL is excited to spotlight our sponsor, TRASAL! Read on to learn more about their work in Seattle. Winter 2026 Seattle has always been a place where stories take root.