CHUCKANUT RADIO HOUR W/ THE SEATTLE7WRITERS (Includes Garth Stein, Kevin O'Brien, William Dietrich, Robert Dugoni, Suzanne Selfors, Jennie Shortridge, and Kit Bakke)
- Street:
- Crystal Ballroom at the Leopold Retirement Residence
- Additional:
- 1224 Cornwall
- City:
- Bellingham ,
May's featured guests are members of the Seattle 7 Writers, and will include Garth Stein, Kevin O'Brien, William Dietrich, Robert Dugoni, Suzanne Selfors, Jennie Shortridge, and Kit Bakke. There will be live music by Nick Drummond, formerly of The Senate; poetry from our resident poet, Kevin Murphy; a comic essay by Alan Rhodes; and another episode of The Bellingham Bean. Tickets, proceeds from which will benefit Whatcom Literacy Council, are $5 and are available at the store or at Brown Paper Tickets.
Seattle7Writers began in 2006, when two Northwest authors, Jennie Shortridge and Garth Stein, got together for coffee one afternoon to talk shop. Over the next year, they met for coffee every last Friday of the month, each time inviting a few more local authors. Stephanie Kallos, Kit Bakke, Randy Sue Coburn, Heather Barbieri, Mary Guterson were soon to join the group. The seven writer friends immediately recognized the benefit of sharing ideas about marketing and publicizing their work. As they continued to meet, they added to their ranks: Erica Bauermeister, Carol Cassella, and Maria Semple rounded them off to an even ten.
They realized that their collective energies could be used, not only to promote their own books, but to energize their reading communities, and in the spring of 2009, they pledged to undertake several community outreach initiatives, including: panel discussions and writing workshops with all or partial proceeds benefiting literacy programs in the Northwest; the development of community “pocket” libraries in unconventional places; and book club events to encourage community support of local libraries and independent booksellers.
Through these initiatives, Seattle7Writers also encourages and promotes Northwest literature with the rallying cry of “Read Local.” The Pacific Northwest produces a bounty of talented authors and fine books. At Seattle7Writers events, readers can discover new favorites or keep abreast of old favorites. Many well-known Northwest authors will be included as guests at various events to ensure a broad diversity of ideas and a great appeal to readers of all kinds. With camaraderie and enthusiasm, Seattle7Writers encourages you to support your local writer, and to support your local independent bookseller and library system.
2012 Chuckanut Writers Conference
