Thank You to Our Generous Event Sponsors!

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] One of the biggest events at this year’s festival will be An Evening with Roxane Gay. Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social … Read more

Exciting new festival events!

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Written by Greg Scheiber “Every word along the way Lit like a flame upon The wick of its origin I kiss each name and make For it a temple on my tongue I name” writes Janaka Stucky in his forthcoming book of poetry, Ascend Ascend, … Read more

Women of Elephant Mountain: Readings from North of the Border

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] When: Saturday, April 27th, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Where: Montvale Event Center, Ella’s Theatre Free [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http://getlitfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/logo2.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Written by: Grace Wahlman The … Read more

Join Us for a Reading and Craft Class with Poets Erika Meitner, Geffrey Davis, and Keetje Kuipers

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Written by Alex Dew and Ian Lovering We are so excited to announce that Get Lit! Programs and Spark Central will be hosting a free reading on March 22nd with poets Erika Meitner, Geffrey Davis, and Keetje Kuipers. The following morning, all three poets will … Read more

Visit Spokane

Written by Visit Spokane. Greater Spokane is an ambitious community. A place to call home, to experience, a place of opportunity and discovery. It’s a city where life mingles brilliantly with nature. Cozy restaurants, jewel hotels, spirited arts, and gracious wine rooms co-exist with a breathtaking natural setting, straddling a roaring river gorge. A community … Read more

"The Mothers": Brit Bennett’s Magnificent Child

Written by Holly Pratt The Mothers, Brit Bennett’s debut novel, is the type of novel where you sit down intending to read just a chapter or two but end up putting off the world until it’s done, its clear, decisive prose pushing out every other thought. Her characters—Nadia, Aubrey, Luke—are multi-faceted and, though you think … Read more

Creatives with Careers: How They Get It Done

Written by Holly Pratt Unless you’re a Lord, say Byron, or come into a large inheritance, à la E.M Forster, and can spend your days summering in Europe, walking your private gardens, and dashing off a novel or poem when the mood strikes, you’ll have to do what most writers do: get a job! But … Read more

Insights of a Professional Tree Climber

Hello everyone and welcome to another Get Lit! blog post written by a nervous intern who is fueled by caffeine and student debt! My name is Ryan Hatten, and I will be your host this evening. Our topic tonight is Josh MacIvor-Andersen, a writer who once made a living as a professional tree climber (my … Read more

Happy New (Festival) Year from Get Lit!

Happy New (Festival) Year from Get Lit! Programs Hello, and long time, no blog! My name’s Genevieve and I’m an intern here at Get Lit! who tends to err on the side of exclamation points! I hope your 2018 has been off to a great start so far; I know ours has at the Get … Read more