Visiting Writers

“I try to explain to my students that when writing magic, you have to ground the reader in elements of reality, ways for the reader to relate to and empathize with.” -Lily Hoang Lily Hoang is a writer of experimental fiction. She has described her books as “Oulipian games,” named after Oulipo, a French literary … Read more

By Lydia Mulligan I am so excited to listen to and meet Lidia Yuknavitch in February. She will be coming to Auntie’s Bookstore on February 26th at 7:30. I first read her essay Explicit Violence (trigger warning for sexual and physical violence) a few months ago and was entranced by her use of language and … Read more

Mary Szybist and Michele Glazer are the next featured authors in this year’s Visiting Writers Series. This event will include a reading, Q&A and book signing at Aunties Bookstore in downtown Spokane at 7:30 p.m. All readings are free and open to the public. Mary Szybist is most recently the author of Incarnadine, winner of … Read more

Elizabeth Graver is the next featured author in this year’s Visiting Writers Series. Graver will host a graduate workshop with participating MFA students in the fiction track at the Inland Northwest Center for Writers space next Friday, March 6th. This will be followed by a Reading, Q&A and Book Signing at Auntie’s Bookstore in downtown … Read more

The Inland Northwest Center for Writers MFA Program at Eastern Washington University and Get Lit! Programs is pleased to present a Reading, Q&A and Book Signing with author Emily Rapp at Auntie’s Bookstore on Friday, February 20th at 7:30 pm.   Emily Rapp is the author of Poster Child: A Memoir and The Still Point … Read more