Welcome to the Spokane Lit Calendar!
Here you will find literary related events happening in and around Spokane.
If you have an event you’d like us to include, please send event information to getlit@ewu.edu.
October 2024
Open Mic Night
An all-ages open mic night for people looking for a place to perform and experience the joys of creative community. Open Mic Night at the Library is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard regardless of your age! It can be hard to find open mic nights that aren't restricted by age. Oftentimes ... Read more
Find out more »What’s in a Name? Mary, Shelley, and Monsters
Scholar Chris Valeo discusses Mary Shelley and her famous novel 'Frankenstein.' Attendees can also peruse the National Library of Medicine exhibit, 'Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.' Mary Shelley was only 18 years old when she began writing Frankenstein in the summer of 1816. Who was this young writer, and where did she—and her stunningly ... Read more
Find out more »Debra Magpie Earling and ‘Perma Red’
The culminating Spokane Is Reading event, celebrating Bitterroot Salish author Debra Magpie Earling and her lauded novel 'Perma Red.' Acclaimed author Debra Magpie Earling will present and discuss her novel, Perma Red, which is the 2024 Spokane Is Reading selection. About the novel: In March, The Atlantic Monthly named Perma Red one of the “Great ... Read more
Find out more »Ghost Stories: A Writing Workshop with Debra Magpie Earling
Have a ghost story you wish to share? Join award-winning novelist and Guggenheim Fellow, Debra Magpie Earling, to create eerie stories! This workshop is for all writing levels and storytellers. Have a ghost story you wish to share? Maybe you’d like to write a spooky tale, but don’t know where to end or begin, and...well...you’re ... Read more
Find out more »Open Mic Night
An all-ages open mic night for people looking for a place to perform and experience the joys of creative community. Open Mic Night at the Library is the perfect opportunity to let your voice be heard regardless of your age! It can be hard to find open mic nights that aren't restricted by age. Oftentimes ... Read more
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