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Thank you for joining us for our 28th annual festival!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for joining us in 2026 to celebrate 28 years of the Get Lit! Festival. Each year brings a diverse lineup of highly sought-after authors to our region, while also highlighting our local literary talent. This year featured craft classes led by award-winning authors, open mics, panel discussions, and more! Make sure to join our mailing list<\/a> to stay up to date!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s schedule<\/a> is available online. Thank you to all our authors<\/a> who participated in 2026. Special thanks to The Spokesman-Review’s Northwest Passages, which collaborated with the Get Lit! Festival to present Saturday evening’s headlining event with Willy Vlautin<\/strong> and Jess Walter<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Want to be a part of next year’s festival? Submissions are open now! Please review our guidelines and see if your event is right for 2027!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Special thanks to our Sponsors and Partners<\/a><\/strong> for making the Get Lit! Festival possible!<\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Thanks to our 2026 Craft Class Teachers!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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We were thrilled to welcome these award-winning authors for our 2026 Craft Classes, Keetje Kuipers, Tessa Hulls, and Willy Vlautin!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Special thanks to this year’s festival artist Aimee Brooks! <\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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Past Festival Events are available on the Get Lit! YouTube Channel<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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We are responsible for the Get Lit! Festival<\/strong><\/a>, Washington State’s longest-running annual literary festival, which has grown over the last 28 years from a single day of readings to, historically, a week-long celebration of literature. Get Lit! is currently a four-day festival, Thursday through Sunday, which includes readings, writing workshops, craft classes, panel discussions, literary happy hours, virtual events, a book fair, and more\u2014 all offered for free or at low-cost. Each festival brings a diverse lineup of highly sought-after authors to our region, while also celebrating local literary talent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In addition to the festival, Get Lit! also helps to promote EWU\u2019s Visiting Writers Series<\/a><\/strong> and works closely with EWU’s Writers in the Community program<\/a><\/strong>, which places graduate students into local spaces of need to teach creative writing.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It is our mission, both in our festival programming and our educational outreach, to celebrate the arts, amplify diverse voices, and empower creativity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save the date for 2027<\/strong>: Friday, April 16th through Sunday, April 18th<\/strong> (Sunday will be all virtual).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions? Check out our FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Thank you for joining us in 2026! <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Submissions for 2027 are open starting May 1 and will close September 1, 2026.
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If you want to stay updated with the latest Get Lit! Festival news, please join our mailing list<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Get Lit! Programs<\/strong> is a non-profit literary arts organization housed within Eastern Washington University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact us: getlit@ewu.edu<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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