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Lit Crawl Seattle 2015 Team
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For this year’s Lit Crawl on October 22, 2015, we will be hosting readings by VIDA, Tin House, critically-acclaimed
memoirists Sarah Hepola and Melissa Febos, and much more at over 30 venues—including Town Hall, Hugo House,
Vermillion, Capitol Cider, the Frye Art Museum, Capitol Hill Library, and Elliott Bay Book Company.
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80+ Readers. 30+ Events. 1 Big Ass Night.
Thursday, Oct 22, 2015, 6-9pm
After party at Fred Wildlife Refuge, 9pm
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PHASE 1 6-6:45pm
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How I Write
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave.
On display throughout the night until 9pm: Artist
Tessa Hulls’ ink drawings of tchotchkes, talismans,
and other unique quirks that help this year’s Lit
Crawl readers craft their prose, poems, and art.
16 Sobriety & Recovery: Sarah Hepola &
Melissa Febos
Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. (Entrance on Seneca St.)
A reading by critically-acclaimed memoirists Sarah
Hepola (Blackout) and Melissa Febos (Whip Smart).
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The James Franco Review
Capitol Hill Branch Library (Seattle Public Library),
425 Harvard Ave. E.
Highlighting underrepresented writers—i.e., pretty
much everyone but Mr. Franco—JFR welcomes
contributors Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, EJ Koh, Isaiah
Swango, and Youth Poet Laureate Leija Farr.
11 It’s a Bitch to Remember
The Project Room, 1315 E Pine St.
Stories by Steve Barker, Jason Schmidt, and
Nancy Stohlman on the subject of remembrance,
The Project Room’s current theme.
13 Quick & Dirty: A Reading by Shotgun Wedding
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave.
No tales of wedding horror here—just short
fiction and poetry from local chapbook publisher
Shotgun Wedding. With Stephen Danos, Anca
Szilågyi, Sarah Gallien, and Graham Isaac
18 City Arts Presents: Use Yr Words
Vito’s Restaurant & Lounge, 927 9th Ave. at
Madison St. [21+]
Poems meet funny prose, with contributors to
the magazine’s literary section—Quenton Baker,
Montreux Rotholz, and Bill Carty—plus humor
columnist Brett Hamil.
19 Native Writers from Seattle & Beyond
Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave.
Poetry and prose from Laura Da’ (Eastern
Shawnee), Sasha LaPointe (Nooksack), Casandra
Lopez (Chicana, Cahuilla, Luiseño, Tongva), and
Sara Marie Ortiz (Pueblo of Acoma).
12 Flight of Fancy: A Literary Cider Flight
Capitol Cider, 818 E Pike St., downstairs [21+]
Purchase and taste a sampling of fine hard
ciders, each paired with a complimentary reading
suggestion by SPL librarians David Wright and
Andrea Gough.
15 Consider the Oyster: A Puget Sound Love Story
The Cloud Room, 1424 11th Ave.
(4th fl. of Chophouse Row)
An ode to Seattle’s favorite bivalve, with essays
by Langdon Cook and Sara Dickerman, and Q&A
with Dickerman and Renee Erickson (Walrus &
the Carpenter).
20 2015 Jack Straw Writers
Folio, the Seattle Athenaeum, 909 4th Ave.
(Entrance on Marion St.)
Featuring four writers from this year’s Jack Straw
Writing Program: Erin Malone, Linda Andrews,
Matthew Schnirman, and Bernard Grant.
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A Salty Reading
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave.
An APRIL reading by well-seasoned writers
Sonya Vatomsky, Richard Chiem, and Princess
Charming, discussing all things salty and
salt-related. Free salt & vinegar chips!
17 The Cabinet of Curiosities: Poetry
Sorrento Hotel, 900 Madison St.
Poetry about things that make us go “hmmm.”
With Lucy Hitz, Jourdan Keith, and Maggie Hess.
PHASE 2 7-7:45pm
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Sin Is Always In: Writings About Sex, Drugs,
& Violence
Fred Wildlife Refuge, 128 Belmont Ave. E.
Our three favorite vices in one reading. Writers
Sean Beaudoin, Robert Lashley, and Amber Nelson
take us on the downward spiral.
19 Rachel Kessler’s Christian Charm Workbook
Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave.
Rachel Kessler presents a slideshow performance
of her multimedia memoir about growing up with
the Jesus movement in 1970s Seattle.
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Cheap Wine & Poetry
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave.
The long-running poetry series with buck-a-glass
vino. Featuring poets Arlene Kim, Matt Gano, and
Claudia Castro Luna.
14 Greetings from Hedgebrook
Sole Repair, 1001 E Pike St. (Entrance on 10th Ave.)
Writers from the Whidbey Island residency
(Allison Green, Frances McCue, Felicia Gonzalez,
and Anne Liu Kellor) present their work.
13 Good Sports
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave.
Jay McAleer, Matt Kelsey, and Chelsea
Werner-Jatzke read short stories and poems
inspired by football, basketball, and other roundshaped things people move around for fun.
17 The Cabinet of Curiosities: Flashers
Sorrento Hotel, 900 Madison St.
Flash fiction about things that make us go
“hmmm.” With Rebekah Anderson, Lars Garvey
Laing-Peterson, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore,
Suzanne Morrison, and Kevin Emerson.
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Welcome to the Instant Future
Raygun Lounge, 501 E. Pine St.
Zach Ellis, Litsa Dremousis, and Tara Atkinson
read from their nonfiction eBooks that are, in
classic Instant Future style, “too long for a journal,
too short for a printed book.”
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Draw It Out: Indie Comix
Ada’s Technical Books, 425 15th Ave. E.
With Natalie Dupille, Eroyn Franklin, Mita Mahato,
and Gina Siciliano.
Get (Mineral) Schooled
Still Liquor, 1524 Minor Ave. [21+]
Featuring writers from Mineral School, the
former-elementary-school-turned-artistresidency: Stephanie Kuehnert, Jane Wong,
Susan Meyers, and Kirsten Lunstrum.
12 Los Angeles Review
Capitol Cider, 818 E Pike St., downstairs [21+]
Celebrating divergent literature emerging
from the West Coast, the Los Angeles Review
presents recent contributors Jean Burnet,
Jeannine Hall Gailey, and Philip Shaw.
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Elliott Bay Books Presents Elizabeth Rosner
Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave.
Elizabeth Rosner (Gravity) reads from her historical novel Electric City, named one of 2014’s best
books by NPR and now out in paperback.
PHASE 3 8-8:45pm
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VIDA Presents: Women of Color Prose Reading
Fred Wildlife Refuge, 128 Belmont Ave. E.
With Shannon Barber (Self Care Like a Boss),
Jennine Capó Crucet (How to Leave Hialeah),
and Wendy C. Ortiz (Excavation: A Memoir).
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Tin House Presents Sonya Lea & Sara Jaffe
Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave.
Sonya Lea reads from her recent memoir
Wondering Who You Are, and Sara Jaffe, from
her debut novel Dryland.
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On the Spartan Side
Ada’s Technical Books, 425 15th Ave. E.
Featuring contributors from the aptly titled journal
(submissions all 2,000 words or less): Ian Denning,
Jenny Hayes, M.C. Easton, and Robert P. Kaye.
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Jacks-of-All-Trades
Hugo House, 1634 11th Ave.
Swapping roles for the night, multi-talented musician Adam Boehmer shares his poetry, poet Gary
Lilley sings the blues, and prose writer Graham
Isaac performs with rock band Freeway Park.
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Wage Slaves: Tales from the Grind
Office Nomads, 1617 Boylston Ave.
The things we do for a buck: Real-life stories from
Daemond Arrindell, Ela Barton, Nicole Hardy, and
Corina Zappia.
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Lit “Level Up”
Pine Box, 1600 Melrose Ave. [21+]
Essays, poems, and stories inspired by video
games, from writer/gamers Darren Davis, Rachel
Springer, James Gapinski, and Frances Dinger.
14 A Reading by Poetry Northwest
Sole Repair, 1001 E Pike St. (Entrance on 10th Ave.)
The oldest poetry mag in the Northwest presents
local contributors Clare Johnson, Suzanne
Bottelli, and Emily Bedard.
13 Outcasts and Innocents
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar, 1508 11th Ave.
A montage from Outcasts and Innocents,
Alice Wheeler’s photography collection of
Seattle locals, plus readings by Stacey Levine,
John Osebold, John Olson, and Ellie Belew.
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A Kundiman Reading
Still Liquor, 1524 Minor Ave. [21+]
Featuring Amy Lam, Neil Aitken, and Rick Barot,
three fellows from the annual retreat dedicated to
the cultivation of Asian American literature.
12 Book-It Repertory Theater Performs
Brothers K
Capitol Cider, 818 E Pike St., downstairs [21+]
David James Duncan’s novel about the
Chance family of Camas, WA comes to life in
this preview of the Book-It play, adapted and
directed by Myra Platt.
10 Brightly Press Presents Shake The Tree
Barça, 1510 11th Ave. [21+]
Carolyne Lee Wright, Natasha Kochicheril Moni,
Deborah Woodard, and Kelle Grace Gaddis
read from Shake The Tree: A Poetry Anthology,
Vol. One. First 50 guests get a free copy.
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Late Night at the Library: Spooky Stories
in the Stacks
Capitol Hill Branch Library (Seattle Public Library),
425 Harvard Ave. E.
Ever wonder what happens when the library
closes and everyone goes home for the night?
Find out at this ghostly story time hosted by
SPL librarian David Wright.
AFTER PARTY 9pm-late
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Fred Wildlife Refuge, 128 Belmont Ave. E. Mini book fair + signings, photo booth, DJ, dancing, food truck, and more. $5 door