Francis Slakey: To the Highest Peaks and Beyond
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
Other Literary Events
Seattle Public Library & Elliott Bay Book Company: John Irving
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7:00 – 8:30pm
Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. Free, no tickets required.
Erik Larson: 'In the Garden of Beasts'
Monday, May 21, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. $5.
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Modern Language Association Reading: 60 Writers
Saturday, January 7, 2012, 7:30 – 9:00pm
Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street. Free.
Timed to the Modern Language Association’s mega-conference in Seattle, this marathon reading features 60 upstart, alternative writers. Innovative national and international writers, many of whom are in town for the conference, read their work in three minutes or less; featured writers include Johanna Drucker, Rachel DuPlessis, Junte Huang, Susan McCabe, Laura Moriarty, Aldon Nielsen, Evie Shockley, Vanessa Place, Rebecca Brown, Joe Milutis, and more. Presented by the University of Washington-Bothell’s MFA in Creative Writing and Poetics, UW Simpson Humanities Center, and Seattle writers.
Admission is free; no tickets required.