Three readings featuring the 2023 Jack Straw Writing Fellows, hosted by 2023 Writers Program Curator Priscilla Long

Friday, May 5, 7pm: Garfield Hillson, Geri Gale, David K. Rea, and Hana Choi

Friday, May 12, 7pm: Stephen Reed Griggs, Sumu Tasib, Carla Shafer, and Brian Dang

Friday, May 19, 7pm: Jim Cantú, Julene Tripp Weaver, Nancy Mburu, and Kaitlyn Teer

Join us in person at Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE, or via free livestreams on Facebook or YouTube.

The Jack Straw Reading Series continues for the 27th year, with a series of readings featuring new poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from the 2023 Jack Straw Writers. Poet and program curator Priscilla Long will host three readings with the writers, in person in the studio and streamed live via Jack Straw Cultural Center on Facebook and YouTube. Each reading video will be available afterward on Facebook and YouTube.

Admission to each reading is a $10 suggested donation, and comes with a gift of the 2023 Jack Straw Writers Anthology, now available for pre-order at Open Books. Masks are required for in-person attendance.

Visit our web site for more information on the Jack Straw Writers Program and the 2023 Jack Straw Writers.

Jack Straw Writers at Folklife

Save the dates for a special Jack Straw Writers series in the Center Theatre at this year's Northwest Folklife Festival. Priscilla Long will host as our 2023 Jack Straw Writing Fellows read and talk about their work. Audience Q&A encouraged.

Saturday, May 27, 4:30pm: David K. Rea, Jim Cantú, and Kaitlyn Teer

Sunday, May 28, 2pm: Nancy Mburu, Brian Dang, Sumu Tasib, and Stephen Reed Griggs

Monday, May 29, 2pm: Carla Shafer, Julene Tripp Weaver, and Garfield Hillson