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A collective of Seattle area African-American writers

African-american writers' alliance
(AAWA)

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We invite all African-American writers to join us on the first Saturday of each month at the Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library (4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98118) where we share our works-in-progress with one another and discuss upcoming readings and other opportunities. We begin when the library opens and continue until noon.
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Writers Read - Join African-American Writers' Alliance (AAWA) second Sundays each month at Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library at 2:00 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue South (Rainier and Alaska) Seattle, WA 98118​


​Third Place Books - Join AAWA at Third Place Books 

5041 Wilson Avenue S. Seattle 98118 
second Mondays at 7:00 p. m.    open mic


 Humble Vine Wine Gifts  - Join AAWA at Humble Vine
 824 SW 152nd St.    Burien   98166

third Fridays at 7:00 p. m. open mic

Open Books - once a quarter
Check here for dates!  Thanks
Mark your calendars!  Support AAWA!


​       Readings Worth Witnessing


   Get our latest anthology--Voices That Matter, $15.00


                     Sunday, April 8th   Writers Read   2:00 p. m.
                                          Columbia City Library    
                 Works on the novel Homegoing by Yaa  Gyasi
   
​     Monday, April 9th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m.
                                             5041 Wilson 
                                              Open Mic

​Friday,  April 20th     Humble Vine Wine Gifts     7:00 p. m.
                                      824 SW 152nd St.    Burien   98166
                                                   Open Mic

Sunday April 29th  Open Books      4:30 p. m.
                                             2414 N. 45th Street



Past Events


    Friday, March 16th         Humble Vine Wine Gifts      7:00 p. m.
                                824 SW 152nd St.    Burien   98166
                                                   Open Mic
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  Sunday, March 11th     Columbia City Library        2:00 p. m.
                            4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118           
                                             Open Mic
                                 

             Monday, March 12th Third Place Books  7:00 p. m.
                              5041 Wilson Seward Park Avenue  
                                               Open Mic
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Saturday, February 24th   Elliott Bay Book Company  7:00 p. m.
                           1521 10th Avenue     Seattle     
​   

Friday, February 23rd       Humble Vine Wine & Gifts    7:00 p. m.

                             824 SW 152nd St.    Burien   98166
                                                  Open Mic
 
Monday, February 12th Third Place Books  7:00 p. m.
                              5041 Wilson Seward Park Avenue    Open Mic

               
Sunday, February 11th  Columbia City Library  2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p. m.
                 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118    
                 Special Guest: Claudia Castro Luna 
                 Open Mic

                   


   Readings Worth Witnessing
Monday, February 4th    Jude's Old Town

                     9254 57th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118

​Wednesday, January 31st   Main Library   7:00 p. m.
​                      Passing of Laurel  from Poet Laureate 
                      Tod Marshall to Former Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna


Sunday, January 28th Open Books  4:30 p. m.
                            2414 N. 45th Street



 Friday, January 19th    
​Humble Vines, 824 SW 152nd, Burien 98166, open mic, the third Friday of the month from 6:00 p. m. – 7:00 p. m. January 19th is the first reading.


January  14th  Columbia City Library  2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p. m.
                 4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118     Open Mic

Monday, January 15th 8:30 a. m. Garfield High School Take a Knee for Justice
Opportunity Fair 8:30 a. m. – 11:30 a. m.
Many workshops—9:30 a. m. – 10:50 a. m.— will be presented, Refreshments provided.
African-American Writers’ Alliance (AAWA) Workshop: “Every Knee Will Bow – Poetry, Politics, and People” at 9:30 a. m.
Participants include Colin Corpe, Monique Franklin, Georgia S. McDade, and Jaye Ware 
Rally: 11:00 a. m. – 12:30 p. m 206 786 2763 or www.mlkseattle.org#mlkseattle
January 8th  Third Place Books   7:00 p. m. - 8:00 p. m.
                 5041 Wilson Seward Park    Open Mic

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​December 11th Third Place Books


December 10th  Columbia City


November 20th        Aégis 1:30 p. m.     Georgia
                                2200 Madison Street
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November 13th      Third Place Books  7:00 p. m.
                              5041 Wilson Seward Park    Open Mic
               

November 12th     Writers Read   2:00 p. m. Open Mic


November 11th      Green Lake Library  4:00 p. m.  7364 East    
                               Green Lake Dr. N. 

                               Seattle 98115 (Poets Northwest)
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November  9th       Thursday Seattle Unity Church - Umoja  
                                200 8th Avenue N  98109 
                                   7:00 p. m.           Georgia  


November 6th        Aégis 1:30 p. m.     Georgia
                                2200 Madison Street

October 22nd     Open Books  4:30 p. m.
                            2414 N. 45th Street
       (Carla, Kim, Abby, Georgia)

              
October 10th  Dismantling Racism
                       Rainier Valley Center  - Delbert Richardson
                       Georgia S. McDade
October 9th   Third Place Books
October 8th    Writers Read
October 7th        Saturday   3:30 p. m. Green Lake Library
                               7364 East Green Lake Drive North 

 September  18th  Monday at Columbia City Gallery
                 Minnie Collins         7:00 p. m.
                 Raven Chronicles "Home" issue
                 4864 Rainier Avenue South
September 11th     Third Place Books  7:00 p. m.
                            5041 Wilson Avenue S 98118 
​                            Open Mic  (AAWA Hosting)

September 10th    Takes on Trump - writers read their works
                           about Trump 2:00 p. m. - 4:30 p.m. Open Mic
                             (AAWA Hosting)
September 9th    Green Lake Library
August 12th          Green Lake Library
​ 
7364 East Green Lake Dr. N.  Seattle 98115
                              4:00 p. m.


August 13th          No Writers Read





August 14th          Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S.
​                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Seattle 98118
 7:00 p. m. - 8:30 p. m. Open Mic

If you missed the Seattle Poetic Grid reading June 28th, go to 
http://www.seattlepoeticgrid.com/
There you may read the poems and see a photo of each site. (You may contribute a poem too!)
African-American Writers Alliance members Margaret Barrie, Kilam Tel Aviv, Imani Sims, and Georgia S. McDade are among the poets on the grid.

July 24th              Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S.
                             Seattle 98118
 7:00 p. 
                             m. - 8:30 p. m.


​July 14th            Southeast Seattle Senior Center 4655 S. Holly St.
                          98118.

                           See Carletta Wilson Friday, 7:30 p. m.  

                           Carletta's installation is "Letter to a Laundress"  
                           which was in the King Street Station Onyx
                           exhibit. 

African- American Writers' Alliance members will read poems about the exhibit.

July 9th                 Writers Read    Columbia City Library   4721 Rainier Avenue S. 98118  2:00 p. m.  Olubayo Storytelling  Open Mic

​July 8th               Green Lake Library   4:00 p. m.  
                            7364 East Green Lake Dr. N.  Seattle 98115

June 29th             Madison Park Storytelling    7:00 p. m. 4000 E. Madison St. 
                             Seattle 98112 
                             Kathya Alexander, Olubayo Johnson, Auntmama

If you missed the Seattle Poetic Grid reading June 28th, go to 
http://www.seattlepoeticgrid.com/
There you may read the poems and see a photo of each site. (You may contribute a poem too!)
African-American Writers Alliance members Margaret Barrie, Kilam Tel Aviv, Imani Sims, and Georgia S. McDade are among the poets on the grid.

June 30th             Jack Straw New Media Gallery   6:00 p. m. 4261 Roosevelt Way 
                            NE Seattle 
                             98105    Kathya, Jaye, Brenda, and Gail

   Friday, June 30, 7pm

Jack Straw Cultural Center

4261 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle

FREE

Poets Jacqueline Ware, Gail Haynes, Brenda Wright, and Kathya Alexander will share an hour of powerful Spoken Word around the topic of Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a well known annual Texas tradition, celebrating an historic moment in time when slaves first heard about their freedom on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas - 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed the freedom of slaves in 10 states.


That moment forever changed the lives of millions. For generations, the event has been celebrated every June with food, rodeos, music, dancing, family, and friends. Texas blazed the trail in 1980, making it an official state holiday.  The festivities have spread across America and the poets are bringing the good news to Jack Straw. How did master and slave react to the news? What did that magic moment feel like? What happened when the dust settled? Answers from the minds and mouths of poets. Visit AAWA-Seattle.com for more information about the poets.
Groundbreaking, June 19th
Liberty Bank Building
​Minnie Collins



June 10th Third Place Books - Seward Park




June 11th Columbia City Library at 2:00 p. m. Kathya Alexander
                  Open Mic


June 11th Seattle Center Armory 3:30 p. m.

June 11th Third Place Books (Seward Park) 7:00 p. m.
​
Painter Robert Horton is having an exhibit of his work at Gallery 110 beginning June 1st. He has invited AAWA members to write poems and very short stories in response to the exhibit (which is titled American History ... X), then read poems and stories at a reception. Here are the reception details:

Saturday, June 17, 2017
Time: 6PM - 8PM.
Gallery 110
110 3rd Ave. So.
Seattle, WA


June 18th Chamber of Commerce, Church in Pratt Park
African-American Writers read at 5:00 p. m.

Juneteenth at Jack Straw
Friday, June 30th at 6:00 pm
 Kathya Alexander, Jaye Ware, Brenda Wright, and Gail Haynes
​
July 9th   Columbia City Library

​No AAWA Readings in August

September 10th Columbia City Library

October 8th Columbia City Library

November 12th Columbia City Library

December 10th Columbia City Library


PAST EVENTS
http://seattlestorytellers.org  ~~  

April 27, Auntmama's Storytable —   4000 E Madison Ave,  Seattle, WA 98112,   206  329 3736 (between E 41st Ave & E Mcgilvra Blvd) 
Madison Ave Starbucks,,  7 PM- 8:15 PM, free  
Featured tellers, music and more — grab a cuppa and mingle 
Contact: Mary Anne Moorman <auntmama@gmail.com>   Want to tell? Call 206-473-9522
 

April 30th    Open Books  2414 N. 45th 4:30 p. m.
​


May 8th  Columbia City Library   7:00 p. m.
            Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members

       * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book

May 10th       Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
           
 Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members
       * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book
May 11th  Central Library
​            Angela Flournoy* + AAWA Members
       * author of Turner House, Seattle Reads book

April 8th at 2:00 p. m.            The Poets Are In! 
​Seattle Central Library

Celebrate National Poetry Month 
Seattle’s Civic Poet, Youth Poet Laureate and citizen poets share work inspired by Seattle 
Central Library | 1000 Fourth Ave. | 206-386-4636 
Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna, Youth Poet Laureate Angel Gardner and citizen poets 
Amy Albertson, Margaret Barrie, Lily Baumgart, Carla Becker, Sally Hedges-Blanquez, Fredda Jaffe, Rachel Kessler, Kilam Tel Aviv, Jacqueline Ware and Irene Yung share poems created during The Poet Is In! program held at libraries throughout the city.

April 9th    Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m.  
                    National Poetry Month


April 19th   Third Place Books (AAWA Debut) in Seward Park  7:30 p. m.
​                       Lola, Minnie, and Georgia + open mic
April 30th    Open Books  2414 N. 45th 4:30 p. m.



March 12   Sharon Chang
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February 25th   Elliott Bay Book Company  7:00 p. m.
                 
Margo Lee Shetterly, who wrote Hidden Figures--about
                 the African-
American women mathematicians who
                  played a key role in the NASA 
space program--will be
                  at 
Seattle University the 25th at 10:45 a. m.
February  12th   Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. African-
                      American History Month 

January 16th  Garfield High School  9:30 a. m. MLK Day
           Workshops  Jaye Ware & Georgia S. McDade
January 8th  Tacoma Art Museum  11:30 a. m.  Jaye Ware &
            Georgia S. McDade
January  8th   Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Martin Luther    
​              King, Jr., Birthday
                    Open Mic

December 11  Columbia City Library
     Featured Writer:  Marcus Green, editor of  Emerald Reflections 
     Among the writers in the anthology are Minnie Collins, Monique      Franklin, Alvin Horn, Georgia S. McDade, and Lola Peters,
Suggestion:  AAWA:  Let's concentrate on poems for the holidays!
                      Open Mic

Columbia City Branch of the Seattle Public Library
4721 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118​

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