Come Join Us

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.

Coming soon


Writers Read - Join us 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​

Mark your calendars!  Support AAWA!

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.
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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
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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.
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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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