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Get our latest anthology--Voices That Matter, $15.00 You're welcome to all readings! Readings Worth Witnessing African-American Writers' Alliance You, your family, and friends are invited to all of our readings. We always have an open mic. Regular readers include Margaret Barrie, Kamari Bright, Minnie Collins, Gail Haynes, Georgia McDade, Merri Ann Osborne, Gaylloyd Sisson, Kilam Tel Aviv, and Jaye Ware. Below is a list of our scheduled readings. Mark your calendar immediately. We always have an open mic; you're always invited to read. The amount of time you read depends on the number of readers. Readings Worth Witnessing Sunday, January 12th, 2:00 p. m. Columbia Branch of Seattle Public Library Open Mic Poems Celebrating Dr. King and Black History 4721 Rainier Avenue South (Rainier and Alaska) Seattle, WA 98118 Monday, January 13th, 7:00 p. m. Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. (Seward Park). Open Mic Friday, January 17th, Bin 41 6:00 p. m. 4707 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Open Mic Sunday, February 9th 2:00 p. m. Columbia Branch of Seattle Public Library Open Mic Monday, February 10th, Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. (Seward Park). Open Mic Friday, February 21st, Bin 41 6:00 p. m. 4707 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 Open Mic 4707 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 Past Events Thursday, December 5th Freeway Hall 5018 Rainier Avenue. Seattle 98118 Helen launches her book! Sunday, December 8th, Columbia City Branch Public Library 4721 Rainier Avenue South (Rainier and Alaska) Seattle, WA 98118 Guests Shash Wood and Gracie Williams Monday, December 9th, Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue S. (Seward Park). Open Mic Friday, December 20th, Bin 41 6:00 p. m. 4707 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Open Mic 4707 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 Past Events Sunday, January 27th Open Books 4:30 p. m. 2414N. 45thSt Seattle 98103 Sunday, February 10th Black History Month - Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue South Seattle 98118 Monday, February 11th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Ave. S. Seattle 98118 Friday, March 1st. Elliott Bay Book Co. 1521 10th Ave. Seattle 98122 7:00p. m. Sunday, March 10th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Featured Guest – Marcus Green Monday, March 11th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. Sunday, April 14th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Featured Guest- Tamika Moseley Monday, April 15th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. May Mother’s Day - No Reading Sunday, June 9th Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Featured Guest - Olubayo Johnson Monday, June 10thThird Place Books 7:00 p. m. Friday, December 21st Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. 824 SW 152nd St. Burien, WA 98166 Open Mic Sunday, January 13th MLK Celebration Columbia City Library. 2:00 p. m. 4721 Rainier Avenue South Seattle 98118 Featured Guest: Kilam Tel Aviv Monday, January 14th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. 5041 Wilson Avenue South Seattle 98118 Monday, January 21st Garfield High School Monday, October 8th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. Open Mic 5041 Wilson Avenue South Seattle 98118 Sunday, October. 14th Columbia City Library. Open Mic 4721 Rainier Ave. S. Seattle 98118 Friday, October 19th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. Open Mic 824 SW 152nd St. Burien, WA 98166 No Writers Read Veterans Day Monday, November 12th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. Open Mic 5041 Wilson Avenue South Seattle 98118 Friday, November 16th Humble Vine Wine Gifts 7:00 p. m. 824 SW 152nd St. Burien, WA 98166 Open Mic Featured Guest: Carletta Carrington Wilson Sunday, December 9th. Columbia City Library 2:00 p. m. Open Mic 4721 Rainier Avenue South Seattle 98118 Featured Guest: LaVern Hall Monday, December 10th Third Place Books 7:00 p. m. Open Mic 5041 Wilson Avenue South Seattle 98118 Thursday, May 10th, 7:00 p. m. African-American Writers’ Alliance Author Showcase (Homegoing) Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium 1000 4th Ave., Seattle Some libraries have free copies of the book. NO READING AT COLUMBIA CITY LIBRARY IN MAY - MOTHER'S DAY Sunday April 29th Open Books 4:30 p. m. 2414 N. 45th Street Monday, May 14th, 7:00 p. m. Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue Open Mic Friday, May 18th, 7:00 p. m. Humble Vine Wine Gifts Open Mic Sunday, June 10th, 2:00 p.m. Kibibi Monie Featured Guest Suggested Topics Fathers, Juneteenth Open Mic Monday, June 11th, 7:00 p.m. Third Place Books Friday, June 15th, 7:00 p.m. Humble Vines Hear a chapter of Gaylloyd's novel! |
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2018 Capitol Hill LitCrawl - 10/11/20182018 Urban Book Fair - 8/25/2018AAWA Reads at Gallery ONYX - 7/28/2018AAWA Reads at Various Venues Past Events: 2018 Friday, May 18th, 7:00 p. m. Humble Vine Wine Gifts Open Mic Monday, May 14th, 7:00 p. m. Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue Open Mic Thursday, May 10th, 7:00 p. m. African-American Writers’ Alliance Author Showcase (Homegoing) Seattle Central Library, Microsoft Auditorium 1000 4th Ave., Seattle Some libraries have free copies of the book. NO READING AT COLUMBIA CITY LIBRARY IN MAY - MOTHER'S DAY Monday, April 9th, 7:00 p. m. Third Place Books 5041 Wilson Avenue Open Mic Sunday, April 8th, 2:00 p. m. Writers Read Columbia City Library Works on the novel Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday, April 20th, 7:00 p. m. Humble Vine Wine Gifts Open Mic April 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Haller Lake Storytelling Evenings 12579 Densmore Ave North, Seattle, WA 98133 CELEBRATING OUR EARTH: An Evening of Stories with Eva Abram and Billie Barnes April is the Month for Seattle Storytellers Guild’s Annual Earth Day Storytelling Program. This year, we are featuring two fine storytellers - who will remind us that despite our differences, we all share our planet. Eva Abram (AAWA member) grew up collecting rainwater for household use; that experience taught her that water is essential for life and the same is true of stories, they nourish human beings, as rainwater nourishes the earth’s plants and animals. Stories are carried across the globe, connecting us with one another. Billie L Barnes is a beader, weaver, drummer, singer, belly dancer and storyteller! She tells tales of traveling by oceangoing canoe across the Salish Sea and coastal Pacific, racing a dragon boat in China "till my arms fell off”... and of more journeys to New Zealand, Jamaica, Mexico, Egypt, Ireland - even Tennessee! Free admission. Donations welcome! Refreshments served. Sunday, April 29th, 4:30 p. m, Open Books 2414 N 45th St, Open Mic 2017 1/8 Writers Read at Columbia City Library 2/4 AAWA at Truth B Told Closing Reception King Street Station | 303 Jackson Street| Seattle Onyx Fine Arts presents AAWA members reading poetry written in response to the visual art in Onyx's month-long exhibition, Truth B Told. 8/13 Poetry on Buses Workshop Monique Franklin, Leija Farr, with Jourdan Keith 6:00-8:00pm Life Enrichment Bookstore 5023 Rainier Ave S, Seattle Join us for a facilitated poetry writing workshop, refreshments and an opportunity to learn about Poetry on Buses partners: 4Culture, the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Sound Transit, King County Metro, King County Wastewater Treatment Division, King County Water and Land Resources Division, and Seattle Public Utilities. Writers of all levels are welcome! More details at http://poetryonbuses.org/workshops/african-american-rsvp/ 8/8 No Writers Read in August 7/10 Writers Read at Columbia City Library With Dean Wong and Leija Farr Dean Wong is an award-winning photojournalist who has been chronicling Asian-American life for nearly forty years. The city of Seattle and King County, Washington, declared March 8, 1995, Dean Wong Day to honor his efforts documenting the Asian and Pacific American community. Leija Farr is a 2016 Honor Student graduate of Cleveland High School and Seattle's first Junior Poet Laureate. Leija will have copies of her book Outweigh the Gravity for sale. 6/22 Juneteenth Celebration Monique Franklin, Georgia S. McDade, and Jaye Ware 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Central Area Senior Center 500 30th Ave S Seattle, WA 98144 6/19 Juneteenth Celebration and Festival Jaye Ware and Georgia S. McDade 1:30 p.m. Morrill Meadows Park in Kent, 10600 SE 248th Street, Kent, WA 6/12 June Literary Event at Columbia City Gallery Georgia S. McDade 5:00 p. m. - 7:00 p. m. 6/12 Writers Read at Columbia City Library Birthdays - featuring Margaret Barrie 2:00-4:30 p.m. Open Mic 6/11 Festival Sundiata 11:00 a. m. in the Armory at Seattle Center Performing are Monique Franklin, Santiago Vega, Helen Collier, Gaylloyd Sisson, Jacqueline Ware, and Gail Haynes. Featured Guest: Leija Farr. Come. Invite your family and friends. 10/22/17 Open Books: A Poetry Emporium 4:30 p. m. 2414 N 45th St 98103 November 9th Thursday Seattle Unity Church - Umoja 200 8th Avenue N 98109 7:00 p. m. Georgia November 11th Green Lake Library 4:00 p. m. 7364 East Green Lake Dr. N. Seattle 98115 (Poets Northwest) November 12th Writers Read 2:00 p. m. Open Mic 9/10 - 10/8 Seattle Public Library is offering several classes that may be of help. Check out this website. http://www.spl.org/audiences/adults/seattle-writes/seattle-writes-calendar 9/11 Writers Read at Columbia City Library Topic: Flash Fiction 10/1 Seattle Urban Book Expo Poet Emily Imani Yamenita RoseQuartz Black Dot 1160 23rd Avenue Seattle 98122 2:00 p. m. - 6:00 p. m. 10/9 Writers Read at Columbia City Library Seattle Civic Poet Claudia Castro Luna 11/3-6 Cascadia Poetry Festival #4 Spring Street Center, Seattle Featured poets include Brenda Hillman, Daphne Marlatt, Sam Hamill, Judith Roche, Marilyn Stablein, Janie Miller, Peter Munro, and more TBA. There will be a tribute to Denise Levertov, workshops by Marlatt and Stablein, and a wildcrafting tour of Seward Park with Michael (Skeeter) Pilarski. Contact Paul Nelson at splabman@gmail.com. There will be opportunities for open mic. 11/13 Writers Read at Columbia City Library Featured writer Dean Wong is an award-winning photojournalist who has been chronicling Asian American life for nearly forty years. The city of Seattle and King County, Washington, declared March 8, 1995, Dean Wong Day to honor his efforts documenting the Asian and Pacific American community. 12/11 Writers Read at Columbia City Library |