More than Memories: Making Meaning in Memoir, with Kimberly Dark

From the Hugo House webpage: Memories aren’t enough. We have to connect them to culture, to history, to zeitgeist—and then be as clear and specific about our unique perspectives as possible. In this generative workshop, we’ll open a number of creative doorways (and windows and portholes and tunnels) into meaning and we’ll discuss how and why they work. Participants will leave with at least twelve new prompts for mining memory and life… Read More

Pacific Northwest Writers Association Summer Conference

From the event webpage: PNWA provides members with tools and opportunities to turn their writing dreams into reality. Our mission is to develop writing talent through education, accessibility to the publishing industry, and participation in an interactive, writer community.  Check the conference webpage for details about costs and schedules. Early bird registration rate of $425 goes up April 30; full cost to members is $525, nonmembers is $600.

The Telling Stone – Book Release Party!

Queen Anne Book Company will be hosting a release party for The Telling Stone by Maureen McQuerry, with piper Tom Creegan, and a scavenger hunt!

The Telling Stone – Book Release Party!

Third Place Books will be hosting a release party for The Telling Stone by Maureen McQuerry, with piper Tom Creegan.

Maureen McQuerry Really, Really Loves Her Readers

Update: After readings at Third Place Books and Queen Anne Book Company this weekend, Maureen is heading home. Hopefully she’ll be able to take some time to let her shoulder heal! Thanks for the pictures, Dennis McQuerry! Wordherder author Maureen McQuerry is heading to Seattle for two readings in celebration of the release of her latest book, The Telling Stone from Time Out of Time. She’ll be at Third Place Books in… Read More

Ada’s Technical Books

Ada’s Technical Books on Capital Hill in Seattle — SciFi, Fantasy, Tech and Nerd heaven with a great cafe! Check them out! Address: 425 15th Ave East, Seattle, Washington 98112 Phone: (206) 322-1058 Twitter: @Adason15th      

University Bookstore in Seattle, Washington

College bookstores, like University Bookstore in Seattle, are the best! Check them out! Address: 4326 University Way NE, Seattle, Washington 98105 Phone: (206) 634-3400; (800) 335-7323 Email: bookstore@ubookstore.com Twitter: @uwubie    

Secret Garden Books in Seattle, Washington

Secret Garden Books loves authors! They are the Ballard bookstore of choice. Check them out! Address: 2214 NW Market Street, Seattle, Washington 98107 Phone: (206) 789-5006 Email: bookshop@secretgardenbooks.com  

Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, Washington

The Queen Anne Book Company is “the shop around the corner” – full of charm; a community hub. Check them out! Address: 1811 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Phone: (206) 284-2427 Email: qabc@qabookco.com