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A young writer at the Hugo House summer Scribes writing workshop for teens. Photo by Susie Fitzhugh
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If you like what we're doing for writers, will you send a donation our way?
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We love what we're doing. But in order for this nonprofit to keep serving a community of emerging and established writers, we need your help.
Contribute to our year-end campaign for a tax write-off that supports writing! More than 40 percent of our budget comes from contributions, and every dollar directly supports our mission to be an enduring home for words and the writer’s greatest ally.
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BOOK RELEASE PARTY FOR DAVID SHIELDS'S WAR IS BEAUTIFUL
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Dec. 10, 7 p.m., free
Does the New York Times glamorize war via its front-page photography? David Shields argues as much in his new book. See photos from the book, hear an excerpt, and ask questions of Shields and Zahr Said of the UW school of law.
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Photography by Natasha Marin.
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9 OUNCES: A ONE-WOMAN SHOW
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Dec. 17–19
9 Ounces, written by Anastacia Tolbert, stars Tolbert as three characters: Alice, a questioning writer and artist; Luna, a curious child; and Saraphina, a filter-free spiritual matriarch.
Read work by all three characters on The Project Room's website:
Luna's secret-filled memoir
"she shall be luna
cataclysmic exit. gone."
Alice's wild bio
"alice says she’d rather be a creepy lady living on the second floor of a swank condo. the kind that offers up books and condoms for halloween."
Saraphina's calm verses
"everybody knows
you are not meant
to be held. behold
everything but you
sacred."
General admission shows run Dec. 17 and 18 and feature a Q&A following the performance. $12
A special VIP performance on Dec. 19 will feature a special Q&A with characters Alice, Luna, and Saraphina, as well as complimentary wine and snacks. $20
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COPPER CANYON PRESS HOLIDAY PARTY
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Dec. 15, 7–10 pm, free
Holiday book sale! Poetry readings by Dean Young, Deborah Landau, and others! Behind-the-scenes stories from the press! Poetry-book surprise in exchange for your RSVP!
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Feeling rejected? Sylvia Plath did, too
New guest blogger Elisabeth Kramer starts off a new series of famous and not-so-famous writing rejections.
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