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Jack Straw Reading Series

  • Jack Straw Cultural Center 4261 Roosevelt Way Northeast Seattle, WA, 98105 United States (map)

Three readings featuring the 2022 Jack Straw Writing Fellows, hosted by 2022 Writers Program Curator Michael Schmeltzer

Friday, May 6, 7pm: Ally Ang, Katharine Strange, Jory Mickelson, and Danielle Hayden

Friday, May 13, 7pm: Julie Feng, Helen Anderson, Jessica Gigot, and Emily Parzybok

Friday, May 20, 7pm: Vincent Rendoni, Erin Langner, Carrie Beyer, and Ruth Schemmel

Limited in-person capacity: Email jsp@jackstraw.org to register for one or more readings in the studio at Jack Straw Cultural Center, 4261 Roosevelt Way NE.

Free livestreams: Visit Jack Straw on Facebook or YouTube to see these readings live.

The Jack Straw Reading Series continues for the 26th year, with a series of readings featuring new poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from the 2022 Jack Straw Writers. Poet and program curator Michael Schmeltzer will host three readings with the writers, in person in the studio and streamed live via Jack Straw Cultural Center on Facebook and YouTube. Each reading video will be available afterward on Facebook and YouTube.

Admission to each reading is a $10 suggested donation, and comes with a gift of the 2022 Jack Straw Writers Anthology, also available from our friends at Open Books. The live streams are free.

Visit our web site for more information on the Jack Straw Writers Program and the 2022 Jack Straw Writers.

Later Event: June 19
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