Think of Lit Crawl Seattle as a free cool reading at your favorite bar, times about 30. For one beautiful and awesomely weird night, over 80 Pacific Northwest readers and artists fill Capitol and First Hill bars with stories ranging from oyster foraging to the Jesus movement, photography of Seattle outcasts and innocents, to odes to football and salt.
In past years, we’ve hosted everyone from former National Book Award finalist Jess Walter to Lindy West. Throughout the years, we have hosted readings by VIDA, Tin House, critically-acclaimed artists such as Eileen Myles and Melissa Febos, and much more, at venues throughout the neighborhood—including Hugo House, Vermilion, Capitol Cider, Capitol Hill Library, and Elliott Bay Book Company.
In 2019, we’ll continue our tradition of 5 phases of programming: 5-5:45pm, 6-6:45pm, 7-7:45pm, 8-8:45pm, and 9-9:45pm, plus literary shenanigans at the after party at 10pm.
This year, you’ll get to take in 35+ readings and 80+ readers and performers on this year’s line up! Save the date: Thursday, October 24th, 2019.
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Y-WE cultivates the power of diverse young women to be creative leaders and courageous changemakers through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging. We envision a society rooted in social justice, where all young women live their truth, achieve their dreams, and change our world.
Reading will feature: Robin Hall, Azure Savage and Lucia Santos
Featured Artists:
Samantha Pak is Seattle-area native who has been working in journalism since 2008. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Washington and is senior editor for Sound Publishing's Eastside media group, where she writes a bimonthly column called Windows and Mirrors, which focuses on telling the stories of people whose voices are not often heard. She also writes book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and volunteers as a mentor for Young Women Empowered, a local nonprofit focused on building leadership skills in teenaged girls.
Robin Hall is a 18 year old college student at Bellevue College. She is excited to share her book with the world, and hopes that it will inspire ideas, and deepen connections. Robin is a passionate artist, and is looking forward to creating more with her project.
Azure Savage is a high school senior, and this past summer he finished and self-published his first book “You Failed Us: students of color talk Seattle schools.” The book explores the racism within schools from the perspective of students of color. Azure uses his own experiences and those of his peers to illustrate the systematic issues at hand. He aims to center the voices of marginalized students throughout the push for equity in schools.
Lucia Santos is a 16-year-old artist and writer from Seattle, Washington. She attends The Center School and Seattle Central Community College. She has been a participant in Young Women Empowered since 2017 and has attended the Y-WE Write summer program for two years. Lucia values learning about the world around her and sharing this knowledge through creativity. As an artist, Lucia works primarily through painting as well as written pieces and has shared her work at the 2019 Hedgebrook gala, at AXIS Gallery in Pioneer Square, and as a contributing illustrator for Rookie Magazine.
Thursday October 24, 2019 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT
Northwest Film Forum1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
