“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”
-Ernest Hemingway
Having a community for literature is such an important thing to make space for. Not only does this space serve as a place for improvement in our work, but also for the way we perceive the world and understand our own humanity.
Listed here are some of the very best organizations and supporters in the Pacific Northwest region for anyone driven to the understanding and improvement of the written word.
Listed here are some of the very best organizations and supporters in the Pacific Northwest region for anyone driven to the understanding and improvement of the written word.
A local writing group committed to helping authors hone their craft.
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A wonderful organization that promotes literature in our community. They are the masterminds behind the great Lit Crawls that have been taking over downtown Coeur d'Alene, ID and making us all better people for it.
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The student run magazine publishes annually, sponsoring events and highlighting voices local to the PNW. Trestle Creek Review welcomes submissions of any genre of creative work. All submissions received by January 31 will be considered for inclusion in that year's issue of TCR.
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A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.”
— Richard Bach
Hosted by Eastern Washington University, the Get Lit! Literary Festival occurs annually in Spokane, WA. Fantastic authors are brought to the area and workshops are open to community members as well as readings throughout the three-day festival.
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Located in the beautiful Sandpoint, ID, Lost Horse publishes the work of the winners of the Idaho Prize for Poetry every year. The local authors they support yield surprising and phenomenal work.
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The Portland Book Festival annually hosts writing workshops and lectures at the biggest literary festival in the region.
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