Get Lit! Festival

The 27th annual Get Lit! Festival was held online and in person from April 10 to April 13 at various venues in and around Spokane, Washington. The festival featured readings, craft classes, panel discussions, and a bookfair at Montvale Event Center for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Participating writers included poets Andrés Cerpa, Ayokunle Falomo, and Margot Kahn; fiction writers Debra Magpie Earling, Jessica E. Johnson, Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, and Laura Jean McKay; and nonfiction writers Jessica Gigot, Tiffany Midge, Michelle Nijhuis, Rena Priest, and Betsy Gaines Quammen. Poets Li-Young Lee, Danez Smith, and Maggie Smith each gave readings and were part of onstage conversations as the headliners. Several events were free; select events, including craft classes and headlining events, ranged from $5 to $45 and required advance registration. Lodging was available at local hotels. Tickets was available by March 1 and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the website for more information.

Accessibility accommodations include transportation near the venue; elevators in all multilevel event spaces; accessible parking; accessible sidewalks, pathways, and doorways; reserved seating at event venues; closed captioning for online programming (with advance request); and ASL interpretation (with advance request). Contact the director via phone or at kpeterson4@ewu.edu for additional accessibility details.