Get Lit! Festival

The 27th annual Get Lit! Festival will be held online and in person from April 10 to April 13 at various venues in and around Spokane, Washington. The festival features readings, craft classes, panel discussions, and a bookfair at Montvale Event Center for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Participating writers include 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 will each give readings and be part of onstage conversations as the headliners. Several events are free; select events, including craft classes and headlining events, range from $5 to $45 and require advance registration. Lodging is available at local hotels. Tickets will be available by March 1 and will be 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.