King’s Books is located in the historic Stadium District of Tacoma. This community-oriented bookstore is the largest used and new independent bookstore in the Tacoma area, with 5,500 square feet and approximately 150,000 books. It has a myriad of used books, a growing selection of new books, and some lovely rare books. Store events include book clubs, discussions, author events, writing workshops, open mics, and readings.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.