EVENTS
A Reading with Ed Harkness, "Creek Water," and Ann Spiers, "Wild Cucumber"
Join Ed Harkness, Creek Water, and Ann Spiers, Wild Cucumber, for a reading on Tuesday, October 14. The reading will take place at 6:00 p.m. at the Oberto Commons in the Sinegal Center for Science and Innovation at Seattle University.
Kurt Hoelting "Apprentice to the Wild" Reading in Missoula
Please join Empty Bowl author Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his book Apprentice to the Wild hosted at Fact & Fiction Books in Missoula, MT. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m., and will feature a signing from Kurt following the reading.
Kurt Hoelting Reading & Workshop at Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Please join Kurt Hoelting for a reading from his memoir, Apprentice to the Wild, at 6:30 p.m. at the Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Prior to the reading, Kurt and Holly will also be giving a workshop from 2:00-5:00 p.m. on mindfulness and writing, including a walk through the orchard and prompts informed by both author’s own works. Registration includes a free cider!
Ed Harkness at Everett Poetry Night for “Surviving Interesting Times”
Please join Ed Harkness, and other local poets, in a night of readings featuring pieces from Surviving Interesting Times, A Western Washington Poets Network Anthology. This reading is hosted by Everett Poetry Night at The Sisters Restaurant as part of their featured artists events, and Ed will be reading his own poem from the anthology, “One Fine Day.” Guests are welcome to arrive at 5:00 p.m., with sign-up at 5:30 p.m. and readings beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Ed Harkness’s "Creek Water" Launch Event
Please join us as we celebrate the release of Seattle poet Ed Harkness’s Creek Water, a collection of new and selected poems. The launch will take place on Saturday, September 13, at the Haller Lake Community Club in Shoreline (12579 Densmore Avenue N.)
Ann Spiers, Kathryn Rantala, and Michael Daley with open mic, It's About Time
Join Ann Spiers for a reading from Wild Cucumber. Ann is reading with Michael Daley and Kathyrn Rantala as part of the It's About Time series at the Ballard Library. The event will take place on Thursday, August 14 from 6:00-7:45 p.m., at 5614 22nd Avenue Northwest.
Kurt Hoelting Talk at the Port Townsend Library
Join Kurt Hoelting for a talk at the Port Townsend Library on Thursday, August 7, at 5:00 p.m.
Jerry Martien Reading with Holly J. Hughes and Carolyn Servid
Join Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock: Ed Ricketts, the Voyage of the Grampus & Our Biopoetic Future, along with Empty Bowl editor and author Holly J. Hughes and book designer Carolyn Servid, for a reading on July 26 at 7:00 PM. The reading will take place at the Yew Chapel at the historical Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska.
Potluck and Reading with John Brandi & Renée Gregorio
Join poets John Brandi and Renée Gregorio at the Entropy Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico for an event hosted by Floating Words Poetry. The evening will include a potluck hosted by Floating Words Poetry at 6:00 PM, and a reading from the poets starting at 7:00 PM. Email floatingwordspoetry@gmail.com to RSVP for the event; there will be free Broadsides for the first 50 Attendees, plus a Rare Chapbook Raffle.
Kurt Hoelting with the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health Forum
Please join Kurt Hoelting in conversation with Stephen Posner for their virtual talk on Kurt’s memoir Apprentice to the Wild on the Garrison Institute’s Pathways to Planetary Health Forum. The event will take place from 1:00-2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 16, and you can register for free here; donations encouraged.
Reading by Jerry Martien
Jerry Martien, author of Waveshock and editor of A Watershed Runs Through You, will be reading in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Toomey Lobby at PRAx at Oregon State University. Thanks to the Spring Creek Project and Grass Roots Books and Music for sponsoring this event.
Reading with Ann Spiers and Kate Reavey
Join us on Sunday, June 1 at 4 p.m., for a reading by Ann Spiers and Kate Reavey. Ann will read from her new book Wild Cucumber, and Kate will read from Curve.
Friends Meetinghouse in Port Townsend
1841 Sheridan Avenue
Andrew Schelling Author Reading
Andrew Schelling reads from his two new books: a translation from Sanskrit of Songs of Mirabai and his recent collection of poems, Forests, Temples, Glacial Rivers, from Empty Bowl.
Tuesday May 13, 6:00 p.m. BOLINAS LIBRARY, 14 Wharf Road, Bolinas, CA (415-868-1171)
Raymond Carver Writing Festival
We’ll be at the Raymond Carver Writing Festival in Clatskanie, Washington, on Saturday May 3, to participate in the Publishers and Writers Fair.
Doors open at 10:00 a.m. Find more details about the festival here.
Launch reading for Ann Spiers's Wild Cucumber
Join us for the launch of Ann Spiers’s latest collection, Wild Cucumber: New and Selected Poems.
Vashon Land Trust Building, 10014 SW Bank Rd. on Vashon Island.
We’ll be on hand to celebrate and sell books. Come enjoy the poems and gather in the Land Trust's backyard garden.
Reading from Apprentice to the Wild
Join Kurt Hoelting from a reading from Apprentice to the Wild on Sunday, April 27, 2:00 p.m. at Griffin Bay Books in Friday Harbor.
Madrona Series Poetry Reading, Anacortes
Come hear Holly J. Hughes and Gary Thompson at Pelican Bay Books read from their own work and the work of Tom Crawford, from Be Broken to Be Whole, which Empty Bowl published in 2024.
Kurt Hoelting reads at Peninsula College, Port Angeles
Please join us at Peninsula College for a reading by Kurt Hoelting from his recent release, Apprentice to the Wild.
Studium Generale Reading Series
1502 502 E Lauridsen Blvd
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Kurt Hoelting at Eagle Harbor Books, Bainbridge Island
Commercial fisherman, wilderness guide and meditation guru Kurt Hoelting presents his new book Apprentice to the Wild. See the Eagle Harbor Books website for more details.
Kurt Hoelting at Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park
Join us at Third Place Books for a reading by Kurt Hoelting from Apprentice to the Wild.
17171 Bothell Way NE #A101
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
A conversation with Red Pine
A Pacific Zen Luminaries Series Online Event
Dancing with the Dead with Translator Red Pine (Bill Porter)
You can register here.
Kurt Hoelting reads from Apprentice to the Wild at Seattle University
Please join us for a public reading with Kurt Hoelting from Apprentice to the Wild.
Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue.
Harding Building, room 142, at 6 p.m.
Hosted by: Jason Wirth, Chair of Philosphy
A reading and conversation with Kurt Hoelting and Tele Aadsen
Please join us at the Friends’ Meeting house for a reading from two books focused on Southeast Alaska. Kurt Hoelting reads from his recently released book Apprentice to the Wild, and Tele Aadsen reads from her award-winning What Water Holds. The reading will be followed by a conversation between the authors and a book signing.
1841 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, WA
Book launch and reading for Kurt Hoelting's Apprentice to the Wild
We are excited for the official release of Kurt Hoelting’s latest book, Apprentice to the Wild! Please join us for a reading and book launch celebration.
3:00 - 5:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island
20103 State Route 525 Freeland, WA
Poetry reading: Andrew Schelling and Tim McNulty
Join us for a reading at the Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan Avenue in Port Townsend. Andrew Schelling will read from his new book Forests, Temples, Glacial Rivers. Tim McNulty will read from Cloud Studies and Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain. Hope to see you there.
Poetry reading: Andrew Schelling and Sibyl James
Reading & Reception with Visiting Poet & Translator Andrew Schelling and Seattle Poet & Translator Sibyl James
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7 – 9 p.m.
Oberto Commons (second floor of the Sinegal Center)
On the Campus of Seattle University, 901 12th Ave, Seattle.
Madrona Series Poetry Reading at Pelican Bay Books: Anna Linzer and Will Hornyak
PELICAN BAY BOOKS 520 Commercial, Anacortes
From American tall tales and Native American myths to Mexican fables, Russian fairy tales and beyond, Will Hornyak weaves a wide web of beautifully created stories from oral traditions around the world. Anna Odessa Linzer has always lived along the Salish Sea. Her deep connection with the Pacific Northwest is reflected in both her poems and her fiction. Empty Bowl Press published her latest poetry volume, A Season Unleashed in April 2024.
Fall Book Fair, Finnriver Farm and Cidery
Get ready (read-y) for the rainy season with a stack of books to keep you cozy through the winter. Join a delightfully bookish group of regional small publishers and book artists, presenting unique and important books for perusing and for sale. Give the gift of good reading to you and your beloveds! Support local publishing and small press innovation. Author readings throughout the day and book crafts for all ages.
Nourish the spirit and keep the craft alive. Featuring local and visiting Indie publishers and book artists, including:
Empty Bowl Press,
Winter texts,
Blue Cactus Press,
Snack Break Studio,
Anna Moore,
Stardust Press,
Entre Rios Books,
Jaiden Dokken
Free entry. All ages!
Reading from Be Broken to Be Whole
A reading from Be Broken to Be Whole in Santa Fe. 4:30 p.m. Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Gallisteo St., Santa Fe, NM. Hosted by Mary Judge, with readings of Tom Crawford’s poems by local writers and actors.
Reading from Plum Blossom Wine
Join Sibyl James for a reading & tea tasting. Seattle Fair Trade, 6417 Roosevelt NE Seattle.
Skagit River Poetry Festival
Join Empty Bowl at the Skagit River Poetry Festiva. We’ll be selling books. Holly will be reading and appear on some panels.
Reading from Be Broken to Be Whole, poems by Tom Crawford
A reading from Be Broken to Be Whole, 6 p.m. Sacramento Poetry Center 1719 25th St. in Sacramento. Hosted by Gary Thompson.