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✍️ Writers, this is your invitation.

The Chuckanut Writers Conference returns June 25–27 in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, bringing together writers, agents, editors, publishers, and industry professionals for three inspiring days of learning, connection, and creativity.

Whether you're working on your first manuscript or your fifth, you'll find workshops, keynote presentations, networking opportunities, and conversations designed to move your writing forward.

Sidekick Press is proud to partner with Village Books and Chanticleer Reviews to help bring this incredible event to our writing community.

📅 June 25–27, 2026
📍 Bellingham, WA

Your next chapter might begin here.

🌎 Four continents. Countless adventures. One unforgettable story.

Join Sidekick Press author Tori Peters as she celebrates the launch of My View From Here: My Journey Around the World as a Diplomat’s Wife.

Through years of living abroad in places including Mali, India, Rwanda, and Taiwan, Tori discovered that every new destination offered more than a change of scenery—it offered a new perspective on family, resilience, belonging, and home.

📖 Tonight, June 12
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Cafe Louvre, Edmonds, WA

Meet the author, enjoy refreshments, hear selections from the memoir, and pick up a signed copy.

The world is wide. The stories we carry home are what change us.

🌍 From Mali to India, Rwanda to Taiwan, one woman’s journey unfolds across continents, cultures, loss, and transformation.

Join Sidekick Press author Tori Peters as she celebrates the launch of her memoir, My View From Here: My Journey Around the World as a Diplomat’s Wife.

📖 Friday, June 12
🕕 6 PM
📍 Cafe Louvre, Edmonds WA

Meet the author, hear selections from the book, enjoy refreshments, and pick up a signed copy!

Some stories take you around the world. The best ones bring you home to yourself.

🌍 From Mali to India, Rwanda to Taiwan, one woman’s journey unfolds across continents, cultures, loss, and transformation.

Join Sidekick Press author Tori Peters as she celebrates the launch of her memoir, My View From Here: My Journey Around the World as a Diplomat’s Wife.

📖 Friday, June 12
🕕 6 PM
📍 Cafe Louvre, Edmonds WA

Meet the author, hear selections from the book, enjoy refreshments, and pick up a signed copy!

Some stories take you around the world. The best ones bring you home to yourself.
https://toriwriter.com/

📚 You’re invited!

Celebrate the launch of Tori Peters’ debut full-length memoir, My View From Here: My Journey Around the World as a Diplomat’s Wife.

✨ Readings
✨ Conversation
✨ Refreshments
✨ Signed books
✨ Community

📅 June 12 | 6–8 PM
📍 Cafe Louvre
210 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA

A memoir years in the making—and a night worth celebrating.

We hope to see you there! 💫

Writers, this is your sign to get out from behind the screen and into the room. ✍️

At the 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference, you’ll find:

📚 Workshops that challenge and encourage your craft
🌊 A stunning Bellingham backdrop full of mountain air and creative energy
☕ Meaningful conversations with fellow writers and presenters
📝 Opportunities for agent consultations and pitch feedback

Because writing may happen alone… but growth rarely does.

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June 25–27, 2026 🌲
Bellingham, WA

✨BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION✨

Join us in celebrating the release of My View From Here: My Journey Around the World as a Diplomat’s Wife by Tori Peters!

After years of travel, storytelling, heartbreak, resilience, and reflection, Tori’s beautiful memoir is officially here—and you’re invited to the celebration.

📚 June 12, 2026
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Cafe Louvre, 210 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA 98020
Enjoy readings, conversation, refreshments, and signed copies in a warm and welcoming evening honoring a remarkable journey across the globe.

Come celebrate this incredible milestone with us! 🌍💙

Why attend the 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference?

Because sometimes your writing needs more than solitude and caffeine. Sometimes it needs community. Inspiration. A spark.

✨ Inspiring workshops led by industry professionals
🌲 A beautiful Pacific Northwest setting designed to wake up creativity
🤝 Real, in-person networking with fellow writers and presenters
🎤 One-on-one agent consultations and pitch opportunities

Whether you’re drafting your first essay or deep into revisions on your third book, Chuckanut is the kind of weekend that can shift something open inside you.
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📍 Bellingham, WA
📅 June 25–27, 2026

✨ Four unforgettable voices. One inspiring weekend. ✨

The 2026 Chuckanut Writers Conference keynote lineup is stacked with wisdom, honesty, grit, and poetry:

📚 OPENING KEYNOTE
Emily Nemens
Water, Water Everywhere: Wellsprings, Rivers, and Floods in our Writing

🔥 FRIDAY PLENARY
Brendan O'Meara
Rage Against the Algorithm: How to Build a Lasting Author Platform without Social Media

✍️ SATURDAY PLENARY
Sonora Jha
Wake Up, and Other Daily Writing Practices in a Time of Madness

🎤 CLOSING KEYNOTE
Derek Sheffield
Equipment for Living: On the Necessity and Nature of Poetry

From craft to courage to surviving the modern writing world without selling your soul to the algorithm gods, this year’s conference promises inspiration that lingers long after the notebooks close.

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🌲 June 25–27, 2026
📍 Bellingham, Washington

Who else is ready to refill the creative well?