Lit Crawl Seattle

We're baaaaaack!!!! Mark your calendars: 10.27.16!

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Last Thursday was, in the words of The Seattle Review of Books, "pretty fu***ng great." It was possible because of the hard work of the Lit Crawl advisory board, the heroics of every venue hosting an event, every volunteer making sure things ran smoothly, everyone who came to our fundraiser, everyone who co-organized an event, every sponsor of this literary organization, all 80-some readers, AND in large part to the hard work of the three previous years of Lit Crawl without which Lit Crawl 2015 would not have had the support we saw last week from the Seattle literary community. We are appreciative and humbled even as we swagger.

Started from the bottom now we're here, by Paul Constant It was one of those moments that felt good and pure and sturdy, a well-earned celebration of something that we all built together, a moment to stop complaining and quit worrying and just appreciate what we have.

The Lit Crawl Seattle Team would like to say THANK YOU! October 22 was an inspiring evening thanks to our readers, volunteers, sponsors, and to each and every one of you who came out to crawl with us. It was the largest crawl yet and we're looking for feedback! Take our survey, tell us about yourselves and about what we can do differently/better. We appreciate it! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJXHTLB
(not featured: Elissa and Lucy, sorry!)
Photo: Lou Daprile

Photo: Lou Daprile

TAKE OUR SURVEY! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZJXHTLB

Photos: Lou Daprile

Lit Crawl Seattle is a free cool reading at your favorite bar, times 30. The extra-large burrito of readings. For one beautiful and awesomely weird night, over 80 readers and artists fill Capitol Hill and First Hill bars with stories ranging from oyster foraging and the Jesus movement, photography of Seattle outcasts and innocents, and odes to football and salt.

More suggestions for what not to miss during this year's Lit Crawl, this time from Crosscut. Hopefully by now you've got a route mapped around the city for what you want to see, but if not, give this guide a gander. Or see the entire schedule to figure out, http://litcrawl.org/seattle/2015-schedule

Smartypants guide to the Seattle Lit Crawl | Crosscut A pub crawl meets literature with more than 80 readers and artists at this year’s Seattle Lit Crawl on Thursday. You’ll wander from bar to bar, drinking and listening to talented local authors read their work. Topics at the different spots … Continue reading →

Richard Chiem reads for Lit Crawl at Hugo House, 6 pm, for Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature (APRIL). Read this interview with the author and take some notes on being a good literary citizen, we're lucky to have a good bunch of 'em here in Seattle. ? http://litcrawl.org/seattle/2015-schedule

Richard Chiem: “Until my body breaks down.” 6 Interviewed by Lauren Ireland. Richard Chiem is a human writer who is a large part of many of the things you love about Seattle’s literary community: its inclusiveness, its fun, its...

It's okay, you don't have to listen to us, listen to Seattle Weekly.

http://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/961252-129/the-pick-list-this-weeks-recommended

The Pick List: This Week’s Recommended Events Thursday, October 22 Lit Crawl Over 60 authors and 20 venues are on this year’s walkable feast, though it’s impossible to catch them all in

True, true:

http://seattlereviewofbooks.com/notes/2015/10/20/lit-crawl-itinerary-7-its-all-true/

Lit Crawl itinerary #7: It's all true, by Paul Constant A note from the Notes section of the Seattle Review of Books

Tessa Hulls has worked with Lit Crawl authors to illustrate the talismans, tchotchkes, and other weird quirks we have that help us write. They will be hung at Hugo House during and just think how fun it will be to match these images with the writers! This is tomorrow, people. Get ready! http://litcrawl.org/seattle/2015-schedule

Tara Atkinson is co-creator of Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature (APRIL) but she's also a damned talented writer. During Lit Crawl Seattle, you have the chance to see her read from her forthcoming e-book coming out from Instant Future, an imprint of Future Tense Books. Join her, Zach Ellis, and Litsa Dremousis at Raygun Lounge, 7 pm, 10/22. ? http://litcrawl.org/seattle/2015-schedule

Tara Atkinson: “I do what I want!” Interviewed by Lauren Ireland. Tara Atkinson seems comfortable anywhere: reading fiction in front of an audience, dangling her feet into the rainbow-oiled waters off the edge of someone else’s dad’s...

Look for the Lit Crawl Map at any of the 20 participating venues, October 22. Or the images below can help guide you, or you can visit our website for more info, or you can download the map if you like. We don't want you to lose your way during . ? http://litcrawl.org/seattle/2015-maphttp://litcrawl.org/seattle/files/2015/09/litcrawl_map_program2015-v2.pdf