Do You Have a Book
in You?
Check out Spokane Authors!
We are authors of all ages and
various levels of accomplishment, from those published by NY houses, to writers
just starting out. Our organization is a place to network, to learn about
publishing and promotion, and to make new friends who understand the writing
life.
(A Catalog of books, along with short
author bios, by our current members.)
NEW “Official” e-mail for Spokane
Authors
spokaneauthors@gmail.com
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT: https://twitter.com/AndAuthors
Click Our Speakers! to see brochure
Many members of Spokane Authors are
available to speak to various groups and organizations. Go to “Members” at left and click on names
with a triple asterisk (***) to find contact information, subject matter, and
expected (if any) compensation.
Spokane Authors
Now meets the SECOND FRIDAY of the month at:
Sans Souci West Club House
3231 W. Boone Ave.
Spokane, Washington
We get underway at 2:00 pm.
Meeting room is open at 1:30 pm.
Go west
on Boone Ave. and cross N. Summit Blvd. (4 way stop!) Once through the gate, bear to the left, then
down the hill, turn right at the sign that says “office,” and then turn right
again at the next sign that says “office.” PLEASE MIND THE 10 MPH LIMIT!
Spokane Authors
also
meets on the THIRD WEDNESDAY of the month
at:
Sans Souci West Club House
3231 W. Boone Ave.
Spokane, Washington
We get underway at 6:00 pm.
Meeting room is open at 5:30 pm.
Go west
on Boone Ave. and cross N. Summit Blvd. (4 way stop!) Once through the gate, bear to the left, then
down the hill, turn right at the sign that says “office,” and then turn right
again at the next sign that says “office.” PLEASE MIND THE 10 MPH LIMIT!
Join us at 2 pm, Friday, March 13th, 2026
at the Sans Souci Club House at the far western end of Boone Ave.
Fellow Spokane Authors member Anna Goodwin will speak about writing
her father’s biography, By Force and Fear: A Stolen Homeland.
Join us at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
at the Sans Souci Club House at the far western end of Boone Ave.
Spokane Authors member Bob Manion will discuss bringing people to
your booth/table at craft fairs
The “PROGRAMS” page (to the left) is
where you can learn about upcoming Spokane Authors meetings, member events,
group events, and other writer related happenings in the local area.
Read about our February
2026 meetings!
(Link to video(s) of meeting will be posted when
available.)
Read about our January 2026 meetings!
(Link to video(s) of meeting will be posted when
available.)
View videos of our presentations at:
https://www.youtube.com/@spokaneauthorsforyou
We are working to establish a new YouTube channel for
videos of our meetings and will post the link as soon as it is available. Older videos are available at the above link.
We’ve noticed that some links will not open directly
from here. If that happens, right click the link and select open in another
window. On a phone, click and hold to
have similar options.
Links to newer
videos can be found in the Vice President’s message(s) in the Literary Gazette
and /or the notes concerning our most recent meeting(s). We hope to eventually have all videos on the
same channel…
Visit “Members” at left to learn more
about our members and their books
The latest edition of SASP NEWS now
known as SPOKANE AUTHORS LITERARY GAZETTE, is available via “Newsletters,” to
the left.
“NEWS” lists books by current and
recently current members that are available on Amazon/Kindle
Some Member Websites you might want to visit!
Gail Bergan
Gena Bradford
Gary Edwards
Elena Smith
(We will try to rotate featured member websites every couple of
months or so. We’ve started at the top of the membership list and will work our
way down. If we get word someone has a
new site, we’ll post it here, regardless of where they are on the list!)
for a list of local Artists, illustrators,
photographers
willing to work
with local authors to create cover illustrations and more
We
meet on the second Friday of each month at the Sans Souci Club House, 3231 W.
Boone Ave., Spokane, WA. Ideally the meeting room will be available by 1:30
PM and the meeting starts at 2:00
PM, when we introduce any guests in attendance, our featured speaker or
other event. Following our premier
event, we break for 15 minutes and then reconvene for club business and reports
from members and guests about their writing, publishing, and marketing efforts.
(Beginning in
January 2026), we also meet on the third Wednesday of each month, also at the Sans Souci Club House, 3231 W. Boone
Ave., Spokane, WA., beginning at 5:30 pm.
We encourage
members to bring and display their published books at our meetings. There is a
table where you can place your books for viewing or sale. You may also donate books or other items of
interest as door prizes.
At our Friday
meeting we usually hold a drawing for any donated books or items for SASP paid members.
Guests and unpaid members may purchase a drawing ticket for $1. (Members may
also purchase additional tickets for $1.)
We
invite and encourage guests to attend our meetings. We are sure you will find
help and encouragement from fellow writers and will want to join us. We
enthusiastically welcome guests of individual SASP members.
To
join Spokane Authors, simply attend a meeting and pay your dues for the year.
If you cannot attend, mail your dues and contact information to the address
below.
Membership
dues of $15 are due in January. (Initial dues are $15 if joining in December,
January, February or March; $10 if joining in April, May, June, or July; and $5
if joining in August, September, October or November.) To avoid being dropped
from our roster and Website, please mail your renewal to: Spokane Authors,
Membership
dues are the only individual expense associated with membership in Spokane
Authors. If you wish, you may contribute
to the fund for supplying refreshments for our members and guests.
Chuck O’Connor, Elmer Freeman, Joe
Meiners, and Dan Volmer established this non-profit organization. They wanted
to share with others their interests in writing, producing, and publishing
their own books. SASP held its first public meeting
November 1998. The founders want members to share their experience, expertise,
and resources for mutual benefit. Membership is open to anyone, published or
unpublished, who is interested in self-publishing. (Over the past ten years the
organization has grown to include writers, poets, photographers, artists, and
illustrators, and those attempting traditional as well as self-publishing.)
Here are our bylaws.
Page revised 3/01/2026 dam
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