Cindy
Hval, author of War Bonds: Love Stories
from the Greatest Generation, was our guest speaker in July 2016
Programs
Check here for information on upcoming meetings,
member signings,
readings, and other events in the Spokane Area Writing World
OUR NEXT
MEETING
Thursday,
September 6th, 2:30 pm at the Golden Corral on N. Division St.
Our guest speaker will be Kate Reed of Spark Central.
(The Spark Central Team. Kate is the one on the left)
Kate Reed is a jane-of-all-trades who loves to do everything and meet
everyone all the time. Her interests are
often intense and fleeting, but there are some constants: writing,
reading, testing her cartwheeling skills, jumping on as many bandwagons as she
can manage. In addition to working at Spark, she hangs out with her husband and
son, teaches at Whitworth University, and is the fiction editor at Rock & Sling.
She is listed as “Development
Coordinator // Coal-shoveler” at the
https://spark-central.org
website.l
Before Spark
Central, there were two organizations: Spark Center and
INK Art Space. The seeds of the
original Spark Center were planted in Summer 2014 when local community leaders
Jim and Joe Frank of Greenstone Homes, Ben Stuckart
of the Spokane City Council, Vinny Alfonso of Gonzaga University's School of Education,
and Debra Park, a Kendall Yards resident, gathered to talk about library and
education needs in the West Central Community. Greenstone Homes and Greenstone
Foundation made a commitment to move forward with plans to create a “library of
the future” for West Central community and beyond.
On the other side of town, INK Art Space, a youth arts
education program founded by Spokane novelist Jess Walter and artist/developer
Dan Spalding in 2014, was growing thanks to the leadership of Mischa Jakupcak, an award winning writer, director and film
producer.
Spark Center and INK Art Space collaborated closely for a
year, and by July 2016, these two mighty organizations merged to form Spark
Central, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a focus on igniting the creativity, innovation,
and imagination necessary for people to forge the path to their best future.
Art at the Market
Liberty Lake’s
Town Square Park
Friday, September 14th (5 to 8 pm)
and
Saturday, September 15th (9 am to 1 pm)
SASP Members contact our Public Relations Person to have
your books included.
(Contact information is available on the web-site or in
the newsletter.)
Staffing of the booth/table will be limited to three
people at any time.
(Contact our Public Relations Person to volunteer/apply
to help.)
If you sign up to have your books in this event, please
bring them to our September 6th meeting.
OUR MEETING
Thursday,
October 4th, 2:30 pm at the Golden Corral on N. Division St.
(Information to be posted as soon as available)
WRITE on the SOUND
Writers’ Conference
Edmonds, Washington
Keynote speaker:
NYT best-selling author Cara Black
Pre-conference FULL DAY
WORK SHOP
with Michael David Lukas
Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday,
October 5, 6, & 7, 2018
Registration opens
Wednesday July 18th at 10 am PDT.
Complete Information and
Schedule at: www.writeonthesound.com
OUR MEETING
Thursday,
November 1st, 2:30 pm at the Golden Corral on N. Division St.
(Information to be posted as soon as
available)
OUR MEETING
Thursday,
December 6th, 2:30 pm at the Golden Corral on N. Division St.
In keeping with tradition, our
December meeting
will feature an “Open Mic” session.
Members (and guests) will have an
opportunity
to share brief (five minute) excerpts of their work.
This year we will also elect officers
and members
of the advisory board for another two year term.
(Further information will be posted
when available)
SASP members, contact the web-master at
or
to get your signing, reading, or other event listed.
Spokane
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