Month: September 2024

Bainbridge Island Book Festival Launched

The owner of Eagle Harbor Bookstore, several Bainbridge Island authors, and enthusiastic readers have launched the Bainbridge Book Festival. The inaugural event takes place this October.

Nicola Yoon, the New York Times bestselling author of One of Our Kind, will be the keynote speaker at the Launch Party, October 4, at the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center. Tickets, which support the nonprofit festival, will be $125 and include a copy of One of Our Kind. Tickets can be purchased at https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/.

The remainder of the Bainbridge Book Festival will take place October 5, 10am to 4pm.

Festival Saturday author events are free and open to all. These talks will take place at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (auditorium), the Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center, and the Stan Pocock Legacy Rowing Center. The full list of participating authors can be seen here: https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/2024-festival/festival-saturday/.

Further information about the festival can be found at https://www.bainbridgebookfestival.org/. Bainbridge Island is located in the Puget Sound and can be reached from the mainland by bridge on the Kitsap County side and by ferry from Seattle, WA.

Thank you to Eagle Harbor Bookstore for the information on the festival. Screenshot from festival website. Have an event of interest to independent publishers and indie authors? Send it to bpnwnewnews at aol.com.

New Group Takes Writing Outside

Editor/writer Lynn Post of PostScripts Editing encourages writers to unplug and write outside.

Drawing on the idea of plein-air painting, where artists set up outside to capture the moment, Post offers writers the same opportunity to escape stuffy rooms and glowing computer screens in Seattle’s parks.The Plein-Air Prose Posse met in various different natural areas during the month of August for “write-outs.” September brings more formal workshops as well as other writing hikes and walks.

This series of workshops, walks, and community building events take place outdoors in the Seattle area. Writers are encouraged to bring a pen or pencil and paper for creating their prose.

To join the group, check the website for the current calendar of events: www.postscriptsediting.com/events.html.

Thanks to Lynn Post and Beth Chapple for photos of August en plein events. Have an event of interest to indie writers and publishers? Send details to bpnwnews at aol.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bookpublishersnorthwest.