Spokane's Get Lit! Festival has been gathering a diverse array of writers in the Inland Northwest every year since 1998, but 2020 introduced plot twists that no author could have seen coming. The ...

For two-plus decades, writers have gathered in Spokane every April to celebrate the literary arts, from poetry and prose to nonfiction and short stories. And this year is no different as Eastern ...

The Guild's Poetic Screenwriters Lab, with Final Draft as a partner, pairs youth poets with industry mentors. By Degen Pener Deputy Editor For the last 16 years, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Get ...

Even over Zoom, this year’s Get Lit poets brought passionate performances that managed to move students, teachers and staff. “I’m very new to this whole performing thing but you can be shy and be a ...

Every wall of the Los Angeles-based Get Lit office holds the power of art and words. "We just want our young people and our teachers to have the best. We want them to feel nourished here," said Diane ...

“Our idea [with the Classic Slam] is to use the power of all the people who have come before you and to engage with their wisdom – and then bounce off of that. From that point you’re already so ...