Features Feb 26, 2014 at 4:00 am

It Stands for Association of Writers & Writing Programs— Just Say "Book Nerd Fest"—and It's in Seattle This Weekend

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What year is it?
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Do they offer proofreading classes?
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I am interested in the free, BeaconBards reading with bar on Beacon Hill tonight at 7pm at Garden House. Cozy venue for an evening with Patricia Smith, Aimee Nezhkumatathil & Martha Collins. Sounds like a happy hour with brains.
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Ugh
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Is it a good idea to bring this cheat sheet along to bag a writer, hopefully a poet?
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Hah. Recite Rachel McKibben's Bruja Soliloquy in my ear and I will do you right on the bar without even spilling my drink.
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Edit: the bookfair is NOT open free the last day this year.
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@7, yeah, why the hell is that this year?! Gonna be a lot of pissed off publishers returning home with a lot more merch than they'd hoped. Dumpsters near the convention center might be literary treasure troves on Sunday.
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There's no such thing as a $5 Mojito in Seattle. Too labor-intensive. But premixed $5 Martinis and Manhattans? Sure.
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Actually, the VIDA event is a ten dollar minimum donation at the door as VIDA is an all volunteer organizations that uses the funds to help support The VIDA Count. I'd advise getting there a bit early as last year's event had a line out the door. During a snow storm.
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I saw every one of these archetypes last night. Well done, Peter!
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@7 and @8: You don't read The Stranger: The book fair was going to be closed at one time, but now it's free and open to the public.
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@5 and @6: It's a good idea to show up to Lick on Saturday @ Chop Suey to find the literary queers in town who like to get down...or at least I'm hoping.
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To James Yamaski:

"Sometimes it might feel like the Mardi Gras of literary nerds, which is annoying, but you're less likely to have a jock vomit into your hair than at the actual Mardi Gras."

Now, THAT'S writing! So beautiful.
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To James Yamaski, who writes:
"On the upside, almost everyone is there because of a shared love for reading and writing, rather than for love of filthy lucre."

Nice Biblical reference from 1 Timothy 3:3 “not given to filthy lucre” [lucre: modern slang for "money"]

Well played, sir.
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Dear Stranger:
More writing like this, please.

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