on this page: Book Cover; Edmonds Bookshop Art Walk Reading Photo Gallery;
Launch Party Slide Show; Praise for the Anthology; Photo Gallery of Our Writing Journey
linked to this page: Interview with Kizzie Edmonds Beacon feature on The Edmonds Writing Sisters
My Edmonds News pre-launch article on The Edmonds Writing Sisters' Anthology HERE.
Our Book Launch was a resounding success! My Edmonds News coverage & Photo Gallery HERE.
Launch Party Slide Show; Praise for the Anthology; Photo Gallery of Our Writing Journey
linked to this page: Interview with Kizzie Edmonds Beacon feature on The Edmonds Writing Sisters
My Edmonds News pre-launch article on The Edmonds Writing Sisters' Anthology HERE.
Our Book Launch was a resounding success! My Edmonds News coverage & Photo Gallery HERE.
Seven Women. Seven Voices. One Anthology.
“Our Grandmothers,” by Kizzie Jones; read on Spokane Public Radio by Poet Mark Boyd (click on the link to listen)
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Photo Gallery: Edmonds Bookshop Art Walk Reading October 17, 2019
Remember, if you click on a photo you can see a larger size.
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The Writing Sisters Art Walk Reading Display Table.
Monda Van Hollebecke reads a poem.
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Bookshop Owner Mary Kay and audience Jazz Hands.
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Reni Roxas read her poem.
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Joanne Peterson read her essay.
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Andra Lawrence read her essay.
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Andra Lawrence reads an essay.
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L-R Sarah Niebuhr Rubin and Kizzie Jones
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Julia Eulenberg’s daughter, Sarah Niebuhr Rubin, read her Mom’s work.
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Monda Van Hollebecke read her essay.
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Reni Roxas read her essay.
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Writing in Place: Prose and Poetry: Prose and Poetry from the Pacific Northwest: Book Launch
July 28, 2019
July 28, 2019
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Click on Play to Start Slide show--slides will advance automatically or you can advance the slides yourself by clicking the arrows on the side. Enjoy the event with us--with happy memories if you were there and with the pleasure of photos if you had to miss it!
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Praise for WRITING IN PLACE:
“Writing in Place is a testament to the power of community and the range and dynamism of women's voices in the Pacific Northwest."
— Jennifer Haigh, The New York Times bestselling author of Heat and Light
“Writing in Place: Prose & Poetry from the Pacific Northwest is a lovely testimony to what’s possible when kindred spirits meet, bond, and commit to writing together. For seventeen years, these seven women have shared their words and lives so honestly and generously that place becomes not just physical but an emotional landscape they courageously explore together. Their poems and essays range across time, place, and cultures: we revisit second grade, smell sagebrush in Eastern Washington, learn about Kuan Yin, participate in a ground-breaking Bat Mitzvah, experience the pain of a lost son. That’s just a taste. Put on a pot of tea, open this book, and read more. But be forewarned: you’ll want your own writing group before you’re done.”
— Holly J. Hughes, author of Passings (Winner of the 2017 American Book Award)
“This creative writing bee of seven women brings to life the daily depth encounters that pass most of us by. Even the short stories have poetic verve, touch the heart, and dispel drudgery. ‘Tuck these things carefully away.’ They will bring solace and joy whenever you dwell on Writing in Place.”
-- Patrick Howell SJ, Seattle University and author of Great Risks Had to Be Taken: The Jesuit Response to the Second Vatican Council, 1958–2018
“Writing of place is usually driven by geographical markers and iconic species—'blue heron wading in eel grass,’ ‘pails of saltwater,’ ‘Padilla Bay.’ This anthology of works by The Writing Sisters of Edmonds, Washington, certainly fulfills that readerly expectation, but the poems, stories, and essays are invigorated by something more than geological particulars, street names, and familiar haunts. I’d probably call it voice or heart. After reading these pieces, I felt like I’d just been in the company of a wonderful diversity of spirit—people of different spirituality and socio-economics, from wide-ranging family histories—a polyphonic collection of women’s journeys told in well-crafted language. Such encounters in writing are important, and so I’m glad for this book and the variety of stories it holds.”
— Tod Marshall, Washington State Poet Laureate (2016-18)
“Writing in Place is full of ordinary moments from life turned extraordinary by the power of language. Readers are sure to be inspired not only to appreciate the beauty in their everyday lives but perhaps also to pick up a pen and write.”
— Theo Pauline Nestor, author of Writing Is My Drink
“‘Show don't tell’ and ‘learn by doing’ have become familiar sayings to writers and artists because they're true, as the authors of Writing in Place demonstrate through this collection of their collaborative yet individually unique efforts as writers and independent publishers. As a reader, writer, and teacher, I recommend this book not only for the warmth and authenticity of its poems and prose but for the encouragement it provides others who seek growth through creating and sharing their own work.”
— Amanda Laughtland, Editor, Between the Lines
“It is easy to imagine being surrounded by the authors of Writing in Place.
They sat in coffee shops, gardens, libraries, and living rooms—drinking their coffee and tea, and sharing their thoughts. Observing life from many perspectives, they took pens to paper and captured their wonderment, confusion, convictions, disappointments, and solemn reflections. They admired, critiqued and savored each other’s words. They bonded as friends and authors–and eventually, they became The Edmonds Writing Sisters.
Then one day the group decided to collect these disparate writings and publish them in one anthology. The result is an enchanting compilation of prose and poetry, all springing from their shared place, the Pacific Northwest. Each piece is unique, and while there is no particular theme connecting one to the other, there is a thread of maturity that binds them together.
Reading Writing in Place will evoke both smiles and tears. You will delight in poetry about life and death, bask in poignant memories of days gone by, and laugh at family antics and career fiascos. You will surely find a bit of yourself and your place in each composition.”
— Leona Bergstrom, Director, Re-Ignite - www.Re-Ignite.net
Co-Author: Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life? and Amazing Grays
“Writing in Place is a testament to the power of community and the range and dynamism of women's voices in the Pacific Northwest."
— Jennifer Haigh, The New York Times bestselling author of Heat and Light
“Writing in Place: Prose & Poetry from the Pacific Northwest is a lovely testimony to what’s possible when kindred spirits meet, bond, and commit to writing together. For seventeen years, these seven women have shared their words and lives so honestly and generously that place becomes not just physical but an emotional landscape they courageously explore together. Their poems and essays range across time, place, and cultures: we revisit second grade, smell sagebrush in Eastern Washington, learn about Kuan Yin, participate in a ground-breaking Bat Mitzvah, experience the pain of a lost son. That’s just a taste. Put on a pot of tea, open this book, and read more. But be forewarned: you’ll want your own writing group before you’re done.”
— Holly J. Hughes, author of Passings (Winner of the 2017 American Book Award)
“This creative writing bee of seven women brings to life the daily depth encounters that pass most of us by. Even the short stories have poetic verve, touch the heart, and dispel drudgery. ‘Tuck these things carefully away.’ They will bring solace and joy whenever you dwell on Writing in Place.”
-- Patrick Howell SJ, Seattle University and author of Great Risks Had to Be Taken: The Jesuit Response to the Second Vatican Council, 1958–2018
“Writing of place is usually driven by geographical markers and iconic species—'blue heron wading in eel grass,’ ‘pails of saltwater,’ ‘Padilla Bay.’ This anthology of works by The Writing Sisters of Edmonds, Washington, certainly fulfills that readerly expectation, but the poems, stories, and essays are invigorated by something more than geological particulars, street names, and familiar haunts. I’d probably call it voice or heart. After reading these pieces, I felt like I’d just been in the company of a wonderful diversity of spirit—people of different spirituality and socio-economics, from wide-ranging family histories—a polyphonic collection of women’s journeys told in well-crafted language. Such encounters in writing are important, and so I’m glad for this book and the variety of stories it holds.”
— Tod Marshall, Washington State Poet Laureate (2016-18)
“Writing in Place is full of ordinary moments from life turned extraordinary by the power of language. Readers are sure to be inspired not only to appreciate the beauty in their everyday lives but perhaps also to pick up a pen and write.”
— Theo Pauline Nestor, author of Writing Is My Drink
“‘Show don't tell’ and ‘learn by doing’ have become familiar sayings to writers and artists because they're true, as the authors of Writing in Place demonstrate through this collection of their collaborative yet individually unique efforts as writers and independent publishers. As a reader, writer, and teacher, I recommend this book not only for the warmth and authenticity of its poems and prose but for the encouragement it provides others who seek growth through creating and sharing their own work.”
— Amanda Laughtland, Editor, Between the Lines
“It is easy to imagine being surrounded by the authors of Writing in Place.
They sat in coffee shops, gardens, libraries, and living rooms—drinking their coffee and tea, and sharing their thoughts. Observing life from many perspectives, they took pens to paper and captured their wonderment, confusion, convictions, disappointments, and solemn reflections. They admired, critiqued and savored each other’s words. They bonded as friends and authors–and eventually, they became The Edmonds Writing Sisters.
Then one day the group decided to collect these disparate writings and publish them in one anthology. The result is an enchanting compilation of prose and poetry, all springing from their shared place, the Pacific Northwest. Each piece is unique, and while there is no particular theme connecting one to the other, there is a thread of maturity that binds them together.
Reading Writing in Place will evoke both smiles and tears. You will delight in poetry about life and death, bask in poignant memories of days gone by, and laugh at family antics and career fiascos. You will surely find a bit of yourself and your place in each composition.”
— Leona Bergstrom, Director, Re-Ignite - www.Re-Ignite.net
Co-Author: Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life? and Amazing Grays
A bit of our writing and publishing journal: a story in pictures.
