Collected - Works of a Port Townsend Writers Group

Join us for a multi-author reading from their collected works, Collected - Works of a Port Townsend Writers Group

Diane Bryson Bird, Bath, Poop

Bess Hendrick Revision of Sight

Michael Levine Jimmy Said

Julia Gaye Nunn Things That Don't Fix

Amy Siedenstrang Snakesicle

Jane Vandine Uprising, Revolution, Void Dance, Woman Who Lives at the Edge of the World, Celestial Dance

James G. Wright Travis McGee Ain’t Got Nothing On You

Description:

Collected is a new anthology written by a diverse and spirited group of Port Townsend writers who first gathered with a simple sign: “Writers Welcome.” What began as a biweekly drop-in writing group blossomed into a collection representing 14 voices — veterans, scientists, Buddhists, journalists, professors, and more — each sharing work born of community, resilience, and creative generosity.

The Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, Washington, has long been a gathering place for artists, musicians and writers. After the pandemic interrupted those gatherings, a lone writer posted this notice around town: "Writers Welcome. Every other Saturday." He paid the rent for a meeting room at the Community Center and showed up to revive a community of writers. Writers came from every walk and persuasion. Collected represents the work of many—veterans, a professor, an accountant, practicing Buddhists, a scientist, journalists, a counselor, one who is legally blind, one almost deaf. Some are published, others have been closeted until now. A writing group where everyone is welcome shouldn’t work, but somehow it does, embodying the spirit of Port Townsend.