Honor one of Seattle's most beloved writers, Octavia E. Butler. Famed for her work in science fiction and recipient of numerous awards including the Hugo and Nebula, Butler won a MacArthur Fellowship in 1995. Tonight celebrates Butler as local authors present stories, thoughts, and more related to the celebrated writer. On the stage: Pacific Northwest

This event will feature Laurie Alberts and Abby Frucht, authors of A Well-Made Bed, out from Red Hen Press in March, along with Gavin Kovite and Christopher Robinson, authors of the critically acclaimed War of the Encyclopaedists, a correspondence between a soldier in Iraq and his friend back home. This event will take place at

Meet publishers and browse books from over 50 independent presses. First 20 entrants get a free piece of APRIL swag! Vendors include: alice book books, Alternating Current Press, Atelier26 Books, Babel/Salvage, Black Hero Press, Cascadia Author Services, Coffee House Press, Chin Music Press, Cold Cube Press, Copper Canyon Press, Dock Street Press, Dorothy a publishing