Whether you’re an author of picture books or middle grade and young adult fiction, you probably spend too much time writing about and talking to kids. Now here’s your chance for some adult conversation—a KidLit-only open mic. Read your work in progress, listen to authors read their work and get to know some of the

Join us in the cabaret for an evening of poetry sponsored by Rose Alley Press.The event is free.Featured poets:Kate Lebo’s poems appear in Best New Poets 2011, Poetry Northwest, Bateau, and The Portland Review. She’s an editor for Filter and has received a Nelson Bentley Fellowship, a 4Culture grant, and a Soapstone Residency. Her zine A

Commissioned by Richard Hugo House as part of the 2012-2013 Hugo Literary Series, bestselling author of “Candyfreak” Steve Almond; Matthew Zapruder, author of New York Times Notable Book of the Year “Come On All You Ghosts”; and spoken word artist Elaina Ellis are up in arms with new music from Daniel Spils of Maktub. Series