Archives: Teachers/Speakers

Tim Greiving is an arts journalist and historian in Los Angeles who specializes in film music. He is the author of John Williams: A Composer's Life, the first biography of the

Jeffrey Overstreet is the author of two memoirs about cinema and faith—Through a Screen Darkly (2007) and Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema (2026)—as well as the fantasy novel Auralia's Colors (2007) and

Lauren Wainwright is a writer and barista from the Greater Philadelphia area. She's part of the 2025 Seattle Public Library Writers-in-Residence cohort, an active volunteer, student, bartender, and occasional event

Jon Lanthier is a writer, filmmaker, and musician. He's published several pieces of arts criticism; directed an award-winning documentary; and led workshops on antiracist nonprofit communications. He believes that the

Samina Najmi is a professor of English at California State University, Fresno. Her memoir-in-essays, Sing Me a Circle: Love, Loss, and a Home in Time, won the Aurora Polaris Award in

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, essayist and translator. Her most recent book, Something About Living (UAkron, 2024), was listed as a 2025 notable book by the American Library Association, and was winner of

Kalehua Kim is a poet living in the Pacific Northwest. Born of Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino and Portuguese descent, her multicultural background informs much of her work. A 2023 winner of the