Archives: Teachers/Speakers

Katherine Grace Bond is a poet, novelist, and developmental editor whose work explores family, history, and the rifts in our culture and ourselves. She is the author of seven books,

David D. Horowitz founded and manages Rose Alley Press. His latest poetry collection, from Rose Alley Press, is Slow Clouds over Rush Hour. He recently edited Purr and Yowl, a cat-themed poetry anthology published by World Enough

Celeste Chan is a writer and artist schooled by Do-It-Yourself culture and immigrant parents from Malaysia and the Bronx NY. She founded and directed Queer Rebels (a queer and trans

Dave Nolet is a Northwest Upright Jazz Bass player and sometimes guitar and bossa nova singer. He performs jazz throughout the Northwest and performs in The Jazz Train. Formerly a

Ben Wheeler is Seattle-born and started playing classical guitar at age 10. Alongside a 40-year career as a classroom teacher, school administrator, curriculum developer, and wilderness guide, Ben has played

Cindy Williams Gutiérrez is a poet, playwright, producer, educator and artistic collaborator. She is the author of three poetry collections and five produced plays. Her awards include: 2025 Humanities Washington

Greg Stump is a longtime contributor to The Stranger and a former writer and editor for The Comics Journal. His work in comics includes the graphic novel Disillusioned Illusions, the

Taneum Bambrick is the author of Intimacies, Received (Copper Canyon Press, Sept 27th 2022) and Vantage, winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Award (American Poetry Review 2019). She received support from Bread Loaf Writers'

Ashley Adair is the owner and founder of Beguiled Books, Seattle's original romance bookstore. She launched the business as a mobile 'booktique' in a renovated cargo trailer before expanding into

Elwin L. Wirkala grew up in Naselle, Washington, where he developed an early passion for poetry inspired by Henley’s Invictus and his parents’ readings of the Bible. While studying English