Online Author Events

Upcoming Events (2022 WSBA Winners):

text reads: washington state book award winner Kate Lebo the book of difficult fruit. june 15, 7 p.m. in person at The Spokane Public Library Liberty Park branch and streaming live online

Kate Lebo in person at the Spokane Public Library’s Liberty Park Branch and streaming live online.
June 15, 7 p.m.

Past Events (2022 WSBA Winners):

Sharon Hashimoto in-person at the KCLS Tukwila Branch and streaming live via Zoom, April 8, 2 p.m.

Elsa Sjunneson live in-person at the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) and streaming live via Zoom, April 6, 7 p.m. 
Seattle Channel recording.

E. Lily Yu was in conversation with WSBA Judge and KCLS Librarian Jenna Zarzycki at SPL’s Central Branch, Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m. (no recording available)

text reads: 2022 Washington State Book Award Winner Sundee Frazier. Might Inside. There is a black and white photo of Sundee smiling and looking up with a tree behind her. There is an image of the book cover with the WSBA winner seal and the junior library guild selection seal.
Sundee Frazier spoke at Cascade Elementary School in Renton on Feb. 9.
Here is a special video we put together aftewards.


Lynda Mapes in-person at SPL’s Central Branch and live online via Zoom, Jan. 12, 7 p.m. 


Jennifer Bradbury in-person at Burlington Public Library and recorded Nov. 5, 2022
via Washington State Library YouTube Channel

Past Events (2021 WSBA Winners):

E.J. Koh in Conversation with Zola Mumford recorded live Dec. 1, 2021
via The Seattle Public Library’s YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Take a Stand: Art Against Hate, A Raven Chronicles Anthology recorded live Dec. 9, 2021
via The Seattle Public Library’s YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Jennifer Longo in Conversation with Claudia Rowe recorded live on Dec. 15, 2021
via The Seattle Public Library’s YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Jess Walter in Conversation with Sheri Boggs recorded live on Jan. 19, 2022
via The Seattle Public Library YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Clyde W. Ford recorded live on Jan. 26, 2022
via The Seattle Public Library YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Jennifer Haupt recorded live on Feb. 2, 2022
via The Seattle Public Library YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Jennifer K. Mann in Conversation with Erika Miller released on Feb. 8, 2022
via The Seattle Public Library YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)
Sarah Kapit in Conversation with Jenn Carter released on March 8, 2022
via The Seattle Public Library YouTube Channel
via Washington State Library’s Niche Academy (free Niche Academy registration req’d)

Past Events (2020 WSBA Winners)

Karl Marlantes: Deep River
Paisley Rekdal: Nightingale
Aaron Bobrow-Strain: The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story
Eric Liu: Become America: Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy 
Eric Scigliano:The Big Thaw: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World 
Bridget Beth Collins: Flora Forager ABC
Clare Hodgson Meeker: Growing Up Gorilla
Brittney Morris: Slay

We are grateful to the Amazon Literary Partnership for their generous support of the Washington State Book Awards.