Open Book

Open Book
A Western Washington Poets Network Anthology

This limited-edition letterpress publication, edited by Griffith H. Williams, features the work of forty-three Western Washington poets from the Canadian border to the Columbia River. Published by East Point West Press and printed on a century-old Chandler & Price 10x15 letterpress (built in 1911), the book will be published in early 2026.  Copies will be available for $20 each.

Open Book Contributors

Caitlin Andrews, Samantha Ashe, Kandy Blackwell, Victoria Buritsch, Judith E. Camann, Jayden Chang, Leszek Chudzinski, Helen J. Collier, Minnie Collins, Linda Conroy, Michael Daley, David Fewster, Tami Gatzke, Art Gomez, Joanne Healey, Chris Hollinger, Duane Kirby Jensen, Maureen Kane, John Kinsella, Walter Lowe, Michael Magee, Eugene Marckx, A. Lee Miller, Je t’aime Miller, Daniel Edward Moore, Nancy Kay Peterson, Melanie Reed, Julie Robinett, James Rodgers, Raul Sanchez, Harvey Schwartz, Andrea Sherrell, Suzanne Simons, Alexander Smith, Sophie Lorraine Smith, M. Anne Sweet, Mary Ellen Talley, Craig Thompson, Evan Tweedy, Michael Dylan Welch, Richard Widerkehr, Griffith H. Williams, and Bonnie Wolkenstein.

Readings in Western Washington, 2026

• March 27, 6:00 p.m. Redmond Association of Spokenword

Centro Cultural Mexicano, 16300 Redmond Way, Suite 100, Redmond

• April 2,  7:00 p.m. African-American Writers' Alliance Open Mic

Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle

• April 8, 6:00 p.m. Village Books

1200 11th St, Bellingham

(featuring Open Book and Surviving Interesting Times)

• April 13, 5:00 p.m. Everett Poetry Night

The Sisters Restaurant, 2804 Grand Ave, Everett

• May 6, 6:30 p.m. Postmark Center for the Arts

20 Auburn Ave, Auburn

• May 16, 7:00 p.m. Tsuga Poetry Group

Willard Art and Frame, 10101 Main Street, Bothell

• August 13, 6:00 p.m. It’s About Time Writers Reading Series 

Ballard Branch of Seattle Public Library

5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle

(featuring Open Book, Surviving Interesting Times, and Examined Life)

Ordering

East Point West Press

Griffith H. Williams, proprietor

15524 81st Ave NE

Kenmore, WA 98028-4401