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June 8, 2016
Seattle Skin: Being Black in a Liberal City
Seattle is often touted as a liberal city with progressive attitudes toward race. But is the city just better at hiding its prejudices? Read excerpts from our recent Think and Drink.
March 29, 2016
Washingtonians: Submit Your Poetry to a New Anthology
Washington State Poet Laureate Tod Marshall wants you to submit poetry for a new anthology featuring Washington voices. And so does Governor Jay Inslee.
March 15, 2016
Apply Now for Our 2016 Grant Round
Are you an organization who wants to bring humanities experiences to your community? We’re currently accepting applications for our Spark and Washington Stories Fund grant programs.
March 2, 2016
Join Our 2017-2018 Speakers Bureau!
Wanted: Passionate cultural experts with a love of people, conversation, and traveling one of the most beautiful states in the country.
January 27, 2016
Pulitzer Prizes Awards Humanities Washington and Copper Canyon Press Grant for Poetry Discussion Series
The series, scheduled for fall 2016, will bring Pulitzer Prize-winning and -nominated poets together for live conversations.
January 7, 2016
Spokane poet Tod Marshall named Washington State Poet Laureate
The Washington State Book Award winner is the first Eastern Washington resident to hold the position.
November 11, 2015
In Honor of Veteran’s Day, Stephen Crane’s “The Veteran”
“‘Mr. Fleming,’ said the grocer—his deferential voice expressed somehow the old man’s exact social weight—’Mr. Fleming, you never was frightened much in them battles, was you?'”
October 16, 2015
It’s Spokane’s Bedtime on October 23
This weekend is your last chance to register for the literary celebration where Spokane authors read original short stories.
September 16, 2015
On October 2, It’s Seattle’s Bedtime
Registration is now open for Seattle’s literary celebration in which acclaimed Northwest writers unveil original short stories.
May 25, 2015
In Honor of Memorial Day: Whitman’s “The Wound-Dresser”
I am faithful, I do not give out/The fractur’d thigh, the knee, the wound in the abdomen/These and more I dress with impassive hand, (yet deep in my breast a fire, a burning flame.)
April 15, 2015
Announcing the 2015 Humanities Washington Awardees
Philanthropist Ellen Ferguson and poet Tod Marshall will be recognized for outstanding achievement in the public humanities at our Bedtime Stories fundraising events in October.
April 10, 2015
From Soldier to Civilian, with Help from the Humanities
Talking Service, a new program from Humanities Washington, connects returning veterans to literature that speaks to their experiences.
April 2, 2015
New 2015 Funding and Partnership Opportunities
Grants for little-known Washington stories, Prime Time Family Reading opens for applications, and new travel stipends for Speakers Bureau presenters are some of our new offerings for 2015.
March 16, 2015
First Washington Stories Fund Grant Awarded to Jack Straw Cultural Center
Innovative program will explore adult and youth profiles in blindness
March 9, 2015
Humanities Washington Awarded the Largest Grant in Its History
A generous $300,000 grant from the Satterberg Foundation will help enhance and expand programming.
February 16, 2015
Children’s Author Yuyi Morales, a Think & Drink on Race in Film, and More
What’s coming up in Washington state? Caldecott-honoree Yuyi Morales, a Think & Drink on race in film, and edible insects. It’s going to be a great couple weeks.
January 12, 2015
Explore Free Speech, Local History and More with Humanities Washington
Join Humanities Washington for one or several amazing events taking place around the state between January 12 – 25, 2015!
January 5, 2015
WaCLA Essay Contest Explores Liberal Arts
The Washington Consortium for the Liberal Arts (WaCLA) is an association that promotes the value of a liberal arts education to the people and communities of the state. Each year WaCLA sponsors a student essay contest among Washington state high schools and colleges.