The Lilac City Book Festival for Writers & Illustrators of Children’s Books

Spokane has an exceptional and thriving literary community for such a big-little city. Take, for example, the cache of children’s book authors and illustrators that call our city home. This Saturday, the community is invited to celebrate that community at the first annual Lilac City Book Festival for Writers & Illustrators of Children’s Books. Presented in partnership with Spokane Public Library, Wishing Tree Books and the local chapter for the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the daylong event features workshops from local authors like Kris Dinnison, Lora Senf, Donell Barlow and H.F. Brownfield as well as illustrators Jiemei Lin, Kayla Coombs and Annette Bay Pimentel. Learn how to write nonfiction for kids, tackle spooky stories and meet the authors and illustrators at the end of the day.

Lilac City Book Festival • Sat, March 8 from noon-5 pm • Free • Shadle Park Library • 2111 W. Wellesley Ave. • spokanelibrary.org