Gail Folkins is participating in the following events. Stay tuned for 2026 events!
Historically Hip Author Fair – November 30, 2025, noon – 3 pm, La – Z – Boy Home Furnishings & Decor Issaquah Location at 628 Front Street N. Issaquah, WA 98027. Join me and other authors at a Book Fair! You can also shop at the Historic Shell Holiday Shop, the Historically Hip Artisan Market, and local boutique shops.
Free Writing Workshop: Write a Family Story – November 23, 2025, 3-4:30 pm, Black Dog Arts Cafe in Snoqualmie. Hosted by the Black Dog Arts Coalition.
Sowell Collection Conference, April 11, 2025. “The Literary Arts and Community on Our Imperiled Earth.”
AWP LA Conference, March 28-29, 2025, Book Signings with Wandering Aengus Press.
Prose in the Park – September 22, 2024, 3-4 pm, Volunteer Park. Reading with Tara Campbell, Sierra Nelson, and Ankober Yewondwossen.
Writing the Liminal – September 20, 2024, 10 am to 4 pm, Sitka Center of Art and Ecology in Oregon. Co-teaching with Jill McCabe Johnson.
Historically Hip Author Fair – December 9, 2024, 11 am to 4 pm, Issaquah Library, 10 W. Sunset Way in Issaquah. Join me and other local authors.
MemoirWorkshop at the Black Dog Arts Cafe – November 12, 3:30-4:00 pm, 2024, Pacific, The Black Dog Arts Cafe, Snoqualmie. Free class sponsored by the Black Dog Arts Coalition.
LiveFundraiser Benefitting Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, Nov. 4, 2 pm, 2024, Pacific- @gailfolkins, @JMcJohnson and Julie Riddle.
Write on the Sound – October 8, 1:45-3 pm, 2024, Edmonds Washington. “Writing and Publishing for a World in Eco-Crisis.”
Orcas IslandLit Fest Lit Walk – June 2, 6-8 pm, 2023, Darvill’s Book Store on Orcas Island.
Whatcom County Writers and Publishers – Session on Writing and Publishing. May 31, 2023, 6:30 pm, Bob’s Burgers in Bellingham.
Memoir Writing Workshop – March 19, 3:00-4:30 pm, 2023, The Black Dog Arts Cafe, Snoqualmie. Free class. Sponsored by the Black Dog Arts Coalition.
Everett Woman’s Book Club – March 13, 1 pm, 2023.
Writer to Writer Lightning Readings – March 11, 1:45-3:00 pm, 2023, on the AWP conference Bookfair Stage. Saturday-only passes are available.
AWP Book Signing– March 10, 1-2 pm; March 11, 10-11 am, 2023, AWP Seattle Bookfair, Wandering Aengus Press, Booth 1632.
Wandering Words and Wild Euphony – March 9, 5-7 pm, 2023, Sorrento Hotel, Seattle.
Center of Gravity Virtual Reading – February 12, 2023, 1 pm (PT)
Hear writers read excerpts from About Place Journal‘s “Center of Gravity” issue on equity and social justice. I’ll read from “Six Stages of Air Quality.”
Write-O-Rama – October 30, 2022. Join me and other instructors at Hugo House for this overview of upcoming classes/topics! See all of the sessions. I will be teaching about Writing Scenes.
Anderson Island Writing Retreat – August 26-28, 2022. Co-teaching “A Change of Scenery – Renewing Your Creativity,” a weekend writing retreat with author Jill McCabe Johnson in this beautiful Washington state setting. Learn more.
Crab Creek Review Reading – June 1, 2022, 6 p.m. on Zoom. Learn more about this edition.
Flash Fiction Forum – January 12, 2022, 7 p.m. (Pacific) on Zoom. Join hosts Lita Kurth and Tania Martin with a dozen readers of new flash fiction! Event registration is free.
Writing for Animals Virtual Open Mic/Reading – May 8, 2021, 4:00-5:15 p.m. (Pacific Time). Join me and nine other readers in an online reading/open mic hosted by Ashland Creek Press. Hear animal-themed creative writing from around the world. The event is free with advance registration.
Write-O-Rama with Hugo House – November 22, 2020, noon-4 p.m., on Zoom. Sample a variety of writing sessions for an introduction to creative writing at Hugo House. Join me for an introduction to literary journalism at 2 p.m.
Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop at the American Library in Paris – September 10, 2020, 10 a.m. (PDT).