We’re excited to announce that Seismic: Seattle, City of Literature is almost here. Edited by the wonderful Kristen Millares Young, Seismic is a collection of essays that invites ten local authors to consider what is means for Seattle to be a UNESCO City of Literature and how literature (and the arts sector in general) can be an agent of change.

The collection will be released on September 15 and Seattle City of Literature is partnering with The Seattle Public Library to host the launch event. Register here for the event, and in the meantime enjoy the beautiful and apt cover, designed by Mita Mahato.

Learn more about the contributors to the collection here on our Seismic page. And if you haven’t watched it already, enjoy editor Kristen Millares Young’s Message to the City . See you on September 15!