Everyone’s favorite event, Pie & Whiskey, is back! It’s been 12 years since this event began at the Get Lit! Festival, and we’re so thrilled to be able to celebrate our anniversary year with the first in-person Pie & Whiskey since 2019! Pie & Whiskey is hosted by
Samuel Ligon and
Kate Lebo. Ligon is the author of three novels—
Miller Cane: A True & Exact History, published serially in the
Inlander,
Among the Dead and Dreaming and
Safe in Heaven Dead—and two collections of stories,
Wonderland, and
Drift and Swerve. Lebo is the author of the cookbook
Pie School, and a collection of essays,
The Book of Difficult Fruit, which won the Washington State Book Award in 2022. Ligon and Lebo also co-edited the anthology
Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter and Booze, which will be available for purchase at the event. Pie & Whiskey features 13 authors reading flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and poetry inspired by a deep affinity and abiding appreciation for pie and whiskey. Readers include
Polly Buckingham, Ben Cartwright, Kevin Decker, Nick Deshais, Jill Herrera, Samuel Ligon, Kate Lebo, Gary Copeland Lilley, Emma Noyes, Rochelle Smith, Jess Walter, and Lisa Wells. Pies served at the event are baked by Kate Lebo and a crew of volunteers. A limited number of chapbooks containing work from the readers will be on sale for $10. The chapbooks are designed by Lost Horse Press, printed by Gray Dog Press, and hand-stitched by EWU students. While sales of the chapbook help support the event, donations are also gladly accepted.
We would like to thank Don Poffenroth and
Dry Fly Distilling for generously donating the whiskey. We would also like to thank
Gray Dog Press,
Lost Horse Press,
DOMA Coffee Roasting Company,
Culture Breads, and
Willow Springs. This event would not be possible without their donations of time, space, energy, and funds.
This event is 21+ and will be $5 at the door. Cards are accepted but cash is encouraged. We encourage attendees to arrive early to guarantee entry. This event takes place on the first floor of the Montvale Event Center. Surveys help our program obtain critical grant funding. Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete our survey after you've attended any of our events! If you enjoyed your experience and want to donate to our program, please use this link!
