Bedtime Stories is a yearly literary celebration in which Northwest writers unveil original short stories created for the event. Taking place in Seattle and Spokane each year in October, proceeds go toward Humanities Washington’s mission to create spaces to explore different perspectives.

The Bedtime Stories fundraiser has included prominent Northwest novelists like Tom Robbins, Jess Walter, Charles Johnson, Sharma Shields, Jamie Ford, David Guterson, August Wilson, and Garth Stein. The events also feature the presentation of the Humanities Washington Award.

Bedtime Stories events 2019:

Thank you to everyone in Seattle and Spokane who joined us for Bedtime Stories Seattle! Together, the events raised more than $150,000—money that will go toward our mission of bridging divides and creating more human connections throughout our state. Thank you to our authors Jess Walter, Sharma Shields, Ben Goldfarb, Charles Johnson, Sonora Jha, and Claudia Castro Luna, and to our emcees Xavier Cavasos and Gary Stokes. A huge congratulations to the Salish School of Spokane and Kenny and Marleen Alhadeff for winning the Humanities Washington Award. We’ll see you all next year!