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EWU\u2019s Get Lit! festival goes digital, and earns accolades.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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E<\/span>astern\u2019s annual week-long literary festival, Get Lit!\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014\u00a0 <\/span>a gathering where authors both famous and up-and-coming participate in public readings, workshops and panel discussions \u2014 has long been a banner event on the Inland Northwest\u2019s cultural calendar.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Given its ambitious scale and scope, organizing Get Lit! has always been a heavy lift. Making it pandemic-proof took the challenge to a whole new level. But EWU\u2019s Kate Peterson, Get Lit! Programs director, Claire Walla, her graduate student assistant, and their team of undergrad interns got things just right. So right, in fact, that this year\u2019s event was named 2021 Best Virtual Arts Event by The Inlander<\/i>, Spokane\u2019s popular alternative weekly newspaper. \u201cIt\u2019s super exciting that we were able to win this year,\u201d Peterson says. \u201cIt validates a lot of our hard work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s super exciting that we were able to win this year,\u201d Peterson says. \u201cIt validates a lot of our hard work.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nThe digital iteration of Get Let! included a mix of live events via Zoom and prerecorded offerings that attracted nearly 3,800 active participants from the U.S. and more than two dozen other countries. Another 400 or so people have dropped in post-festival to view Get Lit! videos on YouTube.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Among the most popular live events was an appearance by EWU alumnus Jess Walter, the Spokane-based author whose most recent novel,\u00a0The Cold Millions<\/i>, has earned both critical acclaim and international best-seller status.<\/span><\/p>\n

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