Liz Kellebrew
@lizkellebrew.com
Author of CLOISTERED (forthcoming, 2026), THE RIVER PEOPLE, and WATER SIGNS. She/her/they/them. Poetry, essays, fiction. My opinions are my own. https://lizkellebrew.com/
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I'm reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle tomorrow, Nov. 5, at 6:30. It's free but we're asked to dress up and bring some donations for the food drive to support our local food bank. SNAP might not be helping our neighbors this month, but we can.
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Third Place Books in Ravenna still has some copies of THE RIVER PEOPLE on the shelf. It's my hybrid creative nonfiction / historical fiction / memoir / found poetry novel based on a true story of PNW migration.
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I'll be reading from THE RIVER PEOPLE at Hugo House in Seattle Nov. 5. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
Went to a flying saucer party. Ate sushi with friends. Saw these stickers at a bookstore in Chehalis, Washington.
September 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Went to a flying saucer party. Ate sushi with friends. Saw these stickers at a bookstore in Chehalis, Washington.
Scene cards for the fourth (and hopefully final) revision of my WIP novel. I decided the work needed more character development, including some new scenes. This is working much better than scrolling up and down in a Word doc or laying 100+ pages out on the floor.
September 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Scene cards for the fourth (and hopefully final) revision of my WIP novel. I decided the work needed more character development, including some new scenes. This is working much better than scrolling up and down in a Word doc or laying 100+ pages out on the floor.
"It was a time when the future could have been anything, been anywhere. It was so open that it could actually crush her." -from "Office Hours," Ling Ma
Photo by Eugene Triguba on Unsplash
Photo by Eugene Triguba on Unsplash
September 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"It was a time when the future could have been anything, been anywhere. It was so open that it could actually crush her." -from "Office Hours," Ling Ma
Photo by Eugene Triguba on Unsplash
Photo by Eugene Triguba on Unsplash
"Art should be a nail in the eye, a spike in the flesh, gravel in the shoe." -Ai Weiwei
Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash
Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash
September 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"Art should be a nail in the eye, a spike in the flesh, gravel in the shoe." -Ai Weiwei
Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash
Photo by Ioana Cristiana on Unsplash
"Stupefied by the light, we leafed through that great book of the holiday, in which the pages were ablaze with splendour, their sickly sweet pulp, deep within, made from golden pears." - from "August," Bruno Schulz
Photo by @kent_pilcher on Unsplash
Photo by @kent_pilcher on Unsplash
August 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"Stupefied by the light, we leafed through that great book of the holiday, in which the pages were ablaze with splendour, their sickly sweet pulp, deep within, made from golden pears." - from "August," Bruno Schulz
Photo by @kent_pilcher on Unsplash
Photo by @kent_pilcher on Unsplash
Katie at @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social designed this incredible cover for CLOISTERED, my upcoming flash fiction collection. She's created three book covers for me so far and does a beautiful job every time. Can't wait to see the finished book next February!
August 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Katie at @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social designed this incredible cover for CLOISTERED, my upcoming flash fiction collection. She's created three book covers for me so far and does a beautiful job every time. Can't wait to see the finished book next February!
Bruno Schulz was a Jewish artist & writer who was killed by the Gestapo in WWII Poland. His crime? Walking outside of the ghetto past curfew to bring home a loaf of bread. His stories are visual, vibrant, magical, astonishing. I understand why the fascists were threatened by him. Art is true power.
July 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Bruno Schulz was a Jewish artist & writer who was killed by the Gestapo in WWII Poland. His crime? Walking outside of the ghetto past curfew to bring home a loaf of bread. His stories are visual, vibrant, magical, astonishing. I understand why the fascists were threatened by him. Art is true power.
"A night in July! What can be likened to it? ....Shall I compare it to the core of an enormous black rose, covering us with the dreams of hundreds of velvety petals? The night winds blow open its fluffy center, and in its scented depth we can see the stars looking down on us." -Bruno Schulz
July 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"A night in July! What can be likened to it? ....Shall I compare it to the core of an enormous black rose, covering us with the dreams of hundreds of velvety petals? The night winds blow open its fluffy center, and in its scented depth we can see the stars looking down on us." -Bruno Schulz
Listened to anti-establishment tunes on KEXP, now watching BBC's Robin Hood. Prince John and the sheriff are like marginally smarter versions of T*ump and Vance. (But much easier on the eyes, thanks.) #NoKingsJuly4
July 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Listened to anti-establishment tunes on KEXP, now watching BBC's Robin Hood. Prince John and the sheriff are like marginally smarter versions of T*ump and Vance. (But much easier on the eyes, thanks.) #NoKingsJuly4
For No Kings day - an Eduardo H. Galeano quote I ran across in my old scrapbook.
June 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
For No Kings day - an Eduardo H. Galeano quote I ran across in my old scrapbook.
Heat wave this weekend and I've got the perfect escape planned
June 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Heat wave this weekend and I've got the perfect escape planned
Looking forward to reading The Nothing by Lauren Davis. Always love when poets write fiction.
June 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Looking forward to reading The Nothing by Lauren Davis. Always love when poets write fiction.
When you're just chilling and out of nowhere an embarrassing memory pops up from 20 years ago
May 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
When you're just chilling and out of nowhere an embarrassing memory pops up from 20 years ago
Learned all about black holes at the Brian Cox Horizons event last night in Seattle. Also my first time at the Neptune Theater, which is super retro and super cool.
May 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Learned all about black holes at the Brian Cox Horizons event last night in Seattle. Also my first time at the Neptune Theater, which is super retro and super cool.
An unofficial 10-year reunion of some of my MFA cohort happened at Hugo House last night. Love these folks!
April 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
An unofficial 10-year reunion of some of my MFA cohort happened at Hugo House last night. Love these folks!
What a great reading and discussion with Laura Gaddis, Amy Shimshon-Santo, and Jackson Bliss in Culver City last Friday. My friend Pi took this photo. Lots of wonderful writers in the audience, too!
March 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What a great reading and discussion with Laura Gaddis, Amy Shimshon-Santo, and Jackson Bliss in Culver City last Friday. My friend Pi took this photo. Lots of wonderful writers in the audience, too!
The River People is on display with its sister Year of Womxn books! Unsolicited Press booth (755) at the AWP Bookfair.
March 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The River People is on display with its sister Year of Womxn books! Unsolicited Press booth (755) at the AWP Bookfair.
Coming up tomorrow in Culver City!
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Coming up tomorrow in Culver City!
April 2 in Seattle: a new community for writers and readers hosted by my friend Ariel. I'll be there reading some poems. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
March 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
April 2 in Seattle: a new community for writers and readers hosted by my friend Ariel. I'll be there reading some poems. Come say hi! www.arielbasom.com/collections
If you're going to AWP in LA this March, I recommend coming to see me at this kickass creative nonfiction offsite. Bonus: Village Well Books has coffee, booze, and great food! RSVP here: shop.villagewell.com/events/21494...
March 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If you're going to AWP in LA this March, I recommend coming to see me at this kickass creative nonfiction offsite. Bonus: Village Well Books has coffee, booze, and great food! RSVP here: shop.villagewell.com/events/21494...
This Valentine's Day, show some love to the people and places in your life that have helped you along the way. Libraries forever.
#AuthorsAgainstBookBans #UnitedAgainstBookBans #ReadFreely
#AuthorsAgainstBookBans #UnitedAgainstBookBans #ReadFreely
February 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This Valentine's Day, show some love to the people and places in your life that have helped you along the way. Libraries forever.
#AuthorsAgainstBookBans #UnitedAgainstBookBans #ReadFreely
#AuthorsAgainstBookBans #UnitedAgainstBookBans #ReadFreely
Great reading at Third Place Books in Ravenna tonight. Much gratitude to everyone who came and listened, asked questions, bought books, and brought your curiosity. (And thanks to my friend I.M. for the photo!)
February 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Great reading at Third Place Books in Ravenna tonight. Much gratitude to everyone who came and listened, asked questions, bought books, and brought your curiosity. (And thanks to my friend I.M. for the photo!)