Bushwick Northwest and Hedgebrook have partnered for the past 3 years on a program that focuses on Hedgebrook’s work of Women authoring change.

2026 Great Minds

Optimism, Speculative Futures, and the Worlds We Dream Into Being

Join us this September for Great Minds: On Optimism, Speculative Futures, and the Worlds We Dream Into Being. We’re bringing together three brilliant voices in speculative fiction: Kira Jane Buxton (Tortufo), Kathleen Alcalá (Spirits of the Ordinary), and moderator Rashida J. Smith (aka author Jasmine Silvera) for a night about the futures we have the power to write. Expect a reading by SAL’s Youth Poet Laureate, performances by Bushwick BookClub Seattle, an audience Q&A, and a reading list to take home. Readers and writers alike are invited to imagine the worlds we dream into being.

All are welcome!

Performers include:

Brittany Danielle, Emily Persha, and Adrienne Pierce