Sayantani Roy has placed work in several journals including Emerge Literary Journal, Grist (forthcoming), MAYDAY, TIMBER, West Trestle Review, and Wordgathering. She is an MFA candidate at the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her work has been supported by AWP.
¡Viven! Jack Straw Writers at Hugo House
A Día de Muertos reading with Claudia Castro Luna, Natalie Pascale Boisseau, Kevin Dean, Elissa Favero, Jean Ferruzola, Maiah A Merino, Alejandro Pérez-Cortés, and Sayantani Roy.
Thursday, October 29, 7:00pm
Starts at 7pm. Free.
Hugo House
Birdbrains: The Jack Straw Reading
Jack Straw Writers and friends read from Birdbrains: A Lyrical Guide to Washington State Birds
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Jack Straw Writers at the Downtown Seattle Public Library
Curator Claudia Castro Luna hosts a group reading of the 2026 Jack Straw Writers.
Saturday, November 7, 2:00pm
2pm. Free.
Seattle Public Library, Central Branch
An anthology and reading from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Raven Chronicles celebrating the first twenty years of the Jack Straw Writers Program, 1997-2016
