Pie & Whiskey ─ Writers Under the Influence of Butter & Booze

Pie & Whiskey is the Burning Man of literary events where the likes of Jess Walter, Anthony Doerr, Elissa Washuta, Steve Almond, and Robert Wrigley have performed original writing based on prompts that include . . . pie and whiskey. This anthology collects the best of that creative output along with new work to bring this spirited gathering to the printed page.

Pie & Whiskey, the book, is a literary collection of readings presented over the past six years in Spokane, WA, and Missoula, MT at Pie & Whiskey, the event, run by Kate Lebo and Samuel Ligon. The event invites writers to generate new work based on various prompts that all involve pie or whiskey or both. The organizers reasoned that good writing served with a slice of pie and a shot of whiskey would create an energized atmosphere uncommon at literary events. The writers, drawn mainly from the west but not exclusively, responded with surprising, funny, heartbreaking, fantastically written stories and poems. Look here for tasty servings from Jonathan Evison, Angela Garbes, Shawn Vestal, Kim Addonizio, and Sherrie Flick. The book will include a smattering of pie recipes and whiskey-centric cocktails.

KATE LEBO is a writer and a baker. Her essay "The Loudproof Room" appeared in New England Review, and was also chosen for Best American Essays 2015. Her poems, essays, and recipes have appeared in Best New Poets, Gastronomica, AGNI, the Washington Post, and Poetry Northwest. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington. Kate has judged pie at the Iowa State Fair.
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SAM LIGON is the editor of the literary journal Willow Springs, artistic director of the Port Townsend Writers' Conference, and a teacher in the Creative Writing MFA program at Eastern Washington University. He has published two novels and two story collections. His work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, the New England Review, and New Ohio Review, among other publications.