The Truffle Underground: A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World’s Most Expensive Fungus by Ryan McMahon Jacobs Authors and publishers have learned that if you add a lengthy, intriguing subtitle to your book, you increase the chances of someone picking it up. Investigative journalist Ryan Jacobs put this … Read more
Story Dome is a physical structure—a colorful, geodesic recording booth—that will debut in the lobby of the Lightcatcher building when the Museum re-opens. While the long-term goal is to engage audiences in person, in this time of social distancing the Museum wants to stay connected and document peoples’ experiences during the Stay Home, Stay Healthy … Read more
The All Point Bulletin, a monthly newspaper in Point Roberts, regularly publishes Covid -19 updates, news and humaninterest stories on the coronavirus pandemic. allpointbulletin.com/apb-covid-19/index.html
The Northern Light asked young reporters to photograph people helping their community during the pandemic. thenorthernlight.com/stories/young-reporters-newsroom-assignments-for-local-students,10517?
The Chuckanut Writers Conference — produced by Whatcom Community College and Village Books — invites submissions of poetry or creative nonfiction for a virtual reading of creative work that responds to the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual reading is scheduled to take place the evening of Thursday, September 10 at 6:30. We will accept submissions until … Read more
Allied Arts of Whatcom County will host a community exhibit inspired by your experiences and creations during the COVID-19 crisis. Artwork will be on virtual display via the web site Follow this link to learn how to share your creativity.
Western Libraries, Division of Heritage Resources is creating a digital archive of Western’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be seeking stories, photographs, recordings of WWU-sponsored COVID-19 programming, official university memos and directives, art and poetry created in response to COVID-19, and other documentation that chronicles the pandemic through the voices of students, faculty, … Read more
The Washington Center for the Book invites Washingtonians of all ages to submit their COVID-19 stories in the form an original zine or a few pages for inclusion in a collaborative zine. Click on link below for more information:
Our county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially how people cope with extraordinary change, will be of great interest in the future. Even though only months have passed, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on us all. We, at Bellingham Public Library and Whatcom County Library System, invite you to document this history, … Read more
The City of Bellingham has extended the Essence of Bellingham photo challenge to accept your images of COVIDLife. Submit your photo at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfBellingham1/CapturingCOVIDLife