Cascadia is thrilled to host Writers-in-Conversation, our monthly series featuring award-winning author Michael N. McGregor interviewing important but often-overlooked Northwest writers. In partnership with the Edmonds Book Shop, the program highlights the thoughts, creativity, and work of authors who are shaping and bringing diversity to the Northwest literary scene today.

 

On September 10th, McGregor will be talking with Josh Tuininga, an author, artist, and designer living in North Bend, Washington. After studying fine art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he founded an art and design agency, where he continues to work as its creative director. His work has been published in Communication Arts magazine and HOW design magazine, and he was awarded with the Communication Arts Award for excellence in illustration. His debut graphic novel We Are Not Strangers, was awarded the 2023 Pop Culture Classroom Best YA Nonfiction Award, and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. He is also the author of the children’s books Why Blue? and Dream On. His latest work, Serious Damage (Abrams ComicArts 2026), has received a 4Culture Heritage Grant.