This one-night-only event is a special collaboration between Coffee Fest and Guilder at Powell’s City of Books. Attendance is free with your Coffee Fest badge, but seating is limited - please be sure to register for a ticket to reserve your spot.

Join us for an evening of coffee culture, conversation, and storytelling, featuring some of the specialty coffee industry’s most influential voices - who just so happen to call the Pacific Northwest home.

You’ll hear directly from the writers shaping how we think about coffee - from café life and roasting to origin, design, and the stories behind the cup. Whether you're a barista, roaster, café owner, or a curious coffee lover, this evening will leave you inspired and more deeply connected to the craft.

🎤 Featuring Coffee Writers Including:

• Morgan Eckroth, Writer of Coffee For Here, U.S. Barista Champion, and digital creator known for bringing barista life to the screen
• Lani Kingston, Author of How to Make Coffee, Designing Coffee, Spill the Beans: Global Coffee Culture + more; teaches coffee anthropology at Portland State and leads educational programming for Coffee Fest
• Mark Shimahara, photographer and author of Coffee Covered: A Photographic Journey of Coffee from Farm to Cup (published by Roast Magazine), who captures the global coffee story through compelling imagery
• Howie Bryman, Associate Editor at Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine, covering the intersection of coffee, business, and culture
• Elizabeth Chai, author of How to Buy Essentially Nothing for a Year and the creative force behind some of the coffee world’s most beautiful, intentional design work
  +more to be announced! Stay tuned as we update the lineup.

Natural wine and coffee from Guilder will be available for purchase, and you'll have the chance to meet the authors, ask questions, and get your favorite books signed - all in one of the most iconic literary spaces in the world.

☕️ What to Expect

• Live writer talks on coffee, craft, & culture

• Audience Q&A with the writers

• Networking, mingling, & book signings

• Each Coffee Fest badge bearing guest will be entered into a raffle for a VIP Pass upgrade ($479 value) to Coffee Fest – unlocking unlimited access to the full show, including paid workshops (for more information on the VIP pass see here)

  • Show your Coffee Fest badge confirmation email at the door to receive a ticket to our exclusive raffle for Coffee Fest attendees

• Wine & coffee available for purchase from Guilder

• Exclusive shopping discount at Powell’s

🎟 Ticket Information

This event is free and open to all. Space is limited, so for guaranteed entry please reserve your FREE ticket here.

We're grateful to Guilder for generously hosting this event so we can keep it free. Please show your support by purchasing a drink or snack during the evening!