Bedtime Stories 2011 Authors: Charles Johnson, Jamie Ford, Heather McHugh, Jim Lynch, Stephanie Kallos, and emcee Garth Stein.

Image: Lynette Huffman Johnson

Nearly 350 people gathered at Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel on September 30 for the 13th Annual Bedtime Stories Literary Gala. The event is a fundraiser for Humanities Washington, a statewide nonprofit that uses stories to spark conversation and critical thinking.