About the Event:
We can’t wait to host you at EQUIVOX '26 and celebrate women authoring change. We’ll gather as a community—in person and online—on Sunday, March 22 to hear from our global community of women writers whose stories and ideas shape our culture now and for generations to come.

How to join us at EQUIVOX '26 on Sunday, March 22:

Brunch Event: Get your ticket for a special EQUIVOX '26 brunch at Sodo Park in Seattle, WA. We’ll welcome you at 11AM when doors open to gather with fellow writers, readers, and alumnae to enjoy mimosas and champagne. The program will start promptly at 12PM PT for a live broadcast during brunch. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to Hedgebrook's Writer-in-Residence program, where the entire 2-3 week residency experience is free to every selected writer.

Online Broadcast: Tune in online to EQUIVOX '26 at 12PM PT and say hello to our Sodo Park guests as we come together for a community-centered program. Invite friends and family to join—the online broadcast is free for everyone.

Our Featured Speakers:
Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House, the graphic novel The Low, Low Woods, and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction, the Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Prize. In 2018, the New York Times listed Her Body and Other Parties as a member of "The New Vanguard," one of "15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century." She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has been awarded fellowships and residencies from the Guggenheim Foundation, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Yaddo, Hedgebrook, and the Millay Colony for the Arts. She is the former Abrams Artist-in-Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.