Happy new year! We got to kick off 2018 with some great news: our book, *Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color* was chosen from the shortlist as one of the winners of this year's *Pacific Northwest Book Awards* <http://www.pnba.org/2018-book-awards.html>! The awards, produced by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, recognize “excellence in writing, publishing, and illustration in the PNBA region.” The first requirement of winning is to, well, write some more. So we wrote an essay about one of our favorite feminist topics: collaboration—*you can read it here* <https://nwbooklovers.org/2018/01/12/collaborate-an-essay-by-2018-pnba-award-winners-chandler-oleary-and-jessica-spring/> . PNBA also asked us to suggest our favorite local independent bookstore for an award party. Of course we chose *King’s Bookstore* <http://www.kingsbookstore.com/event/deadfeminists>, and our celebration will take place on February 13. This proximity to Valentine's Day was no mistake. We want to share some love, cookies and keepsakes with our readers, and ask you to share your favorite dead feminist with us. Choose an important woman in your life—a relative or an historic heroine—and create your own Gal-entine to tell us more about her. We'll create a display of these Gal-entines at King's, which will stay up through International Women's Day (March 8). Our printer pal Mary Bruno will join us in the festivities, and show some of her work, too. *Dead Feminists Gal-entine party* Tuesday, February 13, 2018, 7 pm King's Books, 218 St. Helens Ave, Tacoma Bring your craft supplies! (Markers, scissors, etc.) Hope to see you there! Chandler O'Leary & Jessica Spring -- Dead Feminists: http://deadfeminists.com/