Editing Bellingham, Washington (section)

===Literary scene===
Bellingham is home to an active writers community at the local universities and independent of them. Western Washington University's English Department publishes the ''[[Bellingham Review]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwu.edu/bhreview|title=Bellingham Review|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref> In 2011, the city hosted the first annual Chuckanut Writers Conference,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chuckanutwritersconference.com/|title=Chuckanut Writers Conference|work=chuckanutwritersconference.com|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=October 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025162503/http://chuckanutwritersconference.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> run by Whatcom Community College and Village Books,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagebooks.com |title=Building Community One Book at a Time &#124; Three Floors of New, Used and Bargain Books |publisher=Village Books |access-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> a local bookstore. Clover, A Literary Rag, a publication of the Independent Writers' Studio, has produced nine volumes since 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kahn |first=Dean |date=May 26, 2015 |title=Whatcom Profiles: Literary 'Clover' journal coming up roses |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/living/magazine/article22907907.html |work=The Bellingham Herald |accessdate=December 11, 2023}}</ref> The city is home to writers including [[Steve Martini]] and [[George Dyson (science historian)|George Dyson]]. The [[Bellingham Public Library]] provides free library services at the Central Library, Barkley Branch and Fairhaven Branch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellinghampubliclibrary.org/|title=Bellingham Public Library—City of Bellingham, WA|work=bellinghampubliclibrary.org|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>