ENTERPRISE — Fishtrap Fireside wraps up its 11th season with a guest reader visiting from England on Friday, April 5.

Novelist, artist and activist Juhea Kim was born in Korea, attended Princeton University, and now splits her time between London and Portland. She is making a special stop in Wallowa County to do research for an upcoming article and to teach a Fishtrap writing workshop. Fireside will also feature Silje Harlander and Fishtrap founder Rich Wandschneider.

Fireside starts at 7 p.m. at Fishtrap, 107 W. Main St. Admission is free. Those who can’t attend in person can join online at fishtrap.org and Fishtrap’s YouTube channel.

April’s Fishtrap Fireside is sponsored by Alder Slope Nursery.

Readers

Harlander is a graphic designer, artist and former river guide. She was born in Zimbabwe to international and adventurous parents and moved to Wallowa County at the age of 4. After graduating from Enterprise High School, she attended Folk High School in Norway where her mom’s side of the family lives.

She returned stateside to study at Williams College before relocating with her now-husband Kevin to Hailey, Idaho, where she cut her teeth in marketing and design.

She moved home two years ago with Kev and their bird dog Sky. While much of her creative expression is now channeled into her graphic design business, Steep Creek Studio, she also loves to write, play music and is currently preparing for her first solo art exhibit at Art Center East in La Grande in May.

Kim is an author, artist and environmental advocate. Her second novel “City of Night Birds” is forthcoming from Ecco in November 2024.

Her debut novel “Beasts of a Little Land” was a finalist for the 2022 Dayton Literary Peace Prize and longlisted for the 2023 Nota Bene Prize. Published in 13 countries, it is being developed into a series.

Wandschneider moved to the Wallowas in 1971 as a back-to-the-lander with a job at the local county extension office.

After five years of extension work, he and his wife, Judy, opened The Bookloft.

In 1988, Rich and a group of friends launched Fishtrap as a place to promote clear thinking and good writing in and about the west. He is now library director at the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture while promoting the legacy of fellow Fishtrap founder, historian and advocate for American Indians, Alvin M. Josephy Jr.