Beware Rabbit Holes: Managing Bad Distractions and Good Temptations by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Tell me, what is it you plan to do / With your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver Today I want to talk ...
Susanna Mishler: Sucker hold
Thanks to our featured July writer, Susanna, for this great post– and just by chance, we have another post about the Kenyon experience coming tomorrow, ...
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Kayla Beth: Recap of Your Alaska Online Travel 'Zine with Jenna Schnuer
Question: What do you get when you bring together six talented young writers, one travel writing New Yorker, and a giddy summer intern, all in ...
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49 Writers Cafe: Tell us what you think!
Does your writing group need a place to meet? Would you like to share open studio space with other writers? Have a place to hang ...
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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up
First, a big thanks to all who turned out Tuesday night for the CLIA award presentation, and to those who were with us in spirit, ...
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Alaskabibliosnubitis–Bringing prejudice to reading, Alaska style: A Guest-post by Steve Kahn
Years ago I was bending nails for cash in Anchorage. You know, a construction job—think insulated Carhartts, temperature dropping, long hours. Rather than commute back ...
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Susanna Mishler: Liar-Lyre
Many teachers say that learning to write well is paramount to learning to think complexly. As a writer and sometime teacher I believe this. Laying ...
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It's back!!! The Third Annual Ode to a Dead Salmon Bad Writing Contest
Summer’s in full swing, the fish are running, and you know what that means: our hugely popular “Ode to a Dead Salmon” bad writing contest ...
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Join us in accepting the CLIA award July 19 at 7:30 p.m.
This year, 49 Writers is one of two winners of the Contributions to Literacy in Alaska (CLIA) award, selected from among applications sent in from ...
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