What a wonderful turnout for Joan Naviyuk Kane’s reading on New Year’s Eve! Thank you to all the poetry lovers who chose to see the old year out in this way, who were also treated to some fine music by local musician Michael Howard. Host Olena Davis provided the perfect setting for the event, and […]
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Don’t miss the very last 49 Writers event of 2013: a New Year’s Eve poetry reading by Joan Naviyuk Kane on Tuesday Dec. 31, 8pm, 120 West 11th Avenue, to mark the release of Hyperboreal, her second award-winning book. Joan will read selections from this new collection after we enjoy music from Alaskan songwriter Michael Howard. Doors open at 7pm.
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As the year approaches its close, we have been reviewing program activities undertaken by 49 Writers in 2013 in pursuit of our mission: supporting the artistic development of writers throughout Alaska, fostering a writing community, and building an audience for literature. The blog is where it all started in 2008, and it remains a keystone
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49 Writers guest blogger Mei Mei Evans (Oil and Water), a University of Alaska Press Alaska Literary Series author Alaska Book Week (October 5-12) had its most successful year yet! In an unprecedented show of support, schools, libraries, publishers, bookstores, writers, and reading circles from Nome to Kodiak brought energy and awareness to Alaska’s burgeoning
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Co-authors Dan Bigley & Deb McKinney at Alaskan Author Showcase, Barnes & Noble Anchorage, October 6 This year’s Alaska Book Week (October 5-12) has seen activities and celebrations taking place all over the state! Click here for news and the schedule of events. It’s a great week to support Alaskan authors by buying their books—and
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There’s still time to sign up for our fall classes in Anchorage, which start next week at 645 West 3rd Avenue. Click here for more information and to register. Art of the Essay with Frank Soos is now full and we have started a wait list in case of cancellation. Creating and Sustaining an Effective Writing Group
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Jim Sweeney at Great Harvest Bread Company Thank you to Jim Sweeney for kicking off our fall Reading & Craft Talk series with his entertaining and enlightening presentation about how he came to write his two books, The List and Alaska Expedition Marine Life Solidarity. It was a great reminder that the journey is different for
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When the Rasmuson Foundation announces its annual Individual Artist Awards, it’s always exciting to see Alaska’s creative community acknowledged and supported in this way. Attendees at the awards reception earlier this week included trustees of the Western States Arts Federation, who were in town for a meeting. I happened to be standing next to the
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2013 Write-a-thon: TODAY’S THE DAY! So far we have raised $6,682, thanks to our 34 participants and their 183 supporters. It’s not too late to sign up: online registration is $10 and on-site registration will be $30. To register, just go to our FirstGiving webpage and click Join Now. All donations are greatly appreciated. If
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Debby Dahl Edwardson and Alan Heathcock engage in a conversation about Writing on the Edge Our first Crosscurrents literary weekend in Barrow was a great success all round. Featured author Alan Heathcock, who gave readings in Homer and Fairbanks prior to heading for the Arctic, could not have been more enthusiastic about his visit to the
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