Join us as we gather again to celebrate our local literary community, our writing, the holidays, and the close of the year! When: Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30 – 7:00 PM Where: Juneau, Mendenhall Valley Public Library What to Bring: Yourself, your friends and family! If you wish, some words to share aloud in the form […]
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There is a question that I get every time I mention that I am an English major: what are you going to do with that? Sometimes it worries me because what can I do with that? I made the decision to become an English major because it was my only interest in my high school
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Sometimes writers need to get away from the people and things that fill their days so they can create. Each spring and fall, 49 Writers secures space at the National Shrine of Saint Therese for a writer’s retreat. The May 2019 retreat took place in The Lodge, a two-story log building that can sleep 24
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Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming details on the following exciting 49 Writers programs: ANCHORAGE | Writing the In-Between: Hybrid Forms and Generating Drafts with Nicole Stellon O’Donnell Saturday, April 13, 9:30 AM—12:30 PM | Anchorage Community House, 3502 Spenard Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA Sometimes a draft makes immediately clear whether it wants to
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Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming details on the following exciting 49 Writers programs: JUNEAU and ANCHORAGE | Writers, Seekers, Pilgrims: A Session on Thomas Merton taught by Kathleen Witkowska Tarr Juneau: Friday, March 8, 2019 | 5:30 – 9 PM at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church library. Anchorage: Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 2-6 pm at Anchorage Community House3502 Spenard Road,
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Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming details on the following exciting 49 Writers programs: JUNEAU and ANCHORAGE | Writers, Seekers, Pilgrims: A Session on Thomas Merton taught by Kathleen Witkowska Tarr Juneau: Friday, March 8, 2019 | 5:30 – 9 PM at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church library. Anchorage: Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 2-6 pm at Anchorage Community House3502 Spenard Road,
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After a week of aftershocks and clean-up, it seems like Anchorage and its surrounds are ready for reflection. If you’re out for First Friday tonight in the city, be sure to stop by the Anchorage Museum where you’ll find 49 Writers executive director Jeremy Pataky and visiting poet Joanna Lilley writing earthquake-themed poetry-on-demand. Later in
Literary Roundup | December 7-13, 2018 Read More »
You Should Write a Play. You. The person reading this post. You know it’s crossed your mind. It was probably one of those stray thoughts you had the last time you got bored while sitting in a theatre. You were sitting there trying to stay engaged with what was happening on stage and wondering which
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49 Writers CLASSES 49 Writers is offering classes this autumn 2018 in Anchorage, Juneau, and online. For more information and to register, visit the class catalog on our web site. Online | This is Your Year to Get An Agent with Andromeda Romano-Lax: October 6-14 | online, asynchronous, ~ 8 hours Beyond Hooked: What We Can Learn
Literary Roundup | October 5-12, 2018 Read More »
It’s been a busy week in the 49 Writers virtual world–we have a new blog post from Deb Vanasse, and one by our Tutka Bay guest author and instructor, Hannah Tinti. Over in podcast-land, the amazing Katie Bausler has just produced and published her new Active Voice interview with Kim Heacox. If you’re not getting
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