Water Mask, an essay collection by long-time Alaskan and children’s book author Monica Devine, will be published March 15 by the University of Alaska Press. From the back cover: “In Water Mask, Devine skis woodland trails with her baby on her back, navigates sea ice with whalers and whirls two thousand feet above the tundra with […]
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Photo courtesy of Lila Vogt Yes, the fall season of author events is officially over and plans are already underway for the spring program! Thank you to the warm crowd who turned out last night at Great Harvest Bread to hear Anchorage author Lee Goodman read from his new work and talk about his attempt
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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s membership drive! You helped us to meet and exceed our goal of 100 new members in 2014–we’re at 106 and counting. We also appreciate the support of everyone who donated part of their Permanent Fund Dividend to 49 Writers this year through Pick.Click. Give., our first
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Pay no attention to those shaking knees behind the podium; take no notice of those quivering hands cradling a fresh batch of new and expanded poems. When midnight strikes, I will have raised my glass to all new endeavors, to every chalk-dusted slate wiped clean, and welcomed to two thousand and fourteen the newest addition
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Today is the day! Registration is now open for our fall classes in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Palmer. We may yet add some to the schedule and will announce them as details are finalized. Check here and on the website for the latest information. Here’s a quick roundup of topics and instructors: · Thriving in the
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Natalie Goldberg teaches at Upaya Zen Center Every calculation based on experience elsewhere fails in New Mexico. These words were uttered by Lew Wallace, the author of Ben Hur, and the governor of Territorial New Mexico.When I first read this quote, my recognition drew an immediate parallel between New Mexico and Alaska. Though two disparate
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