As you head off to the Book Festival and the Kachemak Bay Writers Conference and the Last Frontier Theater Conference next week, remember that we’re looking for reports from attendees to share with our readers – maybe a wrap-up from a great session, inspiration imparted, or just your thoughts and musings. Send your contribution to […]
49 writers weekly round-up Read More »
Short post today, as I’m trying to get some offline writing done (I know you forgive me). But speaking — yesterday — of conferences, Kathy Tarr at the UAA CWLA low-res MFA program reminds me that among the many excellent writers converging in Anchorage this July will be John Keeble, one of several visitors who
John Keeble & Josip Novakovich visiting Anchorage this July Read More »
It’s summer conference time, and though I’m staying home this year, I’m counting on the rest of you to share what you’re learning over the next month or so, so we can make our Wednesdays at 49W a little more interactive. I loved yesterday’s post on the BEA by poet Ken Waldman — and that’s
Lessons from Eugenides and a call for conference notes Read More »
I read with some detachment the Publisher’s Weekly updates from Book Expo 2009 that flooded my email box last week. BEA Sunday morning alert! BEA Sunday afternoon alert! I know it’s a big event, but distance and the usual summer distractions kept me detached. Sure, it was great to learn that books sales were actually
BOOKEXPO 2009, NEW YORK CITY: An Alaskan Checks In Read More »
Here’s a final post from featured author Brett Dillingham, a touching tribute to poets, teachers, and one student who knows the power of dreams. The Nile. Thousands of tons of water moving, flowing through reeds, keeping the leathery skins of giant crocodiles wet, huge hippos ripping plants from the river bottom with massive jaws and
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