November 2011

Andromeda: Your Turn to Blog for 49 writers? With links to some past favorites

The call has gone out, and we’ve heard from a nice selection of writers ready to be our 2012 monthly featured authors– but three or four spots remain. If you’re interested, please contact Andromeda at lax@alaska.net by December 9. One question that arises, of course, is “What should I blog about?” To answer that, and […]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

A big thanks to all of our readers, contributors, members, and to the larger Alaska literary community. We hope you have a thankful and restful day that puts you into such a tryptophanic coma that you find some horizontal time on a couch, reading a good book. What to read after enjoying–or surviving– a Thanksgiving

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Negative Capability: A Guest-post by Rich Chiappone — and a call for 2012 Featured Authors

We’re turning the corner into deep winter, and that means it’s time to be thankful for our wonderful audience and time to schedule our 2012 featured authors. Is it your turn to share thoughts about writing, reading, and Alaska life with our varied audience of fellow readers, writers, booksellers, and random web-surfers? Featured authors post

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How it’s supposed to work. How it really works: A Guest Post by Jo-Ann Mapson

When I was a kid I learned very quickly that I had a flair for writing rhyming poems, short stories and description (I’m embarrassed to say how descriptive I used to be.  You’d need a rake to get through my early efforts.).  Such talent got me out of homework assignments, placed in “gifted” classes where

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“Alaska Native Writers: Looking Back, Looking Forward”: A Guest Post by Lila Vogt

Eskimo Bob Our thanks to 49 Writers member Lila Vogt for this report on “Alaska Native Writers:  Looking Back, Looking Forward”, with Dr. Maria Sháa Tláa Williams, Dr. Jeane Breinig, Jack Dalton and Eskimo Bob. The UAA Campus Bookstore was the setting for a spirited panel discussion on November 2, 2011 to celebrate the 10th

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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up

49 Writers, 49 Reasons to become our Executive Director.  But time’s running out:  applications are due November 22. For a full job description and information on how to apply, go to http://www.49writingcenter.org and look for the downloadable .pdf document toward the bottom of the home page. Wherever we go, we hear about young writers – kids and

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