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 …
Andromeda: Your Turn to Blog for 49 writers? With links to some past favorites Read More »
In two days my 11th novel is due in New York. Right now it’s in a file called v3011 28 11.docx. This file occupies a mega folder called Finding Casey. Next to it are three other mega folders, each with different titles, each filled with fifty or more other files, research documents, and so on. …
Checking for Doneness v3011 28 11.docx: A Guest Post by Jo-Ann Mapson Read More »
49 Writers Board President Don Rearden will be featured in a free 49 Writers Reading and Craft talk Dec. 8 at 7 pm Cafe Felix at Metro Books Why 49 Writers? A couple years ago, if you asked me about the literary community of Alaska I would have answered with my own question, “What community?” Don’t get …
Faces of 49 Writers: Board President Don Rearden Read More »
In this season of thanks, we’re grateful for each of our friends and fans, and we’re hoping your holiday weekend is full of both rest and joy. Fun links to check out when you’re lounging off that turkey: Missed our course with award-winning author Melinda Moustakis? Not to worry – it’s now available as a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
How it’s supposed to work. How it really works: A Guest Post by Jo-Ann Mapson Read More »
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 …
“Alaska Native Writers: Looking Back, Looking Forward”: A Guest Post by Lila Vogt Read More »
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 …
She didn’t walk away with the top honor yesterday, but that matters not at all. We are amazed and proud of Debby Dahl Edwardson’s National Book Award nomination for My Name is Not Easy. The winners were:FICTION: Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones (Bloomsbury USA) NONFICTION: Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve: How the World Became Modern(W. W. …
