Luis Alberto Urrea Tonight, April 7, at 7 pm, 49 Writers welcomes author Luis Alberto Urrea to the Willa Marston Theater at Loussac Library in Anchorage for a Crosscurrents discussion. It is my honor to have been chosen to engage Luis in a discussion about “Crossing Borders.” Before anyone passes any judgment on a border or […]
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We’re entering the home stretch for this year’s 49 Writers Write-a-thon! With seven more days to go, we’re advancing toward our $8,000 goal. So far, 23 participants have raised almost $2,000. We’re still a long way from our goal though and we’d love your support. The main event is Friday, April 11, 5:30–10:30 p.m., at
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Part II of a series. Part I is here. To re-read our own work in preparation for a major manuscript revision, and especially to check its pacing and accumulative effects, we have to get into the mindset of an imaginary reader, which is hard to do for many reasons. One of them is the fascinating
Lately, I’ve realized that my writing landscape is littered with pieces of essays and poems—relics cast aside and yet that I’m unwilling to totally abandon to the trash. Instead I think of these fragments as potentially useful, like the contents of a junk drawer—the screws and picture hooks, batteries, rubber bands, string and tape that
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What’s to love about being a writer in Alaska? A lot. In fact, the list is far too large for a post, and parts of it are tough for even a writer to put into words. But undeniably, a huge part of the joy of writing in this place involves the vibrant literary community that
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Alice Sebold We’re not superstitious around here at the headquarters of the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, so it is with great glee that we invite you to the Lucky 13th annual edition of this treasured yearly event from June 13-17. Each year the conference unfolds in its own way, but one constant is the connection
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We’re post-equinox now in Alaska, and the increasing light boosts everyone’s energy. If you’re a writer itching to get out there and do something during these fabulous spring days, you’re in luck. There’s lots to do in Alaska, and beyond, in the upcoming weeks and months. Though she’s not exactly replaceable, I’m happy to fill
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When I talk to writers from other parts of the county, as I recently did at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference in Seattle, I’m secretly thinking of how lucky I am to call Alaska home. We writers support one another in this state, and we also receive a heck of a lot
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Last year, on the October cusp of winter, Joan and I rented a studio space in a building not far outside of Fairbanks. Joan is a potter, and our best Saturdays are spent together here where I write using an old computer and she throws clay on her wheel. She is also a speech therapist,
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Simon Winchester Which prodigious bestselling British-American author was appointed by Queen Elizabeth as an Officer of the Royal Order and plans to mentor Alaskan writers in May? Simon Winchester, bestselling author of two dozen books since 1976, is this year’s North Words Writers Symposium keynote faculty. One of the world’s greatest living history writers, Winchester joins a
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