Beauty-of fauna, flora and most of all-place is part of everything she writes, says Joanna Lilley. The author of a short story collection and two books of poetry, Lilly grew up in the UK and lives in Whitehorse Yukon, Her first novel, Worry Stones, published in late 2018, is set in in Canada, Britain and the Scottish […]
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Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming details on the following exciting 49 Writers programs: Nicole Stellon O’Donnell will tour to celebrate the release of her newest book, You Are No Longer in Trouble. She’ll teachWriting the In-Between: Hybrid Forms and Generating Formsin Anchorage on April 13, 2019. Registration opens soon; stay tuned for details on other events beyond
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We’re pleased to announce that Winter Words with Eowyn Ivey has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 24. We have just a handful of tickets left! To learn more, and to join us for this special fundraising event, please visit our event page. Buy Tickets SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | Friday, February 15, 2019 at 6:30 PM |
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ANCHORAGE | 49 Writers presents, The Situation and the Story with Frank Soos February 8, 9, 10, 2019 This class has three consecutive sessions (one hour lunch break on Saturday) Anchorage Community House, 3502 Spenard Road, 99503 Members or full time students: $185 | General enrollment: $205 Cap: 12 | All experience levels | Registration: http://49writers.web907.com/soos19 One of
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ANCHORAGE | 49 Writers presents, The Situation and the Story with Frank Soos February 8, 9, 10, 2019 This class has three consecutive sessions (one hour lunch break on Saturday) Anchorage Community House, 3502 Spenard Road, 99503 Members or full time students: $185 | General enrollment: $205 Cap: 12 | All experience levels | Registration: http://49writers.web907.com/soos19 One of
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A Belated Happy New Year! We are rolling into 2019 with fresh journals, resolutions to read and write, and some great upcoming classes and events. First up, is Frank Soos, former Alaska State Writer Laureate, presenting a three-session nonfiction class in Anchorage. ANCHORAGE | 49 Writers presents, The Situation and the Story with Frank Soos February 8,
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Imagine Alaska without books. No The Snow Child. No The Way Winter Comes. No The Cormorant Hunter’s Wife and no Ordinary Wolves. No Blonde Indian. No Winter News. No Two Old Women, nor The Firecracker Boys. No Where the Sea Breaks Its Back. No Leaving Resurrection or Prayers in Wind. You know that books sing, slap, slake, spark. The written word transforms the world we share and our
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If you’ve spent any time around infants, you recognize how much of their waking existence is focused on where to look. Grownups look mostly out of necessity—for hazards on the road they’re driving, for the words they’re typing on the screen, for the next item on their to-do lists. Infants look out of wonder, delighted
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I’m a current public radio volunteer DJ and former journalist and producer, so when the idea came up to create a 49 Writers podcast, I thought it was fantastic. We decided the podcast would be a series of interviews with writers sparked by their response to the effect of the 2016 election on our psyche. The
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It’s been a bumpy couple of weeks in Alaska! We hope everyone in the earthquake zone is feeling safe and more settled. The week after the quake, we hosted Yukon poet and novelist Joanna Lilley in Juneau, Cordova, and Anchorage, and she presented lovely readings, craft talks, and well-attended workshops in all three cities. Joanna
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