49 Writers

Bonnye Matthews | Volunteers Needed for Special Young Writers Conference in Palmer

URGENT—Volunteers Needed for Exceptionally Special Young Writers Conference in Palmer, April 28th at Sherrod School For decades the Young Writers Conference in Palmer has been an annual event that schoolchildren and presenters across the Mat-Su Valley have anticipated with delight. Students hoping to attend must work to be accepted. They have to produce a book: […]

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Literary Roundup | April 6-12, 2018

SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | April 2018 | The UAA Campus Bookstore will be hosting three literary events in April 2018. Friday, April 6, from 4-6 PM: Alaskan Author David Brown presents Shadowing Dizzy Gillespie in honor of Gillespie’s 100th birthday. After a chance meeting in Georgetown in 1985, Brown had the opportunity to spend countless hours with Gillespie at performances,

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Literary Roundup | March 30 – April 5, 2018

SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | March – April 2018 | Anchorage Museum’s Unbound Book Club explores art, science, history, design and culture through fiction and non-fiction over three more Friday evenings this spring. Books are available for purchase in the Museum Store. Book club discussion is included with museum admission (free for members) and is part of the museum’s Unbound

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AVP 05: Kim Heacox

Gustavus based writer Kim Heacox sounds a warning bell and gives hope for the future in this packed exchange with host Katie Bausler. Kim’s wilderness activism has infused his writing and photography of than a dozen books over the past twenty-five years. His novel, Jimmy Bluefeather, won the 2015 National Outdoor Book Award. And his

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Literary Roundup | March 23-29, 2018

SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | March – April 2018 | Anchorage Museum’s Unbound Book Club explores art, science, history, design and culture through fiction and non-fiction over three more Friday evenings this spring. Books are available for purchase in the Museum Store. Book club discussion is included with museum admission (free for members) and is part of the museum’s Unbound

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Literary Roundup | March 16-22, 2018

SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | March – April 2018 | Anchorage Museum’s Unbound Book Club explores art, science, history, design and culture through fiction and non-fiction over three more Friday evenings this spring. Books are available for purchase in the Museum Store. Book club discussion is included with museum admission (free for members) and is part of the museum’s Unbound

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Literary Roundup | March 9-15, 2018

New releases Marilyn Sigman’s Entangled: People and Ecological Change in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay (University of Alaska Press) | details | See below for upcoming events and stay tuned for more Laura Hartema’s Bering Sea Strong | A memoir: “How I found solid ground on open ocean.” Kersten Christianson’s Something Yet to Be Named | (Aldrich Press), poetry.    SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE

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Literary Roundup | March 2-8, 2018

New releases Marilyn Sigman’s Entangled: People and Ecological Change in Alaska’s Kachemak Bay (University of Alaska Press) | details | See below for upcoming events and stay tuned for more Laura Hartema’s Bering Sea Strong | A memoir: “How I found solid ground on open ocean.” Kersten Christianson’s Something Yet to Be Named | (Aldrich Press), poetry. SOUTHCENTRAL   Marilyn

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Guest Blogger Nancy Lord | FisherPoets Gathering – Why did I wait so long?

The 2018 FisherPoets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon took place this last weekend, and I’m still high on fish stories and great companionship. I’d been wanting to attend this event since it began 21 years ago—back when I was still an active fisherperson. This year I finally managed to fit it into my schedule. What is

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