Mao’s Head: The Quest for the Perfect Title by Michael Engelhard
“What’s in a title?” riffs David Petersen in Writing Naturally, his down-to-earth guide for aspiring nature writers. A good title, he answers himself, must grab ...
Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up
Thanks to all who turned out last Friday night for our Crosscurrents event featuring Susan Orlean in an onstage conversation with Julia O’Malley. We counted ...
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Andromeda: You're invited to a literary afterparty on Friday!
Where I live in South Anchorage, the lights are fluttering, the wind is howling, and that’s on top of a viral attack on my desktop ...
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Andromeda: Travels with Charley, John, and Susan — or, the indefatigable Orlean and the defatigable Steinbeck
Thanks again to the 49 Writers volunteers who helped pull together the Crosscurrents event, including Deb, Karen Benning, Jen Walker, and Mariah Oxford, and to ...
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How One Alaskan Started Writing Poems: A Guest Post by Ken Waldman
Early August 1985, soon to turn thirty, I arrived in Fairbanks to begin the MFA program in Creative Writing at UAF. I didn’t know anyone ...
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Nancy Lord: The conservationist’s dilemma: books vs. the thing with a screen
Thanks to Nancy Lord for this 49 Writers guest post. If you’d like to write a guest post for us, email 49writers@gmail.com. It seems that ...
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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up
Don’t mind that little snow squall in Southcentral yesterday; spring really is on the way, with summer close at hand. And no fooling, we’re celebrating ...
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Andromeda: Write-a-thon report, plus a caffeinated poetry contest to inspire
They’re neck and neck, separated by a mere penny: Dawnell Smith has raised $364.62 for 49 Writers via her Raven Write-a-thon pledge sheet, and Kirsten ...
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Prescott: Uppity-Downity — The Art of of Flash Writing Sessions
A few weeks ago we announced the launch of the Raven Write-a-thon (event April 8, registration still open with plenty of time to get involved ...
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