Guest Posts 12 - 49 Writers, Inc.

Andromeda Romano-Lax | All the Colors We Will See: Interview with Patrice Gopo

October 4, 2018 / By 49 Writers

In a review in the Anchorage Daily News, Nancy Lord called Patrice Gopo’s new essay collection, All the Colors We Will See, “a very welcome addition to the open-hearted discussion we all should be having.” When I read the book last month, some essays made me teary, while others sparked family conversations or sent me online, […]

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Deb Vanasse | Finding Focus

September 13, 2018 / By 49 Writers

I just spent three hours writing 74 words. I’m not usually so slow. In three hours, I’d more typically draft 750 or 1,000 or, on a good day, 1,500 words. But this project was different. I was drafting the back copy for the novel I’m revising. In other words, I was finding its focus.

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Poetic Conversation | Alaskan Poet Mary Kancewick interviews Lithuanian Poet Marius Burokas

August 16, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Alaskan poet Mary Kancewick (writing now as Mar Ka) spent the month of July in Vilnius, Lithuania, “trying to improve my knowledge of the Lithuanian language and pursuing research connected to a creative non-fiction project about the effects of political oppression.” Lithuania was, the first of the Eastern Bloc Republics to announce its secession from

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Hannah Tinti | Travel Journal Time Machine

July 12, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Hannah Tinti is the 2018 Tutka Bay Writers Retreat guest author and instructor. There are just a couple of open spaces left in the 2018 retreat, so if you’d like to be one of the lucky few to experience the beautiful surroundings at Tutka Bay Lodge and the world class writing instruction from Hannah, please

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Craig Childs | Navigating Sources and Migration

June 18, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Guest blogger Craig Childs will be speaking Thursday, June 21, from 5-7 PM at the UAA/APU Consortium Library in room 307, presented by the University of Alaska Campus Bookstore. Craig’s new book, Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America, chronicles the last millennia of the Ice Age, the violent oscillations and retreat of glaciers, the clues and

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James Engelhardt | A poet with an editor’s lens

June 13, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Guest blogger James Engelhardt will be participating in Poetry Solstice next week in Anchorage. It’s a celebration of three poets and their new work. Please join us for readings by James Engelhardt, Peggy Shumaker, and Erin Coughlin Hollowell on Tuesday, June 19 at The Writer’s Block Bookstore and Café in Spenard. The reading begins at

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Erin Coughlin Hollowell | Poetry Solstice

June 12, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Guest blogger Erin Coughlin Hollowell will be participating in Poetry Solstice next week in Anchorage. It’s a celebration of three poets and their new work: Erin, Peggy Shumaker, and James Englelhardt. Please join us at their reading Tuesday, June 19 at The Writer’s Block Bookstore and Café in Spenard. The reading begins at 7 pm,

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Marian Call | A songwriter’s take on the Art Hustle

June 10, 2018 / By 49 Writers

Guest Blogger Marian Call will be performing tonight, Sunday June 10, at Rainy Retreat books in Juneau with author Nicole Dieker. Some city names spark stars in the eyes any young musician: Nashville. Austin. Seattle. Atlanta. It’s natural for artists to gather in hubs; poets go to New England, filmmakers go to Los Angeles, found

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Nicole Dieker | How to Send Your First Pitch

May 20, 2018 / By 49 Writers

As the editor of “The Billfold,” I get a lot of emails from writers that include some variation of “This is my first pitch.” Sometimes they apologize in advance for the mistakes they’re sure they’ve made; other times they ask me for feedback. No matter how they phrase it, this declaration gets in the way

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

February 28, 2018 / By 49 Writers

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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