Working on a picture book, poems with illustrations, or a graphic novel or comic book? Get grounded in expanded literature or the ways in which words and visuals can work together to tell stories. 49 Writers is offering a free workshop that will take participants behind the curtain to see the way literature expands […]
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DANIEL NELSON BRANCH, age 70, died peacefully on January 5, 2022, at his home in Juneau. It can be a cliché to say a man lived a full life, but Dan did that and more. He left an indelible mark on people across Alaska with his work as a state attorney, his passion as an
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This May 15-18 will mark the return of the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference after a year’s hiatus. For nineteen years, the conference has brought together hundreds of writers from around the state and the country to learn from nationally-renowned faculty. Over the past year, the newly expanded Advisory Committee has been discussing how to help
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The Covid 19 pandemic is isolating Alaskan writers. We can no longer attend workshops or public readings. The coffee bars where we met with other writers are closed. To bridge these physical gaps, 49 Writers is providing this on-line forum for Alaskans writing the distance. Today, Stephen D. Bolen provides this poem and photograph. The Strange
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The Covid 19 pandemic is isolating Alaskan writers. We can no longer attend workshops or public readings. The coffee bars where we met with other writers are closed. To bridge these physical gaps, 49 Writers is providing this on-line forum for Alaskans writing the distance. Today’s poem and photograph were created by poet and ceramic
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I wanted be out on the wetlands for first light. It makes the best shadows, deepens the colors of frost-covered grass. But my dog needed her breakfast and me my morning coffee. It’s still early in the day when the dog and I finally arrive. Skims of ice soften the reflections off the river. Frost
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