READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: ELISHABA DOERKSEN Thursday, October 20 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Bio: Elishaba Doerksen is the oldest of fifteen children born to ex-hippies Robert and Kurina Hale—also known as Papa Pilgrim and Country Rose. She grew up in a dilapidated 341-square-foot log cabin in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of […]
Experiments in Comedic Writing with Andrea Staats Mondays, October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2022 6 PM - 8 PM AKDT Via Zoom $140 Members | $165 Non-Members This class takes place on more than one date (October 3, 10, 17 & 24) but must be registered for as a single class. Join playwright and […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: MARYBETH HOLLEMAN Thursday, November 17 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Bio: Marybeth Holleman’s latest book is the poetry collection tender gravity. She’s also author of The Heart of the Sound, co-author of Among Wolves, and co-editor of Crosscurrents North, among others. Her award-winning work has appeared in venues […]
The Things We've Carried: An Evening with Alaskan Veterans Writer's Block Bookstore & Cafe 3956 Spenard Rd. Anchorage, AK (907) 929-2665 6 PM - 7:30 PM Moderated by Don Rearden. Join three Alaskan veterans to hear them read and discuss their work. USAF PJ. Master Sgt. Roger Sparks, best-selling author of Warrior’s Creed, who served […]
Decolonize Writing with Gabriela Olmos Wednesdays, November 2, 9, 16 & 30, 2022 6 PM - 8 PM AKDT Via Zoom $140 Members | $165 Non-Members This class takes place on more than one date (November 2, 9, 16 & 30) but must be registered for as a single class. The voices of straight white […]
Making Persuasive Arguments with Video Essays: A Weekend with Jonathan McIntosh IN-PERSON Saturday & Sunday December 3 & 4, 2022 Anchorage Museum SEED Lab 111 W. 6th Ave Anchorage, AK Workshop is FREE, but space is limited. Saturday, December 3: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM & 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sunday, December 4: 11:00 […]
POP CULTURE DETECTIVE SCREENING AND LIVE Q&A With Jonathan McIntosh In cooperation with the Anchorage International Film Festival Sunday, December 4, 2022 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Anchorage Museum Auditorium 625 C Street, Anchorage IN-PERSON; No Registration Required The Pop Culture Detective Agency is a media criticism project that creates long-form video essays that examine […]
Join us as we gather again to celebrate our local literary community, our writing, the holidays, and the close of the year! When: Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30 - 7:00 PM Where: Juneau, Mendenhall Valley Public Library What to Bring: Yourself, your friends and family! If you wish, some words to share aloud in the form […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: SARA GUINN Thursday, December 15 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Bio: Sara Ayaniuq Guinn is Yup'ik from Bethel, Alaska. She is an English teacher at Bethel Regional High School, where she has worked since 2019. She has a BA in writing from Portland State University and an MA in […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: RICH CHIAPPONE Thursday, January 19 2023 | 6-7 PM Via Zoom Bio: Rich Chiappone is the winner of the 2021 Alaska State Foundation for the Arts and Culture Award and grant, a 2021 Alaska Press Club award, and an Edible Magazine award for food writing. He is the author of three […]
The Basics of Writing Satire with Joanna Castle Miller Saturdays, January 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2023 1 PM - 3 PM AKDT Via Zoom $140 Members | $165 Non-Members This class takes place on more than one date (January 7, 14, 21 & 28) but must be registered for as a single class. Join […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: LINDA SCHANDELMEIER Thursday, February 16 2023 | 6-7 PM Via Zoom Bio: Linda Schandelmeier is a poet from Fairbanks, Alaska. She was raised on a 160-acre homestead outside of Anchorage, Alaska, where she spent much of her childhood exploring the outdoors. She moved to Fairbanks in 1967 to attend the University […]
WINTER WORDS 2023 Celebrate the winter writing season, enjoy afternoon tea, win fabulous door prizes, and support 49 Writers! Join us for the annual Winter Words fundraising event, which this year features Jessica Cherry, co-editor, and Corinna Cook, Roman Dial, and Bill Sherwonit, contributors, to Wheels on Ice: Stories of Cycling in Alaska, which was […]
NEXT STEPS SERIES: WRITING FOR AN AUDIENCE A 49 Writers Fundraiser Series Next Steps is a series of professional development classes for writers ready to share their work with a wider audience. 100% of proceeds benefit 49 Writers. Join 49 Writers board members for a series of classes to get your work out into the […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: ANNIE WENSTRUP Thursday, March 16 2023 | 6 - 7 PM via Zoom Bio: Annie Wenstrup lives in Fairbanks, AK. A 2022 Stonecoast graduate, she is also a Smithsonian Arctic Studies Fellow, an Inaugural Indigenous Nations Poetry Fellow, and a Storyknife Fireweed Fellow. Her work can be found or is forthcoming […]
Write to the Light: A Workshop on the Art and Craft of Opinion Writing with Kim Heacox Mondays, March 20 & 27, 2023 7 - 8:30 PM AKDT Via Zoom $55 Members Only This class takes place on more than one date (March 20 & 27) but must be registered for as a single class. […]
49 Writers Inspiration Series: Caroline Van Hemert Thursday, March 30 | 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM via Zoom Inspiration is a 49 Writers series in which Writer Laureate Heather Lende will interview some of Alaska’s premier writers about their work, process, and the writing life. Caroline Van Hemert is an Alaskan author, adventurer, and wildlife […]
Self-Portrait Poems: Writing the Self as Art A FREE Poetry Workshop Series with Annie Wenstrup Saturdays, March 18, 25 & April 1, 2023 IN-PERSON 10 AM - 11 AM AKDT Morris Thompson Cultural Center, Fairbanks Self-portrait poems lend themselves to subversive acts. They play with the distance between the form’s overt promise of revelation and […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: HEATHER ARUFFO Thursday, April 20 2023 | 6-7 PM Via Zoom Bio: Heather Aruffo is a writer based in Fairbanks. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 2021, she was awarded the Pen/Robert J Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. Her work has appeared […]
READING AND CONVERSATION SERIES: KIM HEACOX Monday, April 24 2023 | 7-8 PM Via Zoom Bio: Kim Heacox is best known for two of his books, The Only Kayak, a memoir (2005, 2020), and Jimmy Bluefeather, a novel (2015), both winners of the National Outdoor Book Award. And for his opinion pieces in The Guardian, […]
