Bruce Farnsworth is Poetry Editor and F Magazine Editorial Board member. F Magazine is an independent monthly focusing on local coverage of art, music and culture in South-Central Alaska. We are committed to publishing vivid images as well as excellent original works of poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, criticism and journalism that explore all art […]
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Debby Dahl Edwardson’s latest young adult novel is a Junior Literary Guild selection Thirty-five years ago, when I first came to Alaska, I fancied myself a poet. I was also dabbling with short stories and thinking–although daunted by the thought–of novels. I was living in an old log cabin outside Fairbanks on the corner of
First, a big thanks to all who turned out Tuesday night for the CLIA award presentation, and to those who were with us in spirit, with thanks as well to the Alaska Center for the Book for honoring us with this recognition. Here’s some coverage from the Juneau Empire. Another big happening this week has
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We all know there is no single way to write a novel. There are quick-drafters and slow-revisers, people who sweat every word but are basically done when they reach the end, and people who need to get to the end to have the first clue about what they really were trying to say all along,
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In June, best-selling author and two-time Pulitzer nominee, Howard Blum will keynote the second annual writer’s conference in Skagway, North Words Writers Symposium. Scheduled to be released today, his newest book, The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush, braids the adventures of three historical figures: Charlie
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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 over 170 people in attendance. Thanks are in order as well to our event co-sponsors, Copper Whale Inn and ATIA; and especially to the Alaska Press Club, which was responsible
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Bill’s comments at the end about scarcity versus abundance remind me of a video I stumbled upon just this week (thanks to Emily over at her Stark Raving Cello blog), in which orchestra conductor and inspirational speaker extraordinaire Benjamin Zander talks to an audience about living in a world of possibility instead of negative downward
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What difference does a border make? A big one, unfortunately. Five years ago, Alaska-born Ellen Bielawski published a major work of creative nonfiction about the diamond mines of Canada, based on her own experiences as a negotiator in the incredibly high-stakes minerals game. Called ROGUE DIAMONDS: Northern Riches on Dene Land, it was published in
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Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin created buzz during her VP debate by shouting out to third-graders in her brother’s class at Gladys Wood Elementary, just down the street from my house. Was it cute? Silly? Hometowny? Hillbilly? We won’t decide that here. Instead, as guest blogger for Andromeda, I want to shine the spotlight for a
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