First Infraction Saturated air, the pass immersed In fog. We still can’t fly, although the rain This day has ceased its drumming. A burst Of sun emblazons one wing of our plane That sits on rocky beach, tied down, fueled Up. What a lovely color: its body a warm And deep maroon, with accents black. […]
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The holidays for the kids at McLaughlin Youth Detention Center were brightened by the efforts of 49 Writers volunteers and other community volunteers who came together to Bring the Outside In. This mini-conference, planned by 49 Writers volunteers Lizbeth Meredith and Lee Post, was designed to introduce detained youth to creative opportunities accessible to them upon their
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Thanks again to Anne Coray for being our September featured author. As if writing a book and securing a publisher isn’t hard enough, writers have the additional duty of soliciting blurbs—or “endorsements” to use the euphemism. If you don’t have a lot of famous writer-friends the task can be tedious and disappointing. Who to approach?
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I remember seeing a cartoon once in a literary journal. A young writer was standing before the Eiffel Tower with a sign that said, “I thought it was publish or Paris.” I laughed, of course. But it made me think more seriously about where the humorless dictum “publish or perish” originated. Academia, no doubt, where
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Welcome and thank you to September featured author (and dictionary lover) Anne Coray. Even though I live off-the-grid and no longer have to schedule my life around the academic calendar, September still reminds me of the start of a new school year. As the leaves begin to yellow and an early morning crispness spikes the
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We still have a few slots open for our 49 Writers Benefit Book and Tea Talk this Sunday, Oct. 17, from 2 – 4 p.m. Join us as we learn about tea and sample new blends as we hear about some of Alaska’s great books. There’s no charge, but donations are welcome. Email 49writers@gmail.com to
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Cleaning out, getting ready for winter? Today’s the day to drop off your nearly new donations for our 49 Writers benefit yard sale: 4-6 p.m., 415 L St (next to Snow City). We’ll be happy to email a receipt for your taxes. If you’d like an item back if it doesn’t sell, just let us
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Many thanks to all who turned out for the David Vann reading at Metro Books last night. Now it’s on to Tutka Bay for our first 49 Writers Retreat! But as we all know, there’s no rest for the…well, let’s just say we’re keeping busy here at 49 Writers. Besides the awesome announcement this week
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Anne Coray’s poetry collections include Bone Strings and the forthcoming A Measure’s Hush. She is coeditor of Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment, and coauthor of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Sometimes we get lucky. Someone points out an inaccuracy in our writing and we come up with a clever way of justifying our
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Anne Coray and Marybeth Holleman agreed to take turns answering questions about their environmentally-focused anthology, new from University of Alaska Press. They have lots of events set up, not only in Anchorage, but across the state. (See bottom for details.) As we all know, Alaska is big in the news right now. There couldn’t be
