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From the Archives | Child’s Play: The Lyric Moment by Deb Vanasse

Spring is in full swing across much of Alaska, full of reminders that the world is rife with beauty and detail to apprehend. While the season presents so much to observe, it can also be a time when slowing down to reflect becomes harder as we shift into summertime go-mode and rev our photosynthetic engines. …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

There’s still time to sign up for our fall classes in Anchorage, which start next week at 645 West 3rd Avenue. Click here for more information and to register. Art of the Essay with Frank Soos is now full and we have started a wait list in case of cancellation. Creating and Sustaining an Effective Writing Group …

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Noteworthy—David Vann

Among our favorite ex-pat Alaskans, David Vann recently released the book he deems his best, Goat Mountain. Booklist agrees, calling it “his finest, most contemplative work to date.” As the starred review in Library Journal notes, “Alaska-born Vann experienced catastrophic family violence in his past, and his work has returned to this theme again and …

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Deb: The Writer’s Dilemma

Do not hurry, do not rest. ~Goethe Most of my writing life has been a waste of time. I mean this in the nicest possible way. An efficiency expert would produce a dismal report on the ratio of a writer’s time expended against her productive output. If money is factored in, the report turns even …

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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up

Tired of your characters getting trampled by moose? Dramatic tension got you down? Are you being swallowed by setting?  Looking for a different sort of literary challenge? Perhaps you’re the next Executive Director of the 49 Writers…or if not you, perhaps you know someone who could be.  For a full job description and information on …

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Andromeda: Photos from the David Vann talk at Metro Books

I think anyone who attended last Thursday’s 49 Writers-sponsored talk by David Vann at Metro Music and Books will agree: we never expected that a guy who writes about suicide and murder-suicide to be so darn gregarious and funny! David Vann was a great speaker, and we can’t wait for his next book, Caribou Island, …

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Ela: 49 Writers Weekly Round-up

The Fall Literary Season is launching — grab a seat and get on board. (Yes, the type above is small, but just had to show off this fantastic flyer which you’ll be seeing around town, designed for us by fantastic volunteer Mariah Oxford, just one of many 49ers we couldn’t live without.)First up: It’s your …

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