The 2013 Contributions to Literacy in Alaska (CLIA) Awards were presented on July 16 as part of Tuesday’s Northern Renaissance Arts & Sciences Readings event. This year’s recipients are Alaska’s first Pulitzer Prize finalist, a village literacy advocate, and a Fairbanks historian. Honorees are novelist Eowyn Ivey of Chickaloon, author of The Snow Child; Brevig […]
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Publisher Vered Mares with two of her authors, Kris Farmen and Martha Amore Another book launch to remember! Between Don Rearden’s musical extravaganza for The Raven’s Gift on June 27 and last night’s party for Weathered Edge (a trio of novellas by Kris Farmen, Martha Amore, and Buffy McKay), complete with roller girls, music by Jonathan Bower,
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This year’s Alaska Book Week is revving up thanks to 49 Writers member and volunteer Mary Kudenov, who is coordinating our annual celebration of Alaska’s authors and their books for her MFA practicum. She has already secured the participation of many libraries and bookstores across the state, and is now seeking authors who are available
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