As you read this, I’m heading overseas on a personal working holiday (with opportunities to promote Alaskan writers) in Austria (which has no kangaroos: they even sell a postcard asserting this). The adventure will culminate in a weekend in Krakow with none other than Alaskan writer Kathleen Tarr. While I’m gone, the roundup will be […]
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Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Wednesday Crosscurrents event featuring Sherry Simpson and Christine Byl—we were treated to a fascinating conversation on the topic of Essaying Alaska: Beyond Images of the Last Frontier and what it means to write authentically about this place we love and call home. Special thanks to our
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 6-10:30pm. It’s Write-a-thon time! Save the date and get the details here. This is our premiere fundraising event of the year and a great way to show your support for the literary arts in Alaska, while working on your own contribution to the state’s growing body of literature! It was such a treat
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They say, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” so that’s exactly what I did. Go, that is. I went to Seward to flee the insanity-inducing business of home renovation, the intensity of my own and my daughter’s back-to-school transitions after our sublime summer idyll (read “idle” –or at least enough so that
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A momentous week. My friend Debi Poore flew to Anchorage from Homer, to visit with friends and to do a presentation to my APU class. She spoke to us of growing up on a homestead in Kenai: childhood memories of surviving the ’64 earthquake, the isolation brought on by health quarantine, changes to the land,
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It seemed like such a good idea at the time: to celebrate my job promotion and the fact of turning 60 in the same year by finally adding on to our 640-square foot home. I thought it would be great to actually have an entryway instead of opening the front door to find your snow-covered
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This semester, 49 Writers is offering classes in Anchorage, Juneau, and Palmer. Our thanks go to the Juneau Empire for spreading the word there! Sign up to avoid disappointment; registrations are coming in daily. If you want to focus in-depth on one piece of work or one aspect of your writing, don’t miss the opportunity
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