Summer has flown by; as everyone gears up for the State Fair, we’re finalizing the details of our fall program. Be sure to check back here next week for information about upcoming creative writing classes, reading & craft talks, and Crosscurrents events. Ron Carlson, photo by Tracy Hall Sept. 4, 7-8:30pm, Anchorage Museum (7th Ave. […]
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These days it seems there are Alaska author successes to report every week, a most encouraging trend that we hope is here to stay. Read Michael Dirda’s glowing review of Don Rearden’s The Raven’s Gift in Wednesday’s Washington Post, and then stop by the DeBarr Costco tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 17, 1-3pm to buy a copy or just
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We have a winner! Our readers have spoken, and “One fish, two fish, red fish, more red fish” surged ahead in the final few days to win this year’s Ode to a Dead Salmon contest. This fishy homage to Dr. Seuss captured the spirit of the challenge to produce clever bad writing with a distinctly
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Readers are weighing in on the best worst writing in our Third Annual “Ode to a Dead Salmon” contest, thanks to a nice write-up in Wednesday’s Anchorage Daily News . It’s not too late: you have until Monday, August 15 to vote. Check out our three finalists and pick your favorite in our sidebar poll. A
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It’s free, it’s fun, and you could win a Ray Troll t-shirt. That’s our Ode to a Dead Salmon bad writing contest www.odetoadeadsalmon.blogspot.com . But the pressure is on: entries must be emailed to 49writingcenter@gmail.com by midnight on Sunday, August 7. Check out the competition and the rules at www.odetoadeadsalmon.blogspot.com and give us your best
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So we’ve heard loud and clear from our Anchorage friends and fans that you’d like a physical space to gather as writers. Now, courtesy of Out North Contemporary Arts House, we’ve been invited to open a 49 Writers Café in one of their galleries. It would be a place to gather and write, a place
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Summer’s in full swing, the fish are running, and you know what that means: our hugely popular “Ode to a Dead Salmon” bad writing contest is back. Take a look at last year’s finalists, sharpen your pencils and follow that smell. We want your best worst writing, submitted to 49writingcenter@gmail.com by August 7, 2011. The
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But soft! What splash from yonder stream I hear? With a decidedly Shakespearean bent, our readers have chosen from three worthy finalists the tale of a fish-spurned lover in Jerry Juday’s “Russian River Campground, 5:15 a.m.” as their favorite bad writing in our annual 49 Writers Ode to a Dead Salmon contest. For his efforts,
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Wow. What a catch of good bad writing (or is it bad good writing?) we’ve made. Our 2nd annual 49 Writers Ode to a Dead Salmon contest attracted a virtual freezer-full of fishy entries. Our esteemed panel of judges have laughed and groaned over haikued salmon, limericked salmon, politicized salmon, hard-boiled detective salmon, country-balladed salmon,
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Wait — it’s Friday. Wait again — it’s FIRST Friday. That means gallery openings and free food in downtown Anchorage — as well as our contributing literary event on the Raven Place porch, at 415 L St next to Snow City Cafe. Stop by from 6 to 8 p.m. to meet Sherry Eckrich of the
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