ANCHORAGE | 49 Writers presents, The Situation and the Story with Frank Soos February 8, 9, 10, 2019 This class has three consecutive sessions (one hour lunch break on Saturday) Anchorage Community House, 3502 Spenard Road, 99503 Members or full time students: $185 | General enrollment: $205 Cap: 12 | All experience levels | Registration: http://49writers.web907.com/soos19 One of […]
Literary Roundup | January 25-31, 2019 Read More »
June seemed like a whirlwind! We were thrilled to meet, connect, and re-connect with so many wonderful supporters at Poetry Solstice in Anchorage. Peggy Shumaker, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, and James Engelhardt read for a standing-room-only crowd at The Writer’s Block. We’ll be collaborating with them on more events throughout the year, so stay tuned! We
Literary Roundup | June 29 – July 6, 2018 Read More »
This week we celebrate the arts in Alaska by celebrating the 2018 cohort of Rasmuson Individual Artist awardees. Congratulations, everyone! What an amazing group. In the near future, you’ll hear more about a new collaboration between 49 Writers and the Rasmuson Foundation to profile recipients of individual artist awards. Did you know that last month’s
Literary Roundup | May 11-17, 2018 Read More »
This guest post, subtitled “Check out the New Writers Residency in Southeast AK: By Kayak, In Wilderness,” was a great surprise in our inbox this month, and just the kind of writers’ opportunity we might have missed otherwise. Thanks to Aleria for sending it and good luck to those writers and artists adventurous enough to
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by Nancy Lord I enjoyed Andromeda’s post of 1/28 regarding Alaska writing retreats, and the comments that followed. It happens that I’m at a writing retreat — colony, residency, whatever name you want to give it — right now. It also happens that (I’m quite sure of this) I’ve been to more writing retreats (15
Our Alaska State Writer on Getting Away: How to find and enjoy writers’ residencies Read More »
We are crunching the results of the 49 writers survey, and look forward to sharing the insights with you soon. But here’s one preview: Michael Engelhard of Fairbanks would like to see more opportunity listings. Good idea. To help us get started, he sent us this one. Thanks Michael! Call for Submissions:The Northern Review Special
An opportunity for northern writers in the Northern Review Read More »
The Anchorage Museum is seeking playwrights to create two, 10-15 minute museum theater pieces that will be performed as part of an Alaska Gold Rush exhibit May 30-July 30. Selected playwrights will be paid $1000 for the final script. Scripts must explore some aspect of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1880-1914 and cast no more
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Here’s an interesting writing opportunity with a short deadline — October 4. The email comes from Bruce Farnsworth at MTS Gallery. He wants replies by email (no attachment, put writing in body of email) to whenpoetsfly@hotmail.com Dear Alaskan Writer,I would like to invite you to participate in an exhibition at the MTS Gallery in Anchorage.
Write visually, get “published” on gallery walls Read More »
Thanks to Rebecca, Julie D., Deb and others for sharing this. I’ll send you over to Deb Vanasse’s ALASKAN AUTHORS blog to check out this great opportunity, and while you’re there you can see what a good job she is doing helping us give Alaska books a bigger voice in the blogosphere.
National publisher seeking climate change stories Read More »
