There’s only one thing on our mind today here at 49 Writers…WRITE-A-THON WRITE-A-THON WRITE-A-THON! Fundraising has really gained momentum in the last few days and we stand a good chance of meeting and exceeding our goal of $6,000. As Friday dawns, we have 44 participants registered for the event and several planning to register on […]
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Only one day left until our last class of the spring semester – there’s still time to sign up for Steve Almond’s workshop tomorrow afternoon, April 7, 2:00 to 4:30 pm, and find out why “Funny is the New Deep.” (Steve’s morning class is now sold out.) Not only that, thanks to a co-sponsorship from
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The most exciting literary news this week is the publication of The Detour, the second novel of 49 Writers co-founder, Andromeda Romano-Lax, which takes place in Italy in the days leading up to World War II. Booklist calls it “a gently haunting work of subtle and surprising wisdom” and Library Journal describes the author as
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Thanks to all who turned out for our first 2012 Synergies, “Poemgrass: a Poet and a Banjo,” with special thanks to poet Peggy Shumaker and musician Robin Child as well as volunteer coordinators Jeremy Pataky and Susanna Mishler. Coming up: statewide Resolve to Write events, when we gather to share our writing resolve for the
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Tomorrow, Saturday, January 7 at 7pm, come out to Pioneer Park, Bear Gallery, Centennial Center, Fairbanks, for the Fairbanks Arts Association’s Literary Reading Series “Ice Fog Open Mic,” featuring Heather Warren, Donald Crocker, Michael Shaeffer, Jasmine Stokes, Raif Johnson-Kennedy–and you! The 49 Writers Synergies Series opens up 2012 with “Poemgrass: a Poet and a Banjo,”
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The holidays for the kids at McLaughlin Youth Detention Center were brightened by the efforts of 49 Writers volunteers and other community volunteers who came together to Bring the Outside In. This mini-conference, planned by 49 Writers volunteers Lizbeth Meredith and Lee Post, was designed to introduce detained youth to creative opportunities accessible to them upon their
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What a year! Next week we’ll run a 49 Writers 2011 retrospective, but in the meantime we’re looking ahead toward 2012. Mark your calendars first for January 1, when online registration opens for our spring term. From our “Publish and Promote” series to plot, poetry, submissions, and more, we’ve got something for pretty much everyone.
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Last week we promised great news about our new Executive Director and the unveiling of our Spring 2012 Literary Season. First, the ED. Since May 1, Deb Vanasse has been serving as 49 Writers Interim Executive Director. While she loves this feisty little nonprofit, it has never been her intent to run it permanently.
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Our thanks to screenwriter Dave Hunsaker for leading a great Screenwriters Roundtable this week, and Bill McCallister of KTUU-TV for covering the event. Look for more fun as we hit a midsummer’s peak at 49 Writers, with the launching of our Third Annual Ode to a Dead Salmon contest on July 19 and a staff
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Back in April, Eva Saulitis wrote about the seed the keynote address sows at the beginning of the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference, that then finds rich soil and fertilizer in all interactions and events, both scheduled in the conference program and informal. She also evoked the agony of having to choose between concurrent sessions. I’m
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