Dear Reader, I met Ron Carlson at last summer’s UAA MFA Residency. Which seems a funny thing to say, since there have to be plenty of Ron Carlsons in the United States. But I met THE Ron Carlson, the writer guy. And not only did I meet him; I got to sit down and have […]
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49 Writers members get creative at Tutka Bay Lodge Coming down from last weekend’s Tutka Bay Writers Retreat (for it really is a literary high), we are grateful to all the writers who participated, experimented, shared their work, and connected with new friends in Alaska’s writing community. Retreat leader Ron Carlson provided so many ways
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Last night, after a well-received Crosscurrents onstage conversation with Don Rearden in Anchorage on Wednesday, acclaimed fiction writer Ron Carlson delighted a Homer audience with his wit and wisdom at a Kachemak Bay Campus reading. Big thanks to Carol Swartz at KBC for hosting as part of their visiting writers series. Even if you couldn’t
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We are pleased to announce at last the details of our fall literary season, which brings you a mixture of genres and classes of varying lengths, as well as favorite instructors and new faces. Registration opens Sept. 1, when the details and registration links will be up on the 49 Writers website. You have the
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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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Once again we are indebted to Sandra Kleven for organizing this year’s Poets in Winter dialogue on the 49 Writers blog last weekend, and to Vivian Faith Prescott for her assistance in promoting the event and for contributing to the conversation. Many thanks to our two featured poets, Emily Wall and John Morgan, for participating.
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I had my first glass of egg nog last night, and there is a whole lotta November and December left. My original plan was to wait until Chanukah/Christmas week and have as much egg nog as I wanted, guilt-free. Oops. And what does this have to do with writing? Oh– everything. I posted a while
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