Alaska Book Week display at Gulliver’s Books in Fairbanks Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of this year’s Alaska Book Week—participants came from all over the state, including Barrow, Bethel, Chugiak, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Haines, Homer, Juneau, Nenana, Seward, Sitka, Skagway, and Wasilla, and even from Outside (Georgia, New Jersey, Texas, and […]
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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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We asked people to share some of their write-a-thon works with us, and we got three brave takers: Sandy Kleven, Nancy Deschu, and writing from Alabama and with us in full write-a-thon spirit, former Alaskan Cindy Bell. Enjoy their writings and please help us out by voting for one PEOPLE’S CHOICE, just for fun. Casual
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Welcome! You’re in the right place to ask questions from Peggy Shumaker, our Writer Laureate; Vivian Prescott, who divides her time between Sitka and Puerto Rico, and is founder of an organization called “Raven’s Blanket” that is sponsoring a new poetry prize; Zack Rogow, who is not only a prolific poet, but also an award-winning
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I promised myself at the beginning of the month that I would try do something each January day to make the year feel truly new, and I’ve found that this “to-do” list has been more fun than my more sober and goal-oriented New Year’s resolutions, which are filled with more “don’ts” than “dos.” My “make
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