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Linda: Notes from Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference 2014, part three

June 30, 2014 / By 49 Writers

Courting Lightning Carol captures yours truly note-taking furiously This plenary session on inspiration and creating a writing life was moderated by Erin Coughlin Hollowell and featured panelists Kwame Dawes, Lee Martin, Eva Saulitis, and Sherry Simpson. Lee Martin kicked off the conversation by asserting that he believes more in perspiration than inspiration. However, there’s always …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

May 16, 2014 / By 49 Writers

Dana Stabenow & Deb Vanasse It was great to see a classroom full of writers at the Anchorage Museum on Wednesday night, all eager to learn more about Independent Publishing Options for Writers with Dana Stabenow and Deb Vanasse. Dana shared the wisdom she’s gleaned from more than 20 years of traditional and now epublishing; …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

May 9, 2014 / By 49 Writers

This is the time of year when we shift gears and start looking ahead to the next year of programming and beyond. It’s time to plan a whole new fall season, and we’re considering a variety of ways to provide a strong program of creative writing classes and author events in Anchorage and also in …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

March 14, 2014 / By 49 Writers

Thank you to everyone who turned out for the Wednesday Crosscurrents event featuring Sherry Simpson and Christine Byl—we were treated to a fascinating conversation on the topic of Essaying Alaska: Beyond Images of the Last Frontier and what it means to write authentically about this place we love and call home. Special thanks to our …

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Sherry Simpson: Essaying Alaska

March 11, 2014 / By 49 Writers

Sherry Simpson On Wednesday, Mar. 12, 7 pm at the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center (W. 7th Avenue entrance), local author Sherry Simpson (Dominion of Bears: Living with Wildlife in Alaska) joins Healy writer Christine Byl (Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods) for an onstage conversation about “Essaying Alaska: Beyond Images of the Last Frontier.” This …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

March 7, 2014 / By 49 Writers

FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 6-10:30pm. It’s Write-a-thon time! Save the date and get the details here. This is our premiere fundraising event of the year and a great way to show your support for the literary arts in Alaska, while working on your own contribution to the state’s growing body of literature! It was such a treat …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

February 28, 2014 / By 49 Writers

Photo by Sean Mattison We are thrilled to announce that acclaimed poet Carolyn Forché will teach at this year’s Tutka Bay Writers Retreat, Sept. 5-7, 2014. Do consider joining us for an intensive, generative weekend workshop, “Writing on Tutka Bay: New Poems, New Passages.” This year’s retreat is designed for poets and memoirists who want to …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

January 31, 2014 / By 49 Writers

This week we reached a new milestone: our current membership is more than double what it was this time last year! Thank you to the 28 new members who have joined since the beginning of 2014, who hail from not only Anchorage but also Douglas, Juneau, Skagway, and Wasilla. We’re just a few short of …

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Linda: 49 Writers Weekly Roundup

December 27, 2013 / By 49 Writers

Don’t miss the very last 49 Writers event of 2013: a New Year’s Eve poetry reading by Joan Naviyuk Kane on Tuesday Dec. 31, 8pm, 120 West 11th Avenue, to mark the release of Hyperboreal, her second award-winning book. Joan will read selections from this new collection after we enjoy music from Alaskan songwriter Michael Howard. Doors open at 7pm. …

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Deb: Wild Dominion: Three Alaska Authors on the Wildlife Around Us

December 2, 2013 / By 49 Writers

Years ago, I woke with a vivid image in my head: a large black wolf. I have no idea how that wolf got into my dreams. I didn’t even know at the time that wolves might be black. The image haunted me. I wanted to write about that wolf. Fast forward several years. I opened …

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