The board of 49 Writers is delighted to welcome two new members from Juneau, Joan Pardes and Katrina Pearson. Board president Don Rearden speaks for all of us when he says, “We’re excited to add Joan and Katrina to our ranks for so many reasons, including the incredible breadth of experience and knowledge they’ll bring […]
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Our Reading & Craft Talk season winds up on Thursday, Dec. 5, 7pm at Great Harvest Bread Company, with “How a Book Found Me,” a presentation by Anchorage author Marybeth Holleman about the experience of writing Among Wolves: Gordon Haber’s Insights into Alaska’s Most Misunderstood Animal. Marybeth will discuss the process of crafting what one reviewer
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Martha Amore with fellow Weathered Edge authors Buffy McKay and Kris Farmen,reading from her novella “Edge of Somewhere” at Gulliver’s Books in Fairbanks Thank you, Fairbanks authors, for a warm welcome last weekend and for some good conversations about the local literary scene and the needs of Fairbanks writers. We will be following up soon with a
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Tom Kizzia’s long-awaited book, Pilgrim’s Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier, is now in bookstores! You can read an excerpt here on the Anchorage Daily News website and check out Jeremy Pataky’s July 16 interview with Tom Kizzia on this blog. There are several upcoming opportunities to learn more
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Publisher Vered Mares with two of her authors, Kris Farmen and Martha Amore Another book launch to remember! Between Don Rearden’s musical extravaganza for The Raven’s Gift on June 27 and last night’s party for Weathered Edge (a trio of novellas by Kris Farmen, Martha Amore, and Buffy McKay), complete with roller girls, music by Jonathan Bower,
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This year’s Alaska Book Week is revving up thanks to 49 Writers member and volunteer Mary Kudenov, who is coordinating our annual celebration of Alaska’s authors and their books for her MFA practicum. She has already secured the participation of many libraries and bookstores across the state, and is now seeking authors who are available
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It was great to see so many new faces at last night’s Reading and Craft Talk by Kaylene Johnson. Many thanks to Kaylene for her engaging presentation on the importance of story, and for sharing her perspective on the writing process. We are grateful too for the generosity of our hosts at Great Harvest Bread,
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If you’d like to propose a course for our Spring 2013 Literary Season, check out our instructor guidelines at www.49writingcenter.org /get involved /teach and fill out the easy online course proposal form by November 16. We are always looking for faculty with a strong writing and teaching background and we encourage you to submit your ideas for consideration. One
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Big Changes are afoot at Cirque – A literary journal for the North Pacific Rim. We are pleased to share these latest updates straight from current editors Mike Burwell & Sandra Kleven, cirquejournal@yahoo.com A New Editor: Between Issue #5 (Winter Solstice December 2011) and Issue #6 (Summer Solstice, June 2012) many changes have come down in the
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Mark your calendars now! Thanks to partnerships with Epicenter Press and Wrangell Mountains Center, we have been able to arrange for two additional Readings & Crafts Talks and an August Synergies event. On Tuesday, April 24, from 7-8:30 pm, Mary Albanese will talk about writing her memoir, Midnight Sun Arctic Moon, at Great Harvest Bread
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