If you’ve been following the news lately about Alaska’s poor salmon returns, you may have heard of a phenomenon with an unassuming moniker but potentially devastating consequences: The Blob. A mass of warm water in the Gulf of Alaska that biologists are linking to this summer’s weak salmon runs. But we are still only learning […]
Active Voice | An Interview with writer Jessica Shepherd Read More »
June seemed like a whirlwind! We were thrilled to meet, connect, and re-connect with so many wonderful supporters at Poetry Solstice in Anchorage. Peggy Shumaker, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, and James Engelhardt read for a standing-room-only crowd at The Writer’s Block. We’ll be collaborating with them on more events throughout the year, so stay tuned! We
Literary Roundup | June 29 – July 6, 2018 Read More »
SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | June 27, 7 pm |49 Writers and Alaska Humanities Forum are proud to present the third Danger Close Alaska 2018, the third year of joint programming meant to build a literary community of civilians and veterans. Everyone is welcome to attend. This year, Danger Close Alaska takes place one night a month for six
Literary Roundup | June 22-28, 2018 Read More »
Crouched on the riverbank, I’m looking into the eyes of several large chum salmon, their heads and slithering bodies well above the water. Chum salmon are hefty fish, second only to king salmon in size. The spawning males have hooked jaws with sharp, canine-like teeth. Their mouths gape as they fin their bodies forward. Some
Spotlight on Alaska Books | A Wild Promise: Prince William Sound, by Debbie S. Miller Read More »
Ed note: 49 Writers is pleased to be a small sponsor of this tiny comic-con. Read on to hear from Alaska Robotics owner, Pat Race about opportunities to and study with the many authors, artists, writers, and songwriters that the conference draws to Juneau. See you there! Juneau’s tiny-sized comic convention takes place this Saturday at the
Join Us | Alaska Robotics Mini-Con is happening this weekend in Juneau Read More »
One of my Christmas gifts from a good friend was a box of Palomino Blackwing 602 pencils (complete with extra erasers), the model I am assured has been the writing tool of choice for “many Oscar, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize winners throughout the 20th Century.” Who knew it was only my choice of writing implement that
Frank Soos: Now What? (a bonus blog by the Alaska State Writer Laureate) Read More »
