Our
autumn schedule of classes is now live! Are you interested in writing thrillers?
Lyrical language? Spiritual writing? How about writing about love? Maintaining
your social media network? How about just needing to jumpstart your writing?
Want to work on reflection in personal essays or maybe the use of scene in
fiction and nonfiction? There are many different classes available online and
in Anchorage, Juneau, and Haines. Check it out and register at the 49
Writers website.
autumn schedule of classes is now live! Are you interested in writing thrillers?
Lyrical language? Spiritual writing? How about writing about love? Maintaining
your social media network? How about just needing to jumpstart your writing?
Want to work on reflection in personal essays or maybe the use of scene in
fiction and nonfiction? There are many different classes available online and
in Anchorage, Juneau, and Haines. Check it out and register at the 49
Writers website.
49
Writers is seeking two “blitz team” volunteers, one to hang fliers in
six Eagle River locations and one to hang fliers in five Spenard locations.
Fliers arrive by mail to be posted two to three weeks in advance of our
signature events. Willing to help? Email 49writers (at) gmail.com.
Writers is seeking two “blitz team” volunteers, one to hang fliers in
six Eagle River locations and one to hang fliers in five Spenard locations.
Fliers arrive by mail to be posted two to three weeks in advance of our
signature events. Willing to help? Email 49writers (at) gmail.com.
Alaska
Book Week will soon be upon us scheduled for Oct.
3 -11. We would like to invite everyone to sign up by clicking the
participation form on the right side of the website at www.alaskabookweek.com
Once you submit your form, the coordinator will be in contact with you soon.
This year, we are making more of an effort to create lists of Alaskan authors and
possible venues so that we can expand on our yearly celebration–and provide
more representation for authors and their wonderful books!
Book Week will soon be upon us scheduled for Oct.
3 -11. We would like to invite everyone to sign up by clicking the
participation form on the right side of the website at www.alaskabookweek.com
Once you submit your form, the coordinator will be in contact with you soon.
This year, we are making more of an effort to create lists of Alaskan authors and
possible venues so that we can expand on our yearly celebration–and provide
more representation for authors and their wonderful books!
We would also
like to remind Alaska Book Week participants that we are incorporating a
YouTube campaign into our yearly celebration.
like to remind Alaska Book Week participants that we are incorporating a
YouTube campaign into our yearly celebration.
For questions
or comments, please contact the Alaska Book Week coordinator
at akbookweek@gmail.com. We look
forward to hearing from you soon!
Alaska Women Speak is searching for a
volunteer interested in serving as the new layout editor! The position
requires a familiarity with Adobe InDesign. If this might be you, please
contact: alaskawomenspeak@yahoo.com
or comments, please contact the Alaska Book Week coordinator
at akbookweek@gmail.com. We look
forward to hearing from you soon!
Alaska Women Speak is searching for a
volunteer interested in serving as the new layout editor! The position
requires a familiarity with Adobe InDesign. If this might be you, please
contact: alaskawomenspeak@yahoo.com
49
Writers Volunteer Seta
Writers Volunteer Seta
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
IN ANCHORAGE
On Tuesday,
September 8 at 7pm, Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson will be be part of a Crosscurrents event at the Anchorage Museum – The
Engaged Muse: Politics, Poetry and Narrative – What do these strange bedfellows
have in common? Isn’t politics, like sex, verboten at the dinner table or in
polite society? If you think of Canadians as passive or “nice,” Ann Eriksson
and Gary Geddes are a couple of writers who don’t hesitate to write about
social and political issues, without letting content overwhelm their art and
without becoming ideologues or partisans. Join these writers and moderator
Jeremy Pataky for this live, on-stage discussion.
September 8 at 7pm, Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson will be be part of a Crosscurrents event at the Anchorage Museum – The
Engaged Muse: Politics, Poetry and Narrative – What do these strange bedfellows
have in common? Isn’t politics, like sex, verboten at the dinner table or in
polite society? If you think of Canadians as passive or “nice,” Ann Eriksson
and Gary Geddes are a couple of writers who don’t hesitate to write about
social and political issues, without letting content overwhelm their art and
without becoming ideologues or partisans. Join these writers and moderator
Jeremy Pataky for this live, on-stage discussion.
Meet author
Zoe Ferraris presented
via teleconference on Thursday, September 17th, 7:00pm
at the Innovation Lab in the Lousasac Library.
Zoe Ferraris presented
via teleconference on Thursday, September 17th, 7:00pm
at the Innovation Lab in the Lousasac Library.
Zoë Ferraris
moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. She lived
in a conservative Muslim community with her then-husband and his family, a
group of Saudi- Palestinians. Her debut novel, Finding Nouf won the LA
Times Book Award. That novel and its follow-ups, City of Veils and Kingdom
of Strangers, have been international bestsellers, publishing in over forty
countries. A new children’s book, The Hunt for the Pyxis, will be
published this summer. It is the first of a trilogy for mid-grade readers.
moved to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of the first Gulf War. She lived
in a conservative Muslim community with her then-husband and his family, a
group of Saudi- Palestinians. Her debut novel, Finding Nouf won the LA
Times Book Award. That novel and its follow-ups, City of Veils and Kingdom
of Strangers, have been international bestsellers, publishing in over forty
countries. A new children’s book, The Hunt for the Pyxis, will be
published this summer. It is the first of a trilogy for mid-grade readers.
For more
information contact Stacia at mcgourtysa@muni.org
information contact Stacia at mcgourtysa@muni.org
Event address:
Z.J. Loussac Public Library 3600 Denali Street Anchorage, AK 99503
Z.J. Loussac Public Library 3600 Denali Street Anchorage, AK 99503
Nature
and Travel Writing Class
and Travel Writing Class
Anchorage
essayist and author Bill Sherwonit will teach a 12-week nature and
travel writing class beginning Sept. 16, in the Sierra Club office
downtown. Participants in this workshop-style class will explore and refine
their own writing styles, with an emphasis on the personal essay form. The
class will also read and discuss works by some of America’s finest nature and
travel writers. The cost is $240. To sign up for this Wednesday night class (7
to 9:30 p.m.), or for more information, contact Sherwonit at 245-0283 or
akgriz@hotmail.com. Further information about the teacher is also available at www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com.
essayist and author Bill Sherwonit will teach a 12-week nature and
travel writing class beginning Sept. 16, in the Sierra Club office
downtown. Participants in this workshop-style class will explore and refine
their own writing styles, with an emphasis on the personal essay form. The
class will also read and discuss works by some of America’s finest nature and
travel writers. The cost is $240. To sign up for this Wednesday night class (7
to 9:30 p.m.), or for more information, contact Sherwonit at 245-0283 or
akgriz@hotmail.com. Further information about the teacher is also available at www.billsherwonit.alaskawriters.com.
Promote
your book at the National Federation of Press Women Annual Conference, September 10 – 12 at the Captain Cook Hotel
Anchorage. Alaska Professional Communicators will provide at no charge an
opportunity for authors to sign and sell their books. Attendees, conference
speakers, and APC members can sign up for a place at the authors’ tables on
both Fri., Sept. 11, 3:45 – 4:30 PM and Sat., Sept. 12, 4:00 – 4:30 PM. Contact
Lizzie Newell at lizzie-n@gci.net to let her know the name of your
book(s). We will provide attendees a list of participating authors and their
books.
Poetry
Parley will
kick off a new season with readings from 10 (plus) local poets starting September
20th at Hugi-Lewis Studio. There will be no marquee poet.
Send a note to poetryparley@gmail.com if you want to be considered. We will hold a few slots
for new readers.
your book at the National Federation of Press Women Annual Conference, September 10 – 12 at the Captain Cook Hotel
Anchorage. Alaska Professional Communicators will provide at no charge an
opportunity for authors to sign and sell their books. Attendees, conference
speakers, and APC members can sign up for a place at the authors’ tables on
both Fri., Sept. 11, 3:45 – 4:30 PM and Sat., Sept. 12, 4:00 – 4:30 PM. Contact
Lizzie Newell at lizzie-n@gci.net to let her know the name of your
book(s). We will provide attendees a list of participating authors and their
books.
Poetry
Parley will
kick off a new season with readings from 10 (plus) local poets starting September
20th at Hugi-Lewis Studio. There will be no marquee poet.
Send a note to poetryparley@gmail.com if you want to be considered. We will hold a few slots
for new readers.
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Tuesday, September 1, from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Addressing
Local Needs amid Global Attention to the Changing Arctic
Local Needs amid Global Attention to the Changing Arctic
Guest
speakers Henry Huntington, Prof. Raymond Anthony and Jennifer Schmidt share
their views on emerging scientific, climate change, and indigenous issues in
the Arctic. The relationship between local and global interests will be highlighted.
Topics include: Indigenous Science: Exchange for Local Observations and
Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA), Food Security and Climate Ethics, Human
Activities and Ecosystems in the Arctic TUNDRA.
speakers Henry Huntington, Prof. Raymond Anthony and Jennifer Schmidt share
their views on emerging scientific, climate change, and indigenous issues in
the Arctic. The relationship between local and global interests will be highlighted.
Topics include: Indigenous Science: Exchange for Local Observations and
Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA), Food Security and Climate Ethics, Human
Activities and Ecosystems in the Arctic TUNDRA.
Friday, September 4, from 4:00pm-6:00pm
Ioana Lobontiu presents An Experiment in Nostalgia. She explores in writing and
photography her return to Romania, her childhood memories and the overall theme
“reality in relation to nostalgia”.
photography her return to Romania, her childhood memories and the overall theme
“reality in relation to nostalgia”.
Refreshments
will be served.
will be served.
Tuesday, September 8 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Guest
speaker Larry Ilarion Merculieff , who has been a wisdom keeper and passionate
advocate for indigenous rights, will present Moving into the 5th
World, Indigenous
Elder teachings concerning movement into the 5th World, also known
as the 5th Hoop.
speaker Larry Ilarion Merculieff , who has been a wisdom keeper and passionate
advocate for indigenous rights, will present Moving into the 5th
World, Indigenous
Elder teachings concerning movement into the 5th World, also known
as the 5th Hoop.
Larry
Ilarion Merculieff is an Aleut, raised in a traditional way. He has been
the recipient of numerous awards including the Buffet Finalist Award for
Indigenous Leadership, the Environmental Excellence Award for lifetime
achievement from the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Rasmuson Foundation award
for Creative Non-Fiction, and the Alaska Native Writers on the Environment Award.
He is co-author of Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning,
published by UAA and APU in 2008.
Ilarion Merculieff is an Aleut, raised in a traditional way. He has been
the recipient of numerous awards including the Buffet Finalist Award for
Indigenous Leadership, the Environmental Excellence Award for lifetime
achievement from the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Rasmuson Foundation award
for Creative Non-Fiction, and the Alaska Native Writers on the Environment Award.
He is co-author of Stop Talking: Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning,
published by UAA and APU in 2008.
Wednesday, September 9, from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Prof. Robert Madigan presents How Memory Works—and How to
Make It Work for You. Robert
Madigan is UAA Professor Emeritus of Psychology. His new book, How Memory
Works–and How to Make I Work for You provides skills and techniques for
improving memory function.
Make It Work for You. Robert
Madigan is UAA Professor Emeritus of Psychology. His new book, How Memory
Works–and How to Make I Work for You provides skills and techniques for
improving memory function.
Friday, September 11, from 4:00pm-6:00pm
Lt
Col. Ret. Linda Dunegan, author of the book The Price of Whistleblowing
presents Four Years of My Life. At this event, Linda
Dunegan discusses her life, dedication to the Alaska Air National Guard, and
the challenges she faces in her new career.
Col. Ret. Linda Dunegan, author of the book The Price of Whistleblowing
presents Four Years of My Life. At this event, Linda
Dunegan discusses her life, dedication to the Alaska Air National Guard, and
the challenges she faces in her new career.
Monday, September 14, from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Poets John Morgan and Tom
Sexton present Readings from their New Books.
Sexton present Readings from their New Books.
Tom Sexton’s
latest collection of poetry is called A Ladder of Cranes (UA Press,
2015). According to Dana Wilde, “These poems, like stars, offer
extremely well-made flickers of light to whoever tends to look up at the sky
rather than downward to the darkness”; Tom Sexton, professor emeritus of
English at UAA, was Alaska’s poet laureate from 1994 until 2000. His
books include For the Sake of the Light and I Think Again of Those
Ancient Chinese Poets.
latest collection of poetry is called A Ladder of Cranes (UA Press,
2015). According to Dana Wilde, “These poems, like stars, offer
extremely well-made flickers of light to whoever tends to look up at the sky
rather than downward to the darkness”; Tom Sexton, professor emeritus of
English at UAA, was Alaska’s poet laureate from 1994 until 2000. His
books include For the Sake of the Light and I Think Again of Those
Ancient Chinese Poets.
John
Morgan’s new collection of poetry is called Archives of the Air (Salmon
Poetry, 2015). He is the author of several books including River of
Light: A Conversation with Kabir, and a collection of essays
called Forms of Feeling: Poetry in our lives. According to Annie
Dilliard, John’s poems “ are strong and full of carefully controlled
feeling. They are tender and precise evocations of the moral and sensory
life of man.”
Morgan’s new collection of poetry is called Archives of the Air (Salmon
Poetry, 2015). He is the author of several books including River of
Light: A Conversation with Kabir, and a collection of essays
called Forms of Feeling: Poetry in our lives. According to Annie
Dilliard, John’s poems “ are strong and full of carefully controlled
feeling. They are tender and precise evocations of the moral and sensory
life of man.”
Monday, September 14, from 7:30pm-9:00pm
Playwright Anne Hanley and Poet
Stephen Bolen will discuss The Winter Bear,
a play
that tells the story of an Alaska Native teenager who rises above the traumas
of his past to become a leader with the help of Sidney Huntington, a Koyukon
elder. The Winter Bear Project has traveled to 31 communities
throughout Alaska.
Stephen Bolen will discuss The Winter Bear,
a play
that tells the story of an Alaska Native teenager who rises above the traumas
of his past to become a leader with the help of Sidney Huntington, a Koyukon
elder. The Winter Bear Project has traveled to 31 communities
throughout Alaska.
This
event will be held at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307.
event will be held at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307.
(At
7:00pm there is free parking for this event in the Library Lot, Library NE
Lot, and East Campus Central Lot.)
7:00pm there is free parking for this event in the Library Lot, Library NE
Lot, and East Campus Central Lot.)
Thursday, September 17 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 302A
Ted
Galen Carpenter: U.S. Foreign Policy
Galen Carpenter: U.S. Foreign Policy
Ted
Galen Carpenter is Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies
at the Cato Institute. His recent books are
Galen Carpenter is Vice President for Defense and Foreign Policy Studies
at the Cato Institute. His recent books are
America’s
Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and The Korean
Conundrum. The Cato Institute is known as libertarian think tank that advocates for a U.S. non-interventionist foreign
policy. This event is sponsored with the Alaska World Affairs
Council. Room cap is 30.
Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan and The Korean
Conundrum. The Cato Institute is known as libertarian think tank that advocates for a U.S. non-interventionist foreign
policy. This event is sponsored with the Alaska World Affairs
Council. Room cap is 30.
For
this event, there is free parking in
the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, East Garage, South Lot.
this event, there is free parking in
the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, East Garage, South Lot.
Monday, September 21 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
Instagram
and Social Media with Julia O’Malley
and Social Media with Julia O’Malley
Come
and learn the tricks of Instagram with award winning journalist and social
media expert Julia O’Malley. Julia O’Malley currently serves as the UAA
21st Atwood Chair of Journalism and is widely known for her column in the Anchorage
Daily News from 2009 to 2014.. Over the years her work has appeared in
Huffington Post, The Guardian, National Geographic, Al Jazeera America, Eater,
the Oregonian and PBS.org. Julia O’Malley is a recipient of the Berger
Award, from Columbia Journalism School, the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize from
Missouri School of Journalism, and won first place for general commentary from
the Society of Features Journalists.
and learn the tricks of Instagram with award winning journalist and social
media expert Julia O’Malley. Julia O’Malley currently serves as the UAA
21st Atwood Chair of Journalism and is widely known for her column in the Anchorage
Daily News from 2009 to 2014.. Over the years her work has appeared in
Huffington Post, The Guardian, National Geographic, Al Jazeera America, Eater,
the Oregonian and PBS.org. Julia O’Malley is a recipient of the Berger
Award, from Columbia Journalism School, the Darrell Sifford Memorial Prize from
Missouri School of Journalism, and won first place for general commentary from
the Society of Features Journalists.
For
this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, East
Garage, South Lot.
this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, East
Garage, South Lot.
All
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. There is
free parking for bookstore events in the South Lot, West Campus Central Lot
(behind Rasmuson Hall), Sports Lot and Sports NW Lot.
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. There is
free parking for bookstore events in the South Lot, West Campus Central Lot
(behind Rasmuson Hall), Sports Lot and Sports NW Lot.
Note:
UAA Campus Bookstore podcasts are posted in iTunes or iTunes U –just search UAA
or UAA Campus Bookstore.
UAA Campus Bookstore podcasts are posted in iTunes or iTunes U –just search UAA
or UAA Campus Bookstore.
Local
Library Events
Library Events
Book
Signings
Signings
EVENTS
AROUND ALASKA
AROUND ALASKA
SOUTHCENTRAL,
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
On Thursday,
September 10, Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson
will be reading at 7pm at the Kachemak Bay Campus of the Kenai Peninsula
College.
September 10, Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson
will be reading at 7pm at the Kachemak Bay Campus of the Kenai Peninsula
College.
SOUTHEAST
This
September, 49 Writers and Alaska Quarterly Review are co-sponsoring a tour that
will combine live literary events in the Southeast Alaska communities of Haines
and Juneau with distance programming, in pursuit of 49 Writers’ goal to serve
writers across the state. These events are supported in part by a grant by the
National Endowment of the Arts. The tour will begin in Haines with a free public reading by Melinda Moustakis accompanied
by local writers and musicians on the evening of September 18, 6pm, at Haines
Public Library. Moustakis will teach two workshops
on September 18 and 20; registration information available on the 49 Writers
website at http://www.49writingcenter.org/. On September 19 at 1pm, there will be a
statewide discussion of Moustakis’s book
Bear Down, Bear North on the statewide Online With Libraries (OWL)
system and locally at the Haines Public Library.
September, 49 Writers and Alaska Quarterly Review are co-sponsoring a tour that
will combine live literary events in the Southeast Alaska communities of Haines
and Juneau with distance programming, in pursuit of 49 Writers’ goal to serve
writers across the state. These events are supported in part by a grant by the
National Endowment of the Arts. The tour will begin in Haines with a free public reading by Melinda Moustakis accompanied
by local writers and musicians on the evening of September 18, 6pm, at Haines
Public Library. Moustakis will teach two workshops
on September 18 and 20; registration information available on the 49 Writers
website at http://www.49writingcenter.org/. On September 19 at 1pm, there will be a
statewide discussion of Moustakis’s book
Bear Down, Bear North on the statewide Online With Libraries (OWL)
system and locally at the Haines Public Library.
In Juneau,
Moustakis will teach two workshops on
September 22 and 23; registration information available on the 49 Writers
website at http://www.49writingcenter.org/. She will end her stay in Alaska with a CrossCurrents event on September 24 at 6:30pm at
the Juneau Downtown Library. The event is entitled “Shaped by the North” and
will feature writers Moustakis, Ernestine Hayes, Brendan Jones, and photographer
Ben Huff discussing how the landscape has shaped them as artists and shaped
their work.
Moustakis will teach two workshops on
September 22 and 23; registration information available on the 49 Writers
website at http://www.49writingcenter.org/. She will end her stay in Alaska with a CrossCurrents event on September 24 at 6:30pm at
the Juneau Downtown Library. The event is entitled “Shaped by the North” and
will feature writers Moustakis, Ernestine Hayes, Brendan Jones, and photographer
Ben Huff discussing how the landscape has shaped them as artists and shaped
their work.
INTERIOR
The
Fairbanks Arts Association will host a literary reading featuring University of
Alaska Fairbanks English faculty members Daryl Farmer, Gerri Brightwell, Sean
Hill, and Derick Burleson on Saturday,
September 12th at 7:00pm
in the Bear Gallery (3rd floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the
Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way).
Fairbanks Arts Association will host a literary reading featuring University of
Alaska Fairbanks English faculty members Daryl Farmer, Gerri Brightwell, Sean
Hill, and Derick Burleson on Saturday,
September 12th at 7:00pm
in the Bear Gallery (3rd floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the
Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way).
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WRITERS
FOR WRITERS
CONFERENCES,
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
The
2016 Governor’s Awards ceremony will be held in Juneau on Thursday,
January 28th. We will also continue the tradition of scheduling CHAMP Day
(Culture, Humanities, Arts & Museums Partners), a legislative fly-in day,
on Wednesday, January 27th. Please start brainstorming ideas
for nominees and consider submitting a nomination! The nomination process will
open in August. This year’s Arts categories will be: Margaret Nick
Cooke Award for Alaska Native Arts & Languages, Business Leadership, Arts
Advocacy and Individual Artist. A list of previous awardees can be found at https://education.alaska.gov/aksca/pdf/Past_Recipients_GAAH.pdf.
2016 Governor’s Awards ceremony will be held in Juneau on Thursday,
January 28th. We will also continue the tradition of scheduling CHAMP Day
(Culture, Humanities, Arts & Museums Partners), a legislative fly-in day,
on Wednesday, January 27th. Please start brainstorming ideas
for nominees and consider submitting a nomination! The nomination process will
open in August. This year’s Arts categories will be: Margaret Nick
Cooke Award for Alaska Native Arts & Languages, Business Leadership, Arts
Advocacy and Individual Artist. A list of previous awardees can be found at https://education.alaska.gov/aksca/pdf/Past_Recipients_GAAH.pdf.
2016
Statewide Arts and Culture Conference will take place in Anchorage, Thursday, April
28th through Saturday, April 30th. We are in the process of
exploring compelling themes, topics and national speakers for the convening.
Like our last conference, we will be engaging Alaskan artists in the planning
and production of the event. Be on the lookout for the opportunity to apply to
be a conference Partner Artist, which will open in the fall. If you have any
ideas to share with us, please send them our way by emailing aksca.info@alaska.gov
Statewide Arts and Culture Conference will take place in Anchorage, Thursday, April
28th through Saturday, April 30th. We are in the process of
exploring compelling themes, topics and national speakers for the convening.
Like our last conference, we will be engaging Alaskan artists in the planning
and production of the event. Be on the lookout for the opportunity to apply to
be a conference Partner Artist, which will open in the fall. If you have any
ideas to share with us, please send them our way by emailing aksca.info@alaska.gov
The
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is conducting a
survey to inform its Live. Work. Play. Initiative, which seeks to make
Anchorage the number one city in America to live work and play by 2025. If you
live in Anchorage and care about the arts, please take a moment to add your
voice to this survey-it’s just two VERY short questions! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LiveWorkPlayAnchorage
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is conducting a
survey to inform its Live. Work. Play. Initiative, which seeks to make
Anchorage the number one city in America to live work and play by 2025. If you
live in Anchorage and care about the arts, please take a moment to add your
voice to this survey-it’s just two VERY short questions! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LiveWorkPlayAnchorage
Poetry
Out Loud registration
deadline for schools is October 15, 2015. Click here to hear from the 2015
National Poetry Out Loud Champion from Alaska, Maeva Ordaz.
Out Loud registration
deadline for schools is October 15, 2015. Click here to hear from the 2015
National Poetry Out Loud Champion from Alaska, Maeva Ordaz.
Coming
this September, Poems in Place is offering free creative
writing workshops and Poems in Place dedication/celebrations in Kodiak and
Seward. Poems in Place is a project
that locates poems, written by Alaskan writers, on outside signs in Alaska’s
state parks.
this September, Poems in Place is offering free creative
writing workshops and Poems in Place dedication/celebrations in Kodiak and
Seward. Poems in Place is a project
that locates poems, written by Alaskan writers, on outside signs in Alaska’s
state parks.
Kodiak:
Saturday,
Sept. 12th, 10am-12pm at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park State
Park Headquarters, Leslie Leyland Fields will be leading a free workshop called
“Kodiak and the Poetry of Place, a
Hike-Ku.”
Sept. 12th, 10am-12pm at Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park State
Park Headquarters, Leslie Leyland Fields will be leading a free workshop called
“Kodiak and the Poetry of Place, a
Hike-Ku.”
Saturday Sept 12th
2-3:30 pm
Meet at the State Park Headquarters to walk to poem locations for readings by
selected poets Fred Stager and Leslie Leyland Fields. Refreshments follow.
2-3:30 pm
Meet at the State Park Headquarters to walk to poem locations for readings by
selected poets Fred Stager and Leslie Leyland Fields. Refreshments follow.
Seward:
Saturday
Sept. 19th 9am to 12pm Tonsina Creek Trailhead. Poems in Place selected
poets Aleria Jensen and Justine Pechuzal will be leading a free writing and
hiking workshop, Pathway to Place:
Writing our Way into Landscape.
Sept. 19th 9am to 12pm Tonsina Creek Trailhead. Poems in Place selected
poets Aleria Jensen and Justine Pechuzal will be leading a free writing and
hiking workshop, Pathway to Place:
Writing our Way into Landscape.
Saturday Sept. 19th
1:30-3:30 pm: Seward Pavilion. Please join us for a Poems in Place dedication. Celebrations
will include a short talk by local historian Doug Capra and dedication and
readings by selected poets Justine Pechuzal and Aleria Jensen. Refreshments.
1:30-3:30 pm: Seward Pavilion. Please join us for a Poems in Place dedication. Celebrations
will include a short talk by local historian Doug Capra and dedication and
readings by selected poets Justine Pechuzal and Aleria Jensen. Refreshments.
Sunday Sept. 20th,
10am -1pm North Beach. Please join us to dedicate the second Poem in Place set between
North Beach and Fort McGilvray. This
event is weather dependent. Please provide your own transportation to North
Beach. We will meet there at 10am to hike to the poem. After dedications we’ll
visit Fort McGilvray. Refreshments
served.
10am -1pm North Beach. Please join us to dedicate the second Poem in Place set between
North Beach and Fort McGilvray. This
event is weather dependent. Please provide your own transportation to North
Beach. We will meet there at 10am to hike to the poem. After dedications we’ll
visit Fort McGilvray. Refreshments
served.
Events
are free. All are welcome!
are free. All are welcome!
To
register or for more information about either event please email poemsinplace@gmail.comm
register or for more information about either event please email poemsinplace@gmail.comm
Poems
in Place is supported by Alaska State Parks, Alaska Center For the Book, the
Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Alaska Humanities Forum,
the Usibelli Foundation, Alaska Poetry League and numerous generous
individuals.
in Place is supported by Alaska State Parks, Alaska Center For the Book, the
Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Alaska Humanities Forum,
the Usibelli Foundation, Alaska Poetry League and numerous generous
individuals.
Alaska
Writers Guild & SCBWI Annual Writer’s Conference, September 19-20, Anchorage. Early
registration starts May 2015. www.AlaskaWritersGuild.com
Writers Guild & SCBWI Annual Writer’s Conference, September 19-20, Anchorage. Early
registration starts May 2015. www.AlaskaWritersGuild.com
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Chairs Literary Journal, a new literary journal publishing short stories and poetry
from new and emerging authors, seeks submissions and volunteers. They are
currently composing their flagship issue, straight out of JBER, AK. To learn
more, and to submit, email info@13chairs.com or visit 13chairs.com.
Alaska Women Speak is now accepting
submissions for the Winter 2015 issue. The upcoming theme is
“Talking over Coffee (or Tea).” Submissions are due November
15th.
Chairs Literary Journal, a new literary journal publishing short stories and poetry
from new and emerging authors, seeks submissions and volunteers. They are
currently composing their flagship issue, straight out of JBER, AK. To learn
more, and to submit, email info@13chairs.com or visit 13chairs.com.
Alaska Women Speak is now accepting
submissions for the Winter 2015 issue. The upcoming theme is
“Talking over Coffee (or Tea).” Submissions are due November
15th.
University of
Alaska Press announces the release of Connecting Alaskans
Alaska Press announces the release of Connecting Alaskans
Telecommunications
in Alaska from Telegraph to Broadband by Heather E. Hudson. The book will be available
in September 2015. Cloth Price is $60.00 and it is also available in
ebook.
in Alaska from Telegraph to Broadband by Heather E. Hudson. The book will be available
in September 2015. Cloth Price is $60.00 and it is also available in
ebook.
CIRQUE 7.1
Submission deadline: September 21, 2015
Publication date: December 21, 2015
Cirque is an independent literary journal staffed by volunteers, supported by
readers and writers, and publishing in print and online. Cirque publishes
the work of writers and artists from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. We
are dedicated to building a larger reading audience for Cirque’s contributors
bringing their work to the world in a publication of the highest quality.
We publish work in all genres and look forward to reviewing your
submissions. For submission guidelines see www.cirquejournal.com
readers and writers, and publishing in print and online. Cirque publishes
the work of writers and artists from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. We
are dedicated to building a larger reading audience for Cirque’s contributors
bringing their work to the world in a publication of the highest quality.
We publish work in all genres and look forward to reviewing your
submissions. For submission guidelines see www.cirquejournal.com
Donations: Please make donations at www.paypal.com to this email address, cirquejournal@gmail.com, or send a check to Sandra Kleven or Michael Burwell (editors)
at CIRQUE, 3978 DEFIANCE STREET, ANCHORAGE, AK 99504
at CIRQUE, 3978 DEFIANCE STREET, ANCHORAGE, AK 99504
Incentives: Donate $100 or more and
you will be considered a sponsor. Your name will be listed in the issue
and we will send you an 8 x 10 art print from one of Cirque’s fine
artists. Donate $50 and we will send an art print (8 x 10). Donate
an amount below $50 and we will send a signed “art” postcard
with our thanks. We ask for donations by email, twice yearly. Your
amazing response has made it easy to produce the journal with limited requests
for funds.
you will be considered a sponsor. Your name will be listed in the issue
and we will send you an 8 x 10 art print from one of Cirque’s fine
artists. Donate $50 and we will send an art print (8 x 10). Donate
an amount below $50 and we will send a signed “art” postcard
with our thanks. We ask for donations by email, twice yearly. Your
amazing response has made it easy to produce the journal with limited requests
for funds.
Big
prize:
Artist, Jo Going, of Homer, Alaska, has donated an original water color to
be given to the first person to contribute $1000 to Cirque. See
details on page 4 of the new issue at www.cirquejournal.com.
prize:
Artist, Jo Going, of Homer, Alaska, has donated an original water color to
be given to the first person to contribute $1000 to Cirque. See
details on page 4 of the new issue at www.cirquejournal.com.
Subscriptions: $40 per year.
Go to www.cirquejournal.com to subscribe. Or
send an email to cirquejournal@gmail.com and we’ll work out
payment.
Go to www.cirquejournal.com to subscribe. Or
send an email to cirquejournal@gmail.com and we’ll work out
payment.
Barnes
& Noble
has scheduled book fairs and fundraising events for the coming school year and
is in demand for local children’s book author presenters. If you are interested
in participating in these events, please contact Renee Millner, Community Business
Development Manager at 907-279-7323 or email her
at crm2784@bn.com
& Noble
has scheduled book fairs and fundraising events for the coming school year and
is in demand for local children’s book author presenters. If you are interested
in participating in these events, please contact Renee Millner, Community Business
Development Manager at 907-279-7323 or email her
at crm2784@bn.com
Synergy
Enterprises, Inc. needs a science writer to cover “The Rising Sun,” a
suicide-prevention conference to be held in Anchorage September 19 and 20, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.
The candidate should be conversant with current needs and outreach/treatment
activity in mental health issues. Participants of the conference will review
the suicide prevention landscape and the accomplishments of partnering
countries, review the aims of the RISING SUN initiative, and elicit feedback on
efforts to develop a toolkit for suicide prevention among indigenous
communities of the Arctic. The coverage of this type of NIH event consists of
an accurate narrative summary (key points, research gaps, “next steps,” etc.)
of presentations and discussions.
Enterprises, Inc. needs a science writer to cover “The Rising Sun,” a
suicide-prevention conference to be held in Anchorage September 19 and 20, sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health.
The candidate should be conversant with current needs and outreach/treatment
activity in mental health issues. Participants of the conference will review
the suicide prevention landscape and the accomplishments of partnering
countries, review the aims of the RISING SUN initiative, and elicit feedback on
efforts to develop a toolkit for suicide prevention among indigenous
communities of the Arctic. The coverage of this type of NIH event consists of
an accurate narrative summary (key points, research gaps, “next steps,” etc.)
of presentations and discussions.
The Alaska Quarterly
Review
will
publish Sparks: A Conversation in
Poems and Paintings in its entirety in the May 2016 issue. You
can see, in order, each of Peggy Shumaker’s poems and each of Kesler Woodward‘s paintings from their
year-long collaboration.
Review
will
publish Sparks: A Conversation in
Poems and Paintings in its entirety in the May 2016 issue. You
can see, in order, each of Peggy Shumaker’s poems and each of Kesler Woodward‘s paintings from their
year-long collaboration.
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news or events you’d like to see listed here? Email details to 49roundup (at)
gmail.com. Your message must be received by noon on the Thursday before the
roundup is scheduled to run. Unless your event falls in the
“Opportunities” category, it should occur no more than 30 days from
when we receive your email.
news or events you’d like to see listed here? Email details to 49roundup (at)
gmail.com. Your message must be received by noon on the Thursday before the
roundup is scheduled to run. Unless your event falls in the
“Opportunities” category, it should occur no more than 30 days from
when we receive your email.