2016
Class Schedule
Class Schedule
Registration
for 2016 classes and workshops has started. Description, details, and
registration on our website. Feel free to
contact us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
for 2016 classes and workshops has started. Description, details, and
registration on our website. Feel free to
contact us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Anchorage
“THE
END!” Writing Good Endings and Achieving Closure taught by Alyse Knorr
END!” Writing Good Endings and Achieving Closure taught by Alyse Knorr
March
5, 6-9pm
5, 6-9pm
Writing
with Anna Akhmatova taught by Olga Livshin and Kathleen Tarr
with Anna Akhmatova taught by Olga Livshin and Kathleen Tarr
March
12 and 19, 9am-1pm
12 and 19, 9am-1pm
Forms
of Poetry taught by Alyse Knorr
of Poetry taught by Alyse Knorr
April
6, 13, 20, and 27, 6-9pm
6, 13, 20, and 27, 6-9pm
Effectively
Use Microsoft Word to Publish your Book to Kindle taught by Lara Madden
Use Microsoft Word to Publish your Book to Kindle taught by Lara Madden
April
7, 6-9pm
7, 6-9pm
Set
Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
April
13, 6-9pm
13, 6-9pm
Homer
Confusing
the Censor: Nurturing Receptive Mind taught by Peter Kaufmann and Wendy Erd
the Censor: Nurturing Receptive Mind taught by Peter Kaufmann and Wendy Erd
April
8 6:30-8:30pm, April 9 9am-noon & 1-4pm
8 6:30-8:30pm, April 9 9am-noon & 1-4pm
Juneau
Set
Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
April
18, 6-9pm
18, 6-9pm
Online
Flash
Fiction taught by Katey Schultz
Fiction taught by Katey Schultz
4
week asynchronous (12 hours minimum) – one optional video chat – fiction
week asynchronous (12 hours minimum) – one optional video chat – fiction
February
29-April 3
29-April 3
Flashbacks
Without Whiplash: Managing Time in Fiction by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Without Whiplash: Managing Time in Fiction by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Asynchronous
online class
online class
April
4-25
4-25
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
IN ANCHORAGE
APU to Host Native Poetry Symposium and Literary ReadingsAlaska Pacific University will host indigenous poets for a series of discussions, workshops, and readings March 11-13, on its Anchorage and Spring Creek Farm Kellogg Campus. The readings will be free and open to the public on March 12 and 13, 2016, beginning at 7pm in the auditorium at Carr-Gottstein Academic Center Lecture Hall, Room 102 at APU. Confirmed writers include: Sherwin Bitsui, Chee Brossy, Abigail Chabitnoy, Joan Naviyuk Kane, Michaelsun Stonesweat Knapp, Kashona Notah, Carrie Ojanen, Susie Silook, James Thomas Stevens, Marie Tozier, and Bill Wetzel.
Savor
the Rising Word Broadside Invitational
the Rising Word Broadside Invitational
Members
of 49 Writers and past or present participants in 49 Writers workshops are
invited to submit poetry broadsides for display at Great Harvest Bread Co.
throughout the month of April 2016 in honor of National Poetry Month. Featured
poets will be encouraged to read their works during a public event at the
bakery at a date and time to be determined. Broadsides in the exhibit will be
available for sale and proceeds will be donated to 49 Writers; those not sold
will be retained by 49 Writers for future displays or events.
of 49 Writers and past or present participants in 49 Writers workshops are
invited to submit poetry broadsides for display at Great Harvest Bread Co.
throughout the month of April 2016 in honor of National Poetry Month. Featured
poets will be encouraged to read their works during a public event at the
bakery at a date and time to be determined. Broadsides in the exhibit will be
available for sale and proceeds will be donated to 49 Writers; those not sold
will be retained by 49 Writers for future displays or events.
Details: Broadly defined, a poetry
broadside combines the words of a poem with visual imagery. Though often
printed on a letterpress or in other printmaking media, for purposes of this
exhibit we will include any presentation that combines original poetry and
original artwork (including photos) on thick paper (at least cardstock weight)
no greater than 14” x 18” in size. Collaborative poet/artist pieces and collage
pieces are welcome as long as they do not exceed the size limit.
broadside combines the words of a poem with visual imagery. Though often
printed on a letterpress or in other printmaking media, for purposes of this
exhibit we will include any presentation that combines original poetry and
original artwork (including photos) on thick paper (at least cardstock weight)
no greater than 14” x 18” in size. Collaborative poet/artist pieces and collage
pieces are welcome as long as they do not exceed the size limit.
Deadline: Monday, March 28, 2016. Submissions should be
well wrapped in an envelope or paper and mailed or delivered by this date to
the following address:
well wrapped in an envelope or paper and mailed or delivered by this date to
the following address:
SAVOR
THE RISING WORDS
THE RISING WORDS
Great
Harvest Bread Co. Attn: Barbara Hood
Harvest Bread Co. Attn: Barbara Hood
570
East Benson, Suite 22 Anchorage, AK 99503
East Benson, Suite 22 Anchorage, AK 99503
Please
make sure your name(s) appear on the piece and include a completed Entry Form with your submission. All
entrants will receive a coupon for a free loaf of bread and heartfelt
gratitude. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your creative work and support
a great cause!
make sure your name(s) appear on the piece and include a completed Entry Form with your submission. All
entrants will receive a coupon for a free loaf of bread and heartfelt
gratitude. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your creative work and support
a great cause!
For questions please contact Barbara at middlerockraven@gmail.com or
907-301-5362.
907-301-5362.
Join
Debbie Clarke Moderow for the presentation and signing of her book Fast into the Night on Friday, March 4, at 6:00 pm. The event will
take place at Anchorage Museum at
Rasmuson Center, 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK.
Debbie Clarke Moderow for the presentation and signing of her book Fast into the Night on Friday, March 4, at 6:00 pm. The event will
take place at Anchorage Museum at
Rasmuson Center, 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK.
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Saturday, March 5, 1:30pm –
3:30pm at UAA Campus Bookstore.
3:30pm at UAA Campus Bookstore.
Alaskan
Anthologies with Frank Soos, Marybeth Holleman, Bill Sherwonit, Wayne Mergler
and Cheryl Lovegreen
Anthologies with Frank Soos, Marybeth Holleman, Bill Sherwonit, Wayne Mergler
and Cheryl Lovegreen
Great
stories and great literature come to mind when describing “The Greatland” known
as Alaska. Alaskan editors, authors and writers discuss the role anthologies
have had in introducing Alaska to Alaskans and the world. Anthologies and
editors include: • Under Northern Lights: Writers and Artists View the Alaskan
Landscape, Frank Soos • Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment ,
Marybeth Holleman: • The Last New Land : Stories of Alaska, Past and Present,
Wayne Mergler: • Denali: A Literary Anthology; Alaska Ascents; and Travelers’
Tales Alaska, Bill Sherwonit: • Anchorage Remembers: A Century of Tales, Cheryl
Lovegreen (coordinator)
stories and great literature come to mind when describing “The Greatland” known
as Alaska. Alaskan editors, authors and writers discuss the role anthologies
have had in introducing Alaska to Alaskans and the world. Anthologies and
editors include: • Under Northern Lights: Writers and Artists View the Alaskan
Landscape, Frank Soos • Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment ,
Marybeth Holleman: • The Last New Land : Stories of Alaska, Past and Present,
Wayne Mergler: • Denali: A Literary Anthology; Alaska Ascents; and Travelers’
Tales Alaska, Bill Sherwonit: • Anchorage Remembers: A Century of Tales, Cheryl
Lovegreen (coordinator)
Local
Library Events
Library Events
Book
Signings
Signings
NEWS
49 Writers
co-founder Andromeda Romano-Lax’s third novel, BEHAVE, a novel about motherhood
and science set in the Jazz Age, was published Tuesday and is already picking
up some early honors, including selection as an Amazon Best Book of the Month
(March) and an Indie Next Pick (April). Interviews ran this week with BookPage
and with Paste (a literary magazine, in their March issue devoted to the
subject of sex). Andromeda wants to thank Alaska writers and readers as well as
Alaska organizations like the Alaska Council on the Arts, who supported this
project.
co-founder Andromeda Romano-Lax’s third novel, BEHAVE, a novel about motherhood
and science set in the Jazz Age, was published Tuesday and is already picking
up some early honors, including selection as an Amazon Best Book of the Month
(March) and an Indie Next Pick (April). Interviews ran this week with BookPage
and with Paste (a literary magazine, in their March issue devoted to the
subject of sex). Andromeda wants to thank Alaska writers and readers as well as
Alaska organizations like the Alaska Council on the Arts, who supported this
project.
EVENTS
AROUND ALASKA
AROUND ALASKA
SOUTHCENTRAL,
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
Homer
Shut
Up and Write!
Up and Write!
Taking
the writing experience from solitary to social.
the writing experience from solitary to social.
Thursdays,
7pm to 9pm,
February 4 to March 31 in Homer
7pm to 9pm,
February 4 to March 31 in Homer
Alice’s
Champagne Palace, upstairs,
Champagne Palace, upstairs,
No
critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty, just a
place to show up, shut up, and work on your writing projects in the company of
other writers
critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty, just a
place to show up, shut up, and work on your writing projects in the company of
other writers
No
fees or registration, just fun!
fees or registration, just fun!
SOUTHEAST
Juneau
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WRITERS
FOR WRITERS
CONFERENCES,
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
The
fifteenth Kachemak
Bay Writers’ Conference will
be held on June 10-14 in Homer. This year’s keynote
is Pulitzer Prize winning, National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, who will
be joined by Miriam Altshuler (agent), Dan Beachy-Quick, Richard
Chiappone, Jennine Capó Crucet, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Forrest Gander, Lee
Goodman, Richard Hoffman, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Sarah Leavitt, Nancy
Lord, Jane Rosenman (editor), Peggy Shumaker, Sherry Simpson, Frank Soos,
and David Stevenson. For more information and to register go to
the website
fifteenth Kachemak
Bay Writers’ Conference will
be held on June 10-14 in Homer. This year’s keynote
is Pulitzer Prize winning, National Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, who will
be joined by Miriam Altshuler (agent), Dan Beachy-Quick, Richard
Chiappone, Jennine Capó Crucet, Alison Hawthorne Deming, Forrest Gander, Lee
Goodman, Richard Hoffman, Erin Coughlin Hollowell, Sarah Leavitt, Nancy
Lord, Jane Rosenman (editor), Peggy Shumaker, Sherry Simpson, Frank Soos,
and David Stevenson. For more information and to register go to
the website
Registration now open to the
2016 Tutka
Bay Writers Retreat, which will take place on September 9-11, 2016 at
the Tutka Bay Lodge. Early registration fee
is $600 for members and $650 for nonmembers. For more information or to
register, go to: http://www.49writingcenter.org/Retreats%26Events/retreats.php.
2016 Tutka
Bay Writers Retreat, which will take place on September 9-11, 2016 at
the Tutka Bay Lodge. Early registration fee
is $600 for members and $650 for nonmembers. For more information or to
register, go to: http://www.49writingcenter.org/Retreats%26Events/retreats.php.
Call
for 10-Minute Plays for 2016 8X10 Festival
for 10-Minute Plays for 2016 8X10 Festival
Fairbanks
Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre invite Alaskan residents
to send their best 10-minute plays to be considered for our Annual 8X10
Festival of New Alaskan Plays.
Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre invite Alaskan residents
to send their best 10-minute plays to be considered for our Annual 8X10
Festival of New Alaskan Plays.
Eight
ten-minute plays will be given staged readings at the Festival, which will be
held April 22 & 23, 2016, at FDA’s Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater in
Fairbanks.
ten-minute plays will be given staged readings at the Festival, which will be
held April 22 & 23, 2016, at FDA’s Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater in
Fairbanks.
Guidelines
for entering scripts: Alaskan residents only. One entry per
playwright. One author per play. No musicals or children’s plays. Submit 5
(five) copies of each script. Staple or paper-clip the play. DO NOT use binders
or folders of any kind. Plays cannot be returned. Put playwright’s name
and contact info, including phone and e-mail, on the cover (title) page. This
is the only place the author’s name should appear. “Cast of Characters”
page with brief character descriptions and time & place should follow cover
page. Number pages beginning with the first page of dialogue. Plays should
be between 8 & 12 minutes, based on one minute of playing time per page of
script, 12 pt. font size, and be written in standard playwriting format. Cast
size should be no more than eight actors. No electronic submissions or
Express mail.
for entering scripts: Alaskan residents only. One entry per
playwright. One author per play. No musicals or children’s plays. Submit 5
(five) copies of each script. Staple or paper-clip the play. DO NOT use binders
or folders of any kind. Plays cannot be returned. Put playwright’s name
and contact info, including phone and e-mail, on the cover (title) page. This
is the only place the author’s name should appear. “Cast of Characters”
page with brief character descriptions and time & place should follow cover
page. Number pages beginning with the first page of dialogue. Plays should
be between 8 & 12 minutes, based on one minute of playing time per page of
script, 12 pt. font size, and be written in standard playwriting format. Cast
size should be no more than eight actors. No electronic submissions or
Express mail.
Submissions
must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than March 15, 2016 to:
must be postmarked or hand-delivered no later than March 15, 2016 to:
8X10
Festival
Festival
Fairbanks
Drama Association/ Looking Glass Group Theatre
Drama Association/ Looking Glass Group Theatre
1852
Second Avenue
Second Avenue
Fairbanks,
Alaska 99701
Alaska 99701
For
more information, contact: Peggy MacDonald Ferguson, Executive
Director, pegferguson@gci.net
more information, contact: Peggy MacDonald Ferguson, Executive
Director, pegferguson@gci.net
The
sixth annual North Words Writers Symposium will be held May 25-28 in
Skagway. Novelist/essayist/editor and storyteller supreme Brian Doyle of
Portland, Oregon (Mink River, The Plover, Martin
Marten, and the forthcoming Chicago) will be the 2016
keynote author. He will be joined by Alaskan authors Kim Heacox, Eowyn Ivey,
Heather Lende, Lynn Schooler, John Straley, and Emily Wall. For more
information and to register go to http://nwwriterss.com/
sixth annual North Words Writers Symposium will be held May 25-28 in
Skagway. Novelist/essayist/editor and storyteller supreme Brian Doyle of
Portland, Oregon (Mink River, The Plover, Martin
Marten, and the forthcoming Chicago) will be the 2016
keynote author. He will be joined by Alaskan authors Kim Heacox, Eowyn Ivey,
Heather Lende, Lynn Schooler, John Straley, and Emily Wall. For more
information and to register go to http://nwwriterss.com/
360
North will
start the 2015-16 season of Writers’ Showcase. All Alaska writers are invited
to submit fiction and nonfiction pieces. Stories are read before a live studio
audience by professional actors, and later broadcast throughout Alaska on
statewide public TV and radio. Stories should be about 10 minutes long when
read aloud. Profanity will need to be edited for broadcast.
North will
start the 2015-16 season of Writers’ Showcase. All Alaska writers are invited
to submit fiction and nonfiction pieces. Stories are read before a live studio
audience by professional actors, and later broadcast throughout Alaska on
statewide public TV and radio. Stories should be about 10 minutes long when
read aloud. Profanity will need to be edited for broadcast.
SUBMISSION
DEADLINE
RECORDING DATE
DEADLINE
RECORDING DATE
April
25, 2016
June 2, 2016
25, 2016
June 2, 2016
Submit
to arts [at] ktoo [dot] org.
to arts [at] ktoo [dot] org.
For
questions contact Scott Burton Arts, Culture and Music Producer at 907.463.6473
questions contact Scott Burton Arts, Culture and Music Producer at 907.463.6473
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
Alaska
magazine is
seeking pitches from new and established writers. We are a publication for
Alaska enthusiasts and need a wide variety of articles. The best section to
break into the magazine is KtoB (formerly Ketchikan to Barrow), and includes
everything from cool job profiles to End of the Trail obituaries to a short
write up about an Alaska-made product. We’d also like to see queries about
culture, history, nature, interviews with Alaskans and feature articles ideas.
Review recent hard copy issues of Alaska magazine and visit www.alaskamagazine.com for more about us, and then send short, descriptive
pitches to freelance contributing editor Susan Sommer at sbsommer@mtaonline.net.
magazine is
seeking pitches from new and established writers. We are a publication for
Alaska enthusiasts and need a wide variety of articles. The best section to
break into the magazine is KtoB (formerly Ketchikan to Barrow), and includes
everything from cool job profiles to End of the Trail obituaries to a short
write up about an Alaska-made product. We’d also like to see queries about
culture, history, nature, interviews with Alaskans and feature articles ideas.
Review recent hard copy issues of Alaska magazine and visit www.alaskamagazine.com for more about us, and then send short, descriptive
pitches to freelance contributing editor Susan Sommer at sbsommer@mtaonline.net.
13
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.
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.
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