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
Writing
from Historical Research taught by Kate Partridge
from Historical Research taught by Kate Partridge
February
13 and 27, 9am-noon
13 and 27, 9am-noon
Mini
Memoirs: Let’s Do Some Writing! taught by Judith Conte
Memoirs: Let’s Do Some Writing! taught by Judith Conte
February
20-21 and 27-28, 1-3pm
20-21 and 27-28, 1-3pm
What
Women Want taught by Martha Amore
Women Want taught by Martha Amore
March
3, 6-9pm
3, 6-9pm
“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
CrossCurrents: Who Owns the Story?
February 5 at 7pm at Anchorage Museum
From the National Book Award-winning short story collection Redeployment by Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay, to acclaimed novels written by civilians like Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk; writers are tackling the difficult topic of war and doing it well. But does war as a topic of literature “belong” to veterans any more than it does non-veterans? Is there room for depictions outside of combat? What defines “the experience?”
Join us, to hear and be heard, for a discussion with Sherry Simpson (The Dominion of Bears), Benjamin Busch (Dust to Dust), Elliott Ackerman (Green on Blue) and Lea Carpenter (Eleven Days). These four distinguished authors from both military and civilian backgrounds will share thoughts and answer questions in a Crosscurrents event that will kick off “Danger Close: Alaska,” the state’s first writing workshop aimed at uniting veteran and civilian writers in the production of high-quality literature.
Savor 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.
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.
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:
SAVOR THE RISING WORDS
Great Harvest Bread Co. Attn: Barbara Hood
570 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!
Questions?
Please contact Barbara at middlerockraven@gmail.com or 907-301-5362. Thanks!
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Saturday,
February 6 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
February 6 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
Historian
Ian Hartman presents his book In the Shadow of Boone and Crockett: Race,
Culture, and the Politics of Representation in the Upland South, where he
explores American race theories concerning people of the upland South (southern
Appalachia to the Ozarks).
Ian Hartman presents his book In the Shadow of Boone and Crockett: Race,
Culture, and the Politics of Representation in the Upland South, where he
explores American race theories concerning people of the upland South (southern
Appalachia to the Ozarks).
He
describes how the eugenics movement “sought to regenerate and purify a once
proud but now impoverished and degraded people through policies that included
forced sterilization.” He also explores how the contradictory identity of
the upland South affected national debates about imperialism, poverty and inequality,
describes how the eugenics movement “sought to regenerate and purify a once
proud but now impoverished and degraded people through policies that included
forced sterilization.” He also explores how the contradictory identity of
the upland South affected national debates about imperialism, poverty and inequality,
Ian
C. Hartman is an assistant professor of History at UAA.
C. Hartman is an assistant professor of History at UAA.
There
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Monday,
February 8 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
February 8 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
Ernestine
Saankalaxt’ Hayes presents “Writing, Rewriting, and Publication: Before
and After Blonde Indian
Saankalaxt’ Hayes presents “Writing, Rewriting, and Publication: Before
and After Blonde Indian
Ernestine
Saankalaxt’ Hayes belongs to the Kaagwaantaan clan of the Eagle side of the
Lingit nation. Her memoir Blonde Indian: an Alaska Native Memoir received
the American Book Award in 2007 and is the 2016 Alaska Reads selection.
Saankalaxt’ Hayes belongs to the Kaagwaantaan clan of the Eagle side of the
Lingit nation. Her memoir Blonde Indian: an Alaska Native Memoir received
the American Book Award in 2007 and is the 2016 Alaska Reads selection.
According
to Jonas Lamb (Juneau Empire), Blonde
Indian “ celebrates Tlingit culture, the strong connection between the
people, this magnificent land, the animals and the spirits, it also brings to
light the historic and contemporary fallout of colonialism and racism.
The structure of the book will challenge many and the content will
confront others, but all readers will find they are changed by the experience.”
to Jonas Lamb (Juneau Empire), Blonde
Indian “ celebrates Tlingit culture, the strong connection between the
people, this magnificent land, the animals and the spirits, it also brings to
light the historic and contemporary fallout of colonialism and racism.
The structure of the book will challenge many and the content will
confront others, but all readers will find they are changed by the experience.”
Ernestine
Saankalaxt’ Hayes received her MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Arts from
UAA and is an assistant professor of English at UAS.
Saankalaxt’ Hayes received her MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Arts from
UAA and is an assistant professor of English at UAS.
This
event is sponsored by the Alaska Center for the Book and the UAA Campus
Bookstore.
event is sponsored by the Alaska Center for the Book and the UAA Campus
Bookstore.
There
is free parking for this event in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot and the East
Parking Garage.
is free parking for this event in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot and the East
Parking Garage.
For
a look at future events see https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/bookstore/events/special-events-calendar.cfm
a look at future events see https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/bookstore/events/special-events-calendar.cfm
Local
Library Events
Library Events
Book
Signings
Signings
EVENTS
AROUND ALASKA
AROUND ALASKA
SOUTHCENTRAL,
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
Homer
Shut 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 10 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
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. Faculty instructor award-winning novelist and short story
writer Rick Moody will lead fiction writers in a workshop will focus on
experiment, imagination, and revision, techniques for each, with an emphasis on
writing prompts, close reading of sentences, and ideas about structure. There
will be much in-class writing, and the overall atmosphere will stick close to
supportiveness, collegiality, and constructive improvement. The engaged student
will emerge with improved techniques for further work. 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. Faculty instructor award-winning novelist and short story
writer Rick Moody will lead fiction writers in a workshop will focus on
experiment, imagination, and revision, techniques for each, with an emphasis on
writing prompts, close reading of sentences, and ideas about structure. There
will be much in-class writing, and the overall atmosphere will stick close to
supportiveness, collegiality, and constructive improvement. The engaged student
will emerge with improved techniques for further work. 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
Distance
Critique
Critique
Get
professional feedback on your writing for ADULTS, teens, or children! How
does it work? Register and send your material in by due date (January; they send
it to a professional literary agent who critiques and sends it back. Optional
workshop to discuss critiques. Brought to you by The Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI, Alaska Chapter, but this
critique is for writers of any content.
professional feedback on your writing for ADULTS, teens, or children! How
does it work? Register and send your material in by due date (January; they send
it to a professional literary agent who critiques and sends it back. Optional
workshop to discuss critiques. Brought to you by The Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI, Alaska Chapter, but this
critique is for writers of any content.
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.
Alderworks
Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat will
be accepting residency applications November 15, 2015 – February15, 2016 (EXTENDED). For more information
visit http://alderworksalaska.com
Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat will
be accepting residency applications November 15, 2015 – February15, 2016 (EXTENDED). For more information
visit http://alderworksalaska.com
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