2016
Class Schedule
Class Schedule
Registration for our classes and workshops continues. Description, details, and
registration on our website.
Feel free to contact us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
registration on our website.
Feel free to contact us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Anchorage
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
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.
CROSSCURRENTS
EVENTS
EVENTS
March
24 at 7pm at
the Anchorage Museum
24 at 7pm at
the Anchorage Museum
49
Writers is proud to present a Crosscurrents event entitled “Bucking Tradition: Other Routes to Publishing Success.”
Writers is proud to present a Crosscurrents event entitled “Bucking Tradition: Other Routes to Publishing Success.”
The
publishing industry is in a constant state of change. It is increasingly
difficult to find success at the big New York publishing houses, but other
routes to publishing success exist. What factors do writers consider when they
seek to see their work in print? Exactly what are the differences between traditional
publishing, publishing with a university press, a small press, and
self-publishing?
publishing industry is in a constant state of change. It is increasingly
difficult to find success at the big New York publishing houses, but other
routes to publishing success exist. What factors do writers consider when they
seek to see their work in print? Exactly what are the differences between traditional
publishing, publishing with a university press, a small press, and
self-publishing?
Join
Martha Amore, Peter Dunlap-Shohl, and Tracy Sinclare as they discuss their
experiences bringing books to print. This panel will be moderated by
Lizbeth Meredith. Martha Amore writes fiction and also teaches writing at
Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Anchorage. She has
published in numerous literary journals, and her first novella recently came
out in the anthology Weathered Edge: Three Alaskan Novellas. Currently,
she is working on an anthology of Alaskan LGBTQ short fiction and poetry that
will be published by the University of Alaska Press, as well as a book of her
own short stories. Peter Dunlap-Shohl was the editorial cartoonist for the
Anchorage Daily News for over a quarter of a century. Penn State University
Press recently published My Degeneration, a memoir of dealing with
Parkinson’s Disease that Dunlap-Shohl wrote and illustrated. Tracy Sinclare is
the Weekend Meteorologist for KTUU-Channel 2 News and a multi-published romance
author. Since selling her first book in 2001, Sinclare has released 47 titles
through publishers and recently self-publishing.
Martha Amore, Peter Dunlap-Shohl, and Tracy Sinclare as they discuss their
experiences bringing books to print. This panel will be moderated by
Lizbeth Meredith. Martha Amore writes fiction and also teaches writing at
Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Anchorage. She has
published in numerous literary journals, and her first novella recently came
out in the anthology Weathered Edge: Three Alaskan Novellas. Currently,
she is working on an anthology of Alaskan LGBTQ short fiction and poetry that
will be published by the University of Alaska Press, as well as a book of her
own short stories. Peter Dunlap-Shohl was the editorial cartoonist for the
Anchorage Daily News for over a quarter of a century. Penn State University
Press recently published My Degeneration, a memoir of dealing with
Parkinson’s Disease that Dunlap-Shohl wrote and illustrated. Tracy Sinclare is
the Weekend Meteorologist for KTUU-Channel 2 News and a multi-published romance
author. Since selling her first book in 2001, Sinclare has released 47 titles
through publishers and recently self-publishing.
There
will be time for questions following the panel as well as an opportunity to
have books signed.
will be time for questions following the panel as well as an opportunity to
have books signed.
April
7 at 7pm at
the Anchorage Museum
7 at 7pm at
the Anchorage Museum
49
Writers is proud to present a Crosscurrents event entitled “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” featuring award-winning
novelists Benjamin Percy and Don Rearden.
Writers is proud to present a Crosscurrents event entitled “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” featuring award-winning
novelists Benjamin Percy and Don Rearden.
Ben
Percy and Don Rearden will discuss writing fiction that tackles big subjects
without sacrificing high tension and compelling stories. Both Percy and Rearden
have written post-apocalyptic novels that speak to the underpinnings of culture
and humanity. They will discuss the notion that literary and genre fiction are
somehow mutually exclusive, as well as read from their work.
Percy and Don Rearden will discuss writing fiction that tackles big subjects
without sacrificing high tension and compelling stories. Both Percy and Rearden
have written post-apocalyptic novels that speak to the underpinnings of culture
and humanity. They will discuss the notion that literary and genre fiction are
somehow mutually exclusive, as well as read from their work.
Benjamin
Percy is the author of three novels, The Wilding, winner of the
Society of Midland Authors Award for Fiction, and the psychological
thriller Red Moon, and The Dead Lands, a
post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga. He is also the author
of two books of stories, Refresh, Refresh and The
Language of Elk. His honors include a National Endowment for the Arts, a
Whiting Award, the Plimpton Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and inclusion in Best
American Short Stories.
Percy is the author of three novels, The Wilding, winner of the
Society of Midland Authors Award for Fiction, and the psychological
thriller Red Moon, and The Dead Lands, a
post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga. He is also the author
of two books of stories, Refresh, Refresh and The
Language of Elk. His honors include a National Endowment for the Arts, a
Whiting Award, the Plimpton Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and inclusion in Best
American Short Stories.
Don
Rearden is the author of The Raven’s Gift and a produced screenwriter.
His films have aired on Showtime, TMC, and the Sci-FiNetwork. His novella Permafrost
Heart, will be published in Weathered Edge II.
Rearden is the author of The Raven’s Gift and a produced screenwriter.
His films have aired on Showtime, TMC, and the Sci-FiNetwork. His novella Permafrost
Heart, will be published in Weathered Edge II.
There
will be time for questions following the panel as well as an opportunity to
have books signed.
will be time for questions following the panel as well as an opportunity to
have books signed.
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Monday,
March 21 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 21 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Eric
Odle presents Misconceptions about Japan
Odle presents Misconceptions about Japan
Eric
Odle shares his experiences and insights into understanding the Japan of today,
not depicted in American media. Joining Eric will be Yasuhito Nakasato,
an experienced Japanese-English interpreter.
Odle shares his experiences and insights into understanding the Japan of today,
not depicted in American media. Joining Eric will be Yasuhito Nakasato,
an experienced Japanese-English interpreter.
Eric
Odle has been working as a Japanese-English translator in Japan for the past
three years.
Odle has been working as a Japanese-English translator in Japan for the past
three years.
Yasuhito
Nakasato, born and raised in Tokyo, came to Alaska in 2010 to study art at UAA.
His creative expression promotes numerous events on and off campus for the UAA
community.
Nakasato, born and raised in Tokyo, came to Alaska in 2010 to study art at UAA.
His creative expression promotes numerous events on and off campus for the UAA
community.
This
event is sponsored by Borealis Translations and the UAA Campus Bookstore. There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
event is sponsored by Borealis Translations and the UAA Campus Bookstore. There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
Tuesday,
March 22 from 12:00pm-1:30pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 22 from 12:00pm-1:30pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Thomas
H. Cox presents Money, Credit, and Strong Friends:
Warren Delano, Hong Kong Merchants, and Commercial Culture in Qing Dynasty
China
H. Cox presents Money, Credit, and Strong Friends:
Warren Delano, Hong Kong Merchants, and Commercial Culture in Qing Dynasty
China
At
this event, Thomas H. Cox explores Warren Delano’s career
and the complicated relations between early American, British and Chinese
merchants which formed the basis for future U.S. foreign policy towards Asia.
this event, Thomas H. Cox explores Warren Delano’s career
and the complicated relations between early American, British and Chinese
merchants which formed the basis for future U.S. foreign policy towards Asia.
Dr.
Thomas H. Cox is associate professor of history at Sam Houston State
University. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D in history at State University of New
York at Buffalo. He is the author of Gibbons v. Ogden, Law, and
Society in the Early Republic.
Thomas H. Cox is associate professor of history at Sam Houston State
University. He earned an M.A. and Ph.D in history at State University of New
York at Buffalo. He is the author of Gibbons v. Ogden, Law, and
Society in the Early Republic.
This
event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute. There is free parking
for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus Central Lot,
Sports Campus West Lot.
event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute. There is free parking
for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus Central Lot,
Sports Campus West Lot.
Book
Event
Event
Tuesday,
March 22 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 22 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Tony
and Sally Urvina present More
than God Demands
and Sally Urvina present More
than God Demands
The
book, More Than God Demands: Politics and Influence of Christian
Missions in Northwest Alaska, 1897–1918 has recently been published by
University of Alaska Press.
book, More Than God Demands: Politics and Influence of Christian
Missions in Northwest Alaska, 1897–1918 has recently been published by
University of Alaska Press.
Anthony
Urvina, whose mother was an orphan raised at one of the missions, draws on
details from her life in order to present the first full history of this
missionary effort. Smoothly combining personal and regional history, he tells
the story of his mother’s experience amid a fascinating account of Alaska
Native life and of the men and women who came to Alaska to spread the word of
Christ, confident in their belief and unable to see the power of the ancient
traditions they aimed to supplant.
Urvina, whose mother was an orphan raised at one of the missions, draws on
details from her life in order to present the first full history of this
missionary effort. Smoothly combining personal and regional history, he tells
the story of his mother’s experience amid a fascinating account of Alaska
Native life and of the men and women who came to Alaska to spread the word of
Christ, confident in their belief and unable to see the power of the ancient
traditions they aimed to supplant.
Anthony
Urvina has lived in Alaska for more than thirty years and worked for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Sally Urvina is a retired nurse practitioner who has worked
in Alaska for thirty years
Urvina has lived in Alaska for more than thirty years and worked for the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Sally Urvina is a retired nurse practitioner who has worked
in Alaska for thirty years
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
Wednesday,
March 23 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 23 from 1:00pm-2:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Chef
Vern Wolfram: It’s Chocolate Time
Vern Wolfram: It’s Chocolate Time
UAA
Culinary Arts and Hospitality’s Chef Vern Wolfram demonstrates the joy of
making and eating chocolate. A variety of chocolate samples will be
served as Chef Vern’s apprentices join him in creating chocolate delicacies.
Culinary Arts and Hospitality’s Chef Vern Wolfram demonstrates the joy of
making and eating chocolate. A variety of chocolate samples will be
served as Chef Vern’s apprentices join him in creating chocolate delicacies.
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
Book
Event
Event
Thursday,
March 24 from 5:00pm-7:00 pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 24 from 5:00pm-7:00 pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Stephen
Haycox presents Battleground
Alaska: Fighting Federal Power in America’s Last Wilderness
Haycox presents Battleground
Alaska: Fighting Federal Power in America’s Last Wilderness
In
Battleground Alaska, Fighting Federal Power in America’s Last
Wilderness, Stephen Haycox critiques four important environmental battles
within Alaska and explains how “Alaska’s economy depends as much on absentee
corporate exploitation of its natural resources, particularly oil, as it does
on federal spending.” His analysis focuses on the establishment of the
ANWR in the 1950s; the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the 1970s;
the passage of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act in 1980;
and the struggle that culminated in the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990.
Battleground Alaska, Fighting Federal Power in America’s Last
Wilderness, Stephen Haycox critiques four important environmental battles
within Alaska and explains how “Alaska’s economy depends as much on absentee
corporate exploitation of its natural resources, particularly oil, as it does
on federal spending.” His analysis focuses on the establishment of the
ANWR in the 1950s; the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the 1970s;
the passage of the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act in 1980;
and the struggle that culminated in the Tongass Timber Reform Act of 1990.
Stephen
W. Haycox is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska
Anchorage. He is the author of many works including Alaska: An American
Colony and Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics and Environment in Alaska.
W. Haycox is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska
Anchorage. He is the author of many works including Alaska: An American
Colony and Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics and Environment in Alaska.
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
Saturday,
March 26 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 26 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Life & Times at the
Port of Anchorage 1958-1989 with Historian J. Pennelope Goforth
Port of Anchorage 1958-1989 with Historian J. Pennelope Goforth
J.
Pennelope Goforth discusses the history of the Port of Anchorage and her
project to catalog, preserve and digitize Port of Anchorage historical
documents.
Pennelope Goforth discusses the history of the Port of Anchorage and her
project to catalog, preserve and digitize Port of Anchorage historical
documents.
J.
Pennelope Goforth is founder of SeaCat Explorations: Adventures in
Alaska’s Maritime History . She is author of Sailing the Mail in
Alaska, The Maritime Years of Alaska Photographer John E. Thwaite, and is
currently writing a book about the Alaska Commercial Co. business
ledgers and logbooks from several villages in the Aleutians that she
discovered in Seattle.
Pennelope Goforth is founder of SeaCat Explorations: Adventures in
Alaska’s Maritime History . She is author of Sailing the Mail in
Alaska, The Maritime Years of Alaska Photographer John E. Thwaite, and is
currently writing a book about the Alaska Commercial Co. business
ledgers and logbooks from several villages in the Aleutians that she
discovered in Seattle.
There
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Tuesday,
March 29 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 29 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
David
Holthouse presents: The Weird Turn Pro
Holthouse presents: The Weird Turn Pro
Alaskan
journalist, playwright, and documentary-maker, David Holthouse shares his work;
discusses finding, reporting and writing stories; and fields questions. Everyone
is invited to come and hear how writing goes When the going gets weird, the
weird turn pro.
journalist, playwright, and documentary-maker, David Holthouse shares his work;
discusses finding, reporting and writing stories; and fields questions. Everyone
is invited to come and hear how writing goes When the going gets weird, the
weird turn pro.
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
Wednesday,
March 30 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
March 30 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA Campus Bookstore
Di
Gao presents Confucius’ Perspective on
Morality
Gao presents Confucius’ Perspective on
Morality
Di
Gao is a professor in the Center for Ideological and Political Education at
Northeast Normal University, China. He has translated the book, The Development
of Social Knowledge: Morality and Convention by Elliot Turiel and is the
author of Research on Socialist Core Values of Chinese Communist Party
(People’s Publishing House, 2013),
Gao is a professor in the Center for Ideological and Political Education at
Northeast Normal University, China. He has translated the book, The Development
of Social Knowledge: Morality and Convention by Elliot Turiel and is the
author of Research on Socialist Core Values of Chinese Communist Party
(People’s Publishing House, 2013),
Currently,
he is a visiting scholar in the field of children’s social and moral
development and education at the Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley .
he is a visiting scholar in the field of children’s social and moral
development and education at the Graduate School of Education, UC Berkeley .
This
event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.
event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West
Campus Central Lot , Sports Campus West Lot.
The
UAA Campus Bookstore will have the Grand
Reveal Celebration Week, March 21-26
with daily drink specials and activities all week long.
UAA Campus Bookstore will have the Grand
Reveal Celebration Week, March 21-26
with daily drink specials and activities all week long.
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
SOUTHEAST
HOMER
Jeremy Pataky will read poems from his
book, Overwinter, and Molly McDermott will perform original
songs in Homer at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Saturday,
March 19th, at 5pm. FREE
book, Overwinter, and Molly McDermott will perform original
songs in Homer at Bunnell Street Arts Center on Saturday,
March 19th, at 5pm. FREE
Jeremy’s
work has appeared in Colorado Review, Black Warrior Review, The Southeast
Review, Cirque, Ice Floe, Left-Facing Bird, Anchorage Press, and some
anthologies. Overwinter was
published by the University of Alaska Press in the Alaska Literary Series.
Jeremy earned an MFA from the University of Montana and a BA at Western
Washington University. He has worked as a wilderness guide, nonprofit executive
director, university instructor, and after school poetry teacher. He is a
founding board member and president of 49 Writers. He splits his time between
Anchorage and McCarthy, inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
near the toe of the Kennicott Glacier. | www.jeremypataky.com
work has appeared in Colorado Review, Black Warrior Review, The Southeast
Review, Cirque, Ice Floe, Left-Facing Bird, Anchorage Press, and some
anthologies. Overwinter was
published by the University of Alaska Press in the Alaska Literary Series.
Jeremy earned an MFA from the University of Montana and a BA at Western
Washington University. He has worked as a wilderness guide, nonprofit executive
director, university instructor, and after school poetry teacher. He is a
founding board member and president of 49 Writers. He splits his time between
Anchorage and McCarthy, inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
near the toe of the Kennicott Glacier. | www.jeremypataky.com
Molly
McDermott is a folk and experimental cellist with the Fairbanks-based
psych-folk group HARM. Molly has toured Europe with the folk band June Madrona,
and traveled the U.S. with the improvisational string group Kurva Choir and
HARM. As a singer-songwriter, she has worked with Evan Phillips of the Whipsaws
as Evan & Molly. She has recorded with artists including Kittiwake, the
Reed Lakes, and Jonathan J. Bower, and has collaborated with poet Jeremy
Pataky. Molly has released three studio albums and two EPs, and she is
currently finishing an album of her solo work. When she is not finding new
sounds to make with her cello, Molly studies migratory songbirds in the Arctic
as a graduate student at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
McDermott is a folk and experimental cellist with the Fairbanks-based
psych-folk group HARM. Molly has toured Europe with the folk band June Madrona,
and traveled the U.S. with the improvisational string group Kurva Choir and
HARM. As a singer-songwriter, she has worked with Evan Phillips of the Whipsaws
as Evan & Molly. She has recorded with artists including Kittiwake, the
Reed Lakes, and Jonathan J. Bower, and has collaborated with poet Jeremy
Pataky. Molly has released three studio albums and two EPs, and she is
currently finishing an album of her solo work. When she is not finding new
sounds to make with her cello, Molly studies migratory songbirds in the Arctic
as a graduate student at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
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.
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.
The new issue of Cirque will be published on June
21.
The deadline for submissions is fast approaching: March 21.
Send your work to cirque.submits@gmail.com
21.
The deadline for submissions is fast approaching: March 21.
Send your work to cirque.submits@gmail.com
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/
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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.
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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.
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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