Exciting topics are offered this Autumn and it is time to register for
the In Person and Online Workshops organized by 49 Writers. Check out the details and register
at the 49 Writers website.
the In Person and Online Workshops organized by 49 Writers. Check out the details and register
at the 49 Writers website.
ANCHORAGE –
IN PERSON
IN PERSON
JUMPSTART
YOUR WRITING with Deb Vanasse
YOUR WRITING with Deb Vanasse
September
26 from 9am-4pm
26 from 9am-4pm
Location: 161
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
ASK
MS. MURDER with Marcy McDannel
MS. MURDER with Marcy McDannel
October
3 from 1-4pm
3 from 1-4pm
Location: 161
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
SONIC
SYMPHONIES: HOW TO MAKE YOUR WRITING SING with Alyse Knorr
SYMPHONIES: HOW TO MAKE YOUR WRITING SING with Alyse Knorr
October
6, 13, 20, and 27 from 8-10pm
6, 13, 20, and 27 from 8-10pm
Location: 161
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
All
genres.
genres.
BURNING
WITH LOVE: HOW TO WRITE ABOUT LOVE WITHOUT BLUSHING with Alyse Knorr
WITH LOVE: HOW TO WRITE ABOUT LOVE WITHOUT BLUSHING with Alyse Knorr
November
3 from 7-10pm
3 from 7-10pm
Location: 161
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
All
genres.
genres.
THE
SPIRITUAL IN WRITING: ACROSS FAITH, GENRES, AND TIME with Kathleen Tarr
SPIRITUAL IN WRITING: ACROSS FAITH, GENRES, AND TIME with Kathleen Tarr
November
10, 12, 17, and 19 from 7:00-9:30pm
10, 12, 17, and 19 from 7:00-9:30pm
Location: 161
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
All
genres
genres
ONLINE
CLASSES
CLASSES
NO
BLOGGING REQUIRED! HOW TO MATCH YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE WITH WHO YOU REALLY ARE
with Cindy Dyson
BLOGGING REQUIRED! HOW TO MATCH YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE WITH WHO YOU REALLY ARE
with Cindy Dyson
October
7 and 14 from 7:00-8:30pm
7 and 14 from 7:00-8:30pm
NOTE:
This class will be conducted by Skype. Students must have a basic knowledge of
computer functionality, internet browser functionality and word-processing
software.
This class will be conducted by Skype. Students must have a basic knowledge of
computer functionality, internet browser functionality and word-processing
software.
The
following classes are asynchronous: there are no scheduled meeting times
but there will be weekly assignments and expectations, and everyone will
complete the work on their own time. Interaction will utilize text-based
formats such as discussion boards.
following classes are asynchronous: there are no scheduled meeting times
but there will be weekly assignments and expectations, and everyone will
complete the work on their own time. Interaction will utilize text-based
formats such as discussion boards.
SCENE,
SUMMARY, AND TIME with Andromeda Romano-Lax
SUMMARY, AND TIME with Andromeda Romano-Lax
October
12 to November 1
12 to November 1
9+
hours over 3 Weeks
hours over 3 Weeks
Online.
No scheduled meetings, asynchronous instruction
No scheduled meetings, asynchronous instruction
Genres:
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction/Nonfiction
FIRST
PERSON COMPLICATED–THE DUAL-VOICED NARRATOR with Andromeda Romano-Lax
PERSON COMPLICATED–THE DUAL-VOICED NARRATOR with Andromeda Romano-Lax
November
2 to November 22
2 to November 22
9+
hours over 3 Weeks
hours over 3 Weeks
Online.
No scheduled meetings, asynchronous instruction
No scheduled meetings, asynchronous instruction
Genres:
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction/Nonfiction
NEW!!! – 49 Writers is looking for instructors for workshops January-May 2016. Deadline for proposals is November 1. See our website for more details. We’re looking for online and in-person instruction. Workshops can be held throughout the state and in all areas.
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!
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!
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!
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
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
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Writers Volunteer Seta
Writers Volunteer Seta
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
IN ANCHORAGE
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.
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.
Woosh Kinaadeiyí will host this month’s open mic and poetry slam on Friday, September 18th at Silverbow
Bakery, located at 120 2nd Street, downtown. The event begins at 6:30pm and is free and open to the
public. Poets of all ages and abilities are encouraged to perform. Sign up to
read at 6 pm.
Bakery, located at 120 2nd Street, downtown. The event begins at 6:30pm and is free and open to the
public. Poets of all ages and abilities are encouraged to perform. Sign up to
read at 6 pm.
The
event, sponsored by Woosh Kinaadeiyí, will be hosted by Dee Jay DeRego and
Conor Lendrum. There will be a special appearance by slam legend and
original Slammaster and director of the Nuyorican Poets Café, Bob Holman of New
York City. Bob Holman has been crowned “Ringmaster of the Spoken Word”(New
York Daily News), “Poetry Czar” (Village Voice), and “Dean of
the Scene” (Seventeen).
event, sponsored by Woosh Kinaadeiyí, will be hosted by Dee Jay DeRego and
Conor Lendrum. There will be a special appearance by slam legend and
original Slammaster and director of the Nuyorican Poets Café, Bob Holman of New
York City. Bob Holman has been crowned “Ringmaster of the Spoken Word”(New
York Daily News), “Poetry Czar” (Village Voice), and “Dean of
the Scene” (Seventeen).
Woosh
Kinaadeiyí is a local nonprofit committed to diversity, inclusive community,
and empowering voice. The organization hosts monthly poetry slams
and open mics throughout the community. Learn more at www.facebook.com/wooshpoetry.
Kinaadeiyí is a local nonprofit committed to diversity, inclusive community,
and empowering voice. The organization hosts monthly poetry slams
and open mics throughout the community. Learn more at www.facebook.com/wooshpoetry.
Annual
Great Alaska Book Fair, sponsored in part by The Mall at Sears and Anchorage
Public Library, will be hosted by Publication Consultants, in association with
Alaska Book Week, Saturday October 10,
from 10 AM to 6 PM. Tables will
be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Authors are responsible
for their own sales. There will not be a central check out register. There
is a charge of $50 per table, which authors may share if they’d like. The
book fair is held the same day the mall is featuring their annual sidewalk sale.
High traffic is expected.
Great Alaska Book Fair, sponsored in part by The Mall at Sears and Anchorage
Public Library, will be hosted by Publication Consultants, in association with
Alaska Book Week, Saturday October 10,
from 10 AM to 6 PM. Tables will
be allocated on a first come, first serve basis. Authors are responsible
for their own sales. There will not be a central check out register. There
is a charge of $50 per table, which authors may share if they’d like. The
book fair is held the same day the mall is featuring their annual sidewalk sale.
High traffic is expected.
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
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.
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public.
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
The Living Room, Stories for
Grownups
kicks off its new season. Grab a cup of tea and get ready to enjoy a night of
poetry, fiction, non-fiction and dramatic monologue. Come to listen and sign up
to read at subsequent programs. The event runs every 2nd Friday, from Sept. through April. All genres welcome. For
questions, contact: monicadevine@gmail.com
Grownups
kicks off its new season. Grab a cup of tea and get ready to enjoy a night of
poetry, fiction, non-fiction and dramatic monologue. Come to listen and sign up
to read at subsequent programs. The event runs every 2nd Friday, from Sept. through April. All genres welcome. For
questions, contact: monicadevine@gmail.com
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
submissions for the Winter 2015 issue. The upcoming theme is
“Talking over Coffee (or Tea).” Submissions are due November
15th.
Write to Publish, in partnership with the
Timberline Review and Cirque, offer a flash fiction contest and a Pacific
Northwest poetry contest this year. Submissions open September 8 and close
October 30, 2015. Entries for the Pacific Northwest poetry contest may be original,
unpublished works up to 40 lines and should be centered on a Pacific Northwest
theme. Entries for the flash fiction contest must be 700 words or fewer,
original, unpublished, and double spaced. Winners will be notified the first
week of December and will win a cash prize of $100, a reading at the conference
and publication in Timberline Review for poetry and Cirque for flash fiction.
Timberline Review and Cirque, offer a flash fiction contest and a Pacific
Northwest poetry contest this year. Submissions open September 8 and close
October 30, 2015. Entries for the Pacific Northwest poetry contest may be original,
unpublished works up to 40 lines and should be centered on a Pacific Northwest
theme. Entries for the flash fiction contest must be 700 words or fewer,
original, unpublished, and double spaced. Winners will be notified the first
week of December and will win a cash prize of $100, a reading at the conference
and publication in Timberline Review for poetry and Cirque for flash fiction.
The
contest fee is $10, and only one story or poem may be submitted per person, per
contest. Please send submissions via email to w2p@ooliganpress.pdx.edu with “Flash Fiction Contest Submission” or
“PNW Poetry Contest Submission” as the subject line.
contest fee is $10, and only one story or poem may be submitted per person, per
contest. Please send submissions via email to w2p@ooliganpress.pdx.edu with “Flash Fiction Contest Submission” or
“PNW Poetry Contest Submission” as the subject line.
For
more detailed information about the contests, the conference, or to purchase
tickets, visit http://ooligan.pdx.edu/writetopublish/.
more detailed information about the contests, the conference, or to purchase
tickets, visit http://ooligan.pdx.edu/writetopublish/.
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
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.
Have
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.