Holidays are approaching fast and only one Workshop is left for this season organized by 49 Writers.
Check out the details and register at the 49 Writers website.
Check out the details and register at the 49 Writers website.
ANCHORAGE –
IN PERSON
IN PERSON
Workshop!!!!
LIST
AND LITANY with Caroline Goodwin
AND LITANY with Caroline Goodwin
December
12 from 6:00-9:00pm
12 from 6:00-9:00pm
Location:
161 E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
161 E. 1st Ave., Door 15 (Alaska Humanities Forum)
LIST
AND LITANY
AND LITANY
This
class is designed to help you walk confidently into the metaphorical “blank
page”. As writers, we must do this again and again, regardless of whether
we are seasoned artists or just getting started. Our minds contain many doors,
our imaginations many openings and opportunities. In “List and Litany” we will
spend the first hour responding to a series of specific prompts. These will
take us through several imaginative doors. Next, we will read and begin to
shape our writings, looking for any patterns that present themselves. We will
listen to Christopher Dewdney perform a section of A Natural History of
Southwestern Ontario and we will read a few poems that use listing
effectively. The workshop will conclude with a reading and discussion of next
steps in developing the writing. Every student will have the opportunity to
send a piece of writing to the instructor via snail mail for a brief written
response.
class is designed to help you walk confidently into the metaphorical “blank
page”. As writers, we must do this again and again, regardless of whether
we are seasoned artists or just getting started. Our minds contain many doors,
our imaginations many openings and opportunities. In “List and Litany” we will
spend the first hour responding to a series of specific prompts. These will
take us through several imaginative doors. Next, we will read and begin to
shape our writings, looking for any patterns that present themselves. We will
listen to Christopher Dewdney perform a section of A Natural History of
Southwestern Ontario and we will read a few poems that use listing
effectively. The workshop will conclude with a reading and discussion of next
steps in developing the writing. Every student will have the opportunity to
send a piece of writing to the instructor via snail mail for a brief written
response.
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
IN ANCHORAGE
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Saturday,
November 21 from 1:00 pm-3:00pm at the UA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
November 21 from 1:00 pm-3:00pm at the UA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
J.
Pennelope Goforth presents “Voyages of the Lost
Aleutian Ledgers of the Alaska Commercial Co”
Pennelope Goforth presents “Voyages of the Lost
Aleutian Ledgers of the Alaska Commercial Co”
Historian
J. Pennelope Goforth shares her exciting discovery of Alaska Commercial Co.
business ledgers and logbooks from several villages in the Aleutians.
J. Pennelope Goforth shares her exciting discovery of Alaska Commercial Co.
business ledgers and logbooks from several villages in the Aleutians.
All
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public.
There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public.
There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Monday,
November 23 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
November 23 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
Travis
Rector presents Coloring the Universe
Rector presents Coloring the Universe
In
his book, Coloring the Universe, An Insider’s Look at Making
Spectacular Images of Space, Travis Rector describes how “giant
telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make
color images. Dr.
Travis A. Rector is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Alaska
Anchorage. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in Boulder.
his book, Coloring the Universe, An Insider’s Look at Making
Spectacular Images of Space, Travis Rector describes how “giant
telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make
color images. Dr.
Travis A. Rector is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Alaska
Anchorage. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in Boulder.
For
this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, and
East Garage.
this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot, and
East Garage.
All
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public.
For a look at future events see https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/bookstore/events/special-events-calendar.cfm
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public.
For 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
SOUTHEAST
Woosh Kinaadeiyí will host the first event of their sixth season with an
Open Mic on Friday, November 20th at
6:30pm. The Open Mic will be held at
the Mendenhall Valley Public Library,
located at 3025 Dimond Park Loop, Juneau.
Open Mic on Friday, November 20th at
6:30pm. The Open Mic will be held at
the Mendenhall Valley Public Library,
located at 3025 Dimond Park Loop, Juneau.
The
event will be hosted by Dee Jay DeRego, with the Woosh Kinaadeiyí Band. It is a
non-competitive event open to poets and performers of all ages and all
abilities. Sign up to read at 6 pm.
event will be hosted by Dee Jay DeRego, with the Woosh Kinaadeiyí Band. It is a
non-competitive event open to poets and performers of all ages and all
abilities. Sign up to read at 6 pm.
In
contrast to previous years, this season features a rotating monthly schedule of
non-competitive Open Mics, competitive Poetry Slams, and Spoken Word Workshops.
The organization hopes this allows more performance and educational
opportunities for emerging artists in the community.
contrast to previous years, this season features a rotating monthly schedule of
non-competitive Open Mics, competitive Poetry Slams, and Spoken Word Workshops.
The organization hopes this allows more performance and educational
opportunities for emerging artists in the community.
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.
The Alaska Marine Conservation
Council is
in search of volunteer storytellers to help lead a 3-hour storytelling workshop
for young fishermen. The workshop will take place Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Juneau, and will
focus on how narrative — expressed through a variety of mediums — can be used
at many levels of personal and professional communication. The workshop will
offer strategies for fishermen to access and tell their unique story. We
believe that strong personal and collective narratives are key factors in advocating
for healthy communities and ecosystems, and hope to share useful tools for
developing those narratives through this workshop. Ideally, our guest
storyteller would also have a connection to Alaskan fisheries, past or present.
If interested, please contact Hannah Heimbuch at hannah@akmarine.org, or (907) 299-4018.
Council is
in search of volunteer storytellers to help lead a 3-hour storytelling workshop
for young fishermen. The workshop will take place Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 in Juneau, and will
focus on how narrative — expressed through a variety of mediums — can be used
at many levels of personal and professional communication. The workshop will
offer strategies for fishermen to access and tell their unique story. We
believe that strong personal and collective narratives are key factors in advocating
for healthy communities and ecosystems, and hope to share useful tools for
developing those narratives through this workshop. Ideally, our guest
storyteller would also have a connection to Alaskan fisheries, past or present.
If interested, please contact Hannah Heimbuch at hannah@akmarine.org, or (907) 299-4018.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WRITERS
FOR WRITERS
The
blog/website agingalaskans.info is seeking fiction and
non-fiction submissions to publish as blog postings, newsletter items, and
possibly in other venues such as an electronic compilation of items from the
website. All interested writers are strongly advised to review the website in
detail to get a feel for website which focuses on issues of concern to Alaskans
in their 50s and older. Please send submissions to: ldweiss@agingalaskans.info and expect a response within weeks.
blog/website agingalaskans.info is seeking fiction and
non-fiction submissions to publish as blog postings, newsletter items, and
possibly in other venues such as an electronic compilation of items from the
website. All interested writers are strongly advised to review the website in
detail to get a feel for website which focuses on issues of concern to Alaskans
in their 50s and older. Please send submissions to: ldweiss@agingalaskans.info and expect a response within weeks.
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. She 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.
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 see 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.
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
January 18,
2016 February
25, 2016
2016 February
25, 2016
April 25,
2016 June
2, 2016
2016 June
2, 2016
Submit to arts
[at] ktoo [dot] org.
[at] ktoo [dot] org.
For questions contact Scott Burton
Arts, Culture and Music Producer at
907.463.6473
907.463.6473
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
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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.
Alderworks Alaska
Writers and Artists Retreat
will be accepting residency applications November 15,
2015 – January15, 2016. For more information visit http://alderworksalaska.com
Writers and Artists Retreat
will be accepting residency applications November 15,
2015 – January15, 2016. For more information visit http://alderworksalaska.com
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people receive these newsletters. Many of them are members of 49 Writers,
knowing that their membership helps support all of the workshops, author tours,
CrossCurrents events, readings, blog posts, and craft talks. Won’t you join
them by becoming a member? October is our annual membership and donation
campaign; we hope you’ll consider becoming an active part of the 49 Writers
family.
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