With
the beautiful weather it’s hard to stay inside. Summer feels close and indoor
events seem to recede. Soon conferences and retreats will start in different
parts of our state. I plan to attend at least one and hope you will have the
chance to do so too.
the beautiful weather it’s hard to stay inside. Summer feels close and indoor
events seem to recede. Soon conferences and retreats will start in different
parts of our state. I plan to attend at least one and hope you will have the
chance to do so too.
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Thursday,
April 21 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
April 21 from 5:00pm-7:00pm
Cecilia
“Pudge” Kleinkauf presents Rookie No More: Flyfishing Novice from a
Pro
“Pudge” Kleinkauf presents Rookie No More: Flyfishing Novice from a
Pro
The
book, Rookie No More is a lifesaver for novice fly fishers who are
struggling with unanswered questions about various aspects of flyfishing.
book, Rookie No More is a lifesaver for novice fly fishers who are
struggling with unanswered questions about various aspects of flyfishing.
Cecilia
“Pudge” Kleinkauf has been an Alaskan since 1969. Her
company, Women’s Flyfishing, has taught women how to fly fish and has taken
them on guided trips throughout Alaska to find the best fishing for salmon,
trout, char, Arctic grayling, and other species. Her website http://www.womensflyfishing.net is a leading
resource for fly fishing enthusiasts.
“Pudge” Kleinkauf has been an Alaskan since 1969. Her
company, Women’s Flyfishing, has taught women how to fly fish and has taken
them on guided trips throughout Alaska to find the best fishing for salmon,
trout, char, Arctic grayling, and other species. Her website http://www.womensflyfishing.net is a leading
resource for fly fishing enthusiasts.
There
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus
Central Lot, and Sports Campus West Lot.
is free parking for this event in the South Lot, Sports Complex NW Lot, West Campus
Central Lot, and Sports Campus West Lot.
Saturday,
April 23 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
April 23 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Celebrating
Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years On
Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years On
English
professors Toby Widdicombe and Sharon Emmerichs, UAA students and staff share
favorite sonnets.
professors Toby Widdicombe and Sharon Emmerichs, UAA students and staff share
favorite sonnets.
This
literary tribute to Shakespeare commemorates the 400 year anniversary of his
death on April 23, 1616.
literary tribute to Shakespeare commemorates the 400 year anniversary of his
death on April 23, 1616.
Everyone
is encouraged to come.
is encouraged to come.
There
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Local
Library Events
Library Events
Anchorage
Public Library’s Teen Writing Society
needs our help!
Public Library’s Teen Writing Society
needs our help!
Loussac
Library’s Teen Writing Society (TWS) is a club for teen writers. They are
looking for reliable adults to lead their meetings and provide writing prompts
or other activities. 49 Writers member Lynn Lovegreen has volunteered to lead
the April meetings and help find leaders for the future.
Library’s Teen Writing Society (TWS) is a club for teen writers. They are
looking for reliable adults to lead their meetings and provide writing prompts
or other activities. 49 Writers member Lynn Lovegreen has volunteered to lead
the April meetings and help find leaders for the future.
One
idea is to have different adult writers volunteer to take each month, so the
teens benefit from seeing different writing types and styles. Or, if someone
would like to help longer-term, that is another possibility. At this point,
meetings are 6-7:30 pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays, but there is some
room for flexibility.
idea is to have different adult writers volunteer to take each month, so the
teens benefit from seeing different writing types and styles. Or, if someone
would like to help longer-term, that is another possibility. At this point,
meetings are 6-7:30 pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays, but there is some
room for flexibility.
Please
contact Lynn Lovegreen at lynnlovegreen@gmail.com or teen librarian Jon P.
Ebron at EbronJP@ci.anchorage.ak.us if you are interested
or would like more information.
contact Lynn Lovegreen at lynnlovegreen@gmail.com or teen librarian Jon P.
Ebron at EbronJP@ci.anchorage.ak.us if you are interested
or would like more information.
Book
Signings
Signings
EVENTS
AROUND ALASKA
AROUND ALASKA
SOUTHCENTRAL,
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
MAT-SU, KENAI PENINSULA
The Copper Basin will welcome State Writer Laureate Frank Soos to our
communities at the end of April. Frank will meet with a local bookclub and
students at Kenny Lake and Glennallen Schools. Local writers are invited to
Writers’ Workshops at the Kenny Lake
Library on Thursday, April 28, from 1 to 4 pm and at the Copper Basin Senior Citizen log cabin in
Glennallen on Friday, April 29 from
1 to 4. Frank will present a program, “An Alaska
Writers Sampler,” at the Kenny Lake
Community Hall on Thursday evening, April 28, at 6 pm. The public is also
invited to a reading of Frank Soos’
work on Friday night, April 29, at the
Carriage House in Gakona. Local musicians will chime in for the reading
event, and snacks and coffee and tea will be provided. Come join us! For more
information, contact Mary Odden 822-3727 or fiddletunes@hotmail.com
communities at the end of April. Frank will meet with a local bookclub and
students at Kenny Lake and Glennallen Schools. Local writers are invited to
Writers’ Workshops at the Kenny Lake
Library on Thursday, April 28, from 1 to 4 pm and at the Copper Basin Senior Citizen log cabin in
Glennallen on Friday, April 29 from
1 to 4. Frank will present a program, “An Alaska
Writers Sampler,” at the Kenny Lake
Community Hall on Thursday evening, April 28, at 6 pm. The public is also
invited to a reading of Frank Soos’
work on Friday night, April 29, at the
Carriage House in Gakona. Local musicians will chime in for the reading
event, and snacks and coffee and tea will be provided. Come join us! For more
information, contact Mary Odden 822-3727 or fiddletunes@hotmail.com
As
part of the Machetanz Arts Festival at the
Mat-Su College
on June 4 and 5, writing workshops will be offered.
part of the Machetanz Arts Festival at the
Mat-Su College
on June 4 and 5, writing workshops will be offered.
To
learn more about the classes and to register: http://register.asapconnected.com/Courses.aspx?CourseGroupID=14213
learn more about the classes and to register: http://register.asapconnected.com/Courses.aspx?CourseGroupID=14213
Saturday, June 4
How
Shall I Begin?: Starting Your Piece with a Bang taught by Alyse Knorr
Shall I Begin?: Starting Your Piece with a Bang taught by Alyse Knorr
Finding
Yourself in a Poem taught by Julie LeMay
Yourself in a Poem taught by Julie LeMay
The
Sphere of Writing taught by Don Rearden
Sphere of Writing taught by Don Rearden
Sunday, June 5
Capturing
Character The Mechanics of Writing Great Characters in Fiction and Non-Fiction
taught by Martha Amore
Character The Mechanics of Writing Great Characters in Fiction and Non-Fiction
taught by Martha Amore
Playing
with Description taught by Lynn Lovegreen
with Description taught by Lynn Lovegreen
Walking
the Line taught by Susanna Mishler
the Line taught by Susanna Mishler
There
is also a panel discussion at the end of each day, featuring the writers who’ve
taught during that day.
is also a panel discussion at the end of each day, featuring the writers who’ve
taught during that day.
SOUTHEAST
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WRITERS
FOR WRITERS
Seeking Writers and
Photographers for New Alaska Foodie Magazine
Photographers for New Alaska Foodie Magazine
Edible
Alaska, a new magazine focused on food culture and practices in Alaska, will
hit the newsstands in June. Currently they are getting ready to launch our website with lots of new content. Thus, they are looking for writers,
photographers, recipe writers, and local chefs (who want to be a resource to
them).
Alaska, a new magazine focused on food culture and practices in Alaska, will
hit the newsstands in June. Currently they are getting ready to launch our website with lots of new content. Thus, they are looking for writers,
photographers, recipe writers, and local chefs (who want to be a resource to
them).
Article
pitches should fall (loosely) into the categories: eat, drink, and food for
thought. Web articles will be between 250-400 words and will pay about
$50 per piece and an additional $25 for an accompanying photograph. The
rate is somewhat negotiable for more experienced writers/photographers and for
longer pieces.
pitches should fall (loosely) into the categories: eat, drink, and food for
thought. Web articles will be between 250-400 words and will pay about
$50 per piece and an additional $25 for an accompanying photograph. The
rate is somewhat negotiable for more experienced writers/photographers and for
longer pieces.
They
are looking for original recipes that can include your standard recipe and
a “how-to” video. They are not looking for the usual story about
Midnight Sun Brewery or well-known restaurant reviews. They are looking
to expand what people know and think about food (and food culture) in Alaska as
well as really create an archive of food practices throughout the state (both
urban and rural).
are looking for original recipes that can include your standard recipe and
a “how-to” video. They are not looking for the usual story about
Midnight Sun Brewery or well-known restaurant reviews. They are looking
to expand what people know and think about food (and food culture) in Alaska as
well as really create an archive of food practices throughout the state (both
urban and rural).
Please
email your pitch to bree@edibleak.com with the subject line: Edible Article
Pitch. Please include in your pitch sample writing clips, if you have
any.
email your pitch to bree@edibleak.com with the subject line: Edible Article
Pitch. Please include in your pitch sample writing clips, if you have
any.
The
magazine is particularly interested in recruiting writers from outside of
Anchorage and writers who live in rural/bush areas of the state. Don’t
let a lack of writing experience deter you from pitching a story, they are
interested in cultivating new writers who have great stories to share.”
magazine is particularly interested in recruiting writers from outside of
Anchorage and writers who live in rural/bush areas of the state. Don’t
let a lack of writing experience deter you from pitching a story, they are
interested in cultivating new writers who have great stories to share.”
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 writer Debra Magpie Earling will lead fiction
writers in an in-depth writing workshop. 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 writer Debra Magpie Earling will lead fiction
writers in an in-depth writing workshop. 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.
Storyknife Writers Retreat is open for submissions
for its inaugural Storyknife Fellow. We just can’t wait for all six proposed
cabin and main house to be built, so the Board of Directors of Storyknife is
beginning with a single Storyknife Fellow who will live in the beautifully
appointed cabin on the property. Women writers (over 21) can apply for a 2 week
to 4 week residency during the month of September 2016. The successful
candidate(s) will receive a $250 per week stipend at the end of their
residency. This money can be used to cover the costs of travel, food, and a
rental car if the resident is from out of the drivable area. The resident will
need to purchase and prepare their own meals, with the exception of a welcome
dinner and a farewell dinner, at the beginning and end of their stay. More
information about the residency at https://storyknife.org and apply at https://storyknifewritersretreat.submittable.com/submit.
for its inaugural Storyknife Fellow. We just can’t wait for all six proposed
cabin and main house to be built, so the Board of Directors of Storyknife is
beginning with a single Storyknife Fellow who will live in the beautifully
appointed cabin on the property. Women writers (over 21) can apply for a 2 week
to 4 week residency during the month of September 2016. The successful
candidate(s) will receive a $250 per week stipend at the end of their
residency. This money can be used to cover the costs of travel, food, and a
rental car if the resident is from out of the drivable area. The resident will
need to purchase and prepare their own meals, with the exception of a welcome
dinner and a farewell dinner, at the beginning and end of their stay. More
information about the residency at https://storyknife.org and apply at https://storyknifewritersretreat.submittable.com/submit.
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
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.
Thank
You for Your Support!
You for Your Support!
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Crosscurrents events, readings, blog posts, and craft talks. Won’t you join
them by becoming a member? Join Us
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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.