First frost is happening all around the state. We’ve just passed the autumnal equinox, and I fear that winter is coming. There are many things happening in the Alaska literary world, and we hope that you’ll take advantage of them to get the most out of your writing practice. Have an incredible weekend!
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
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!
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
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.
Thursday, September 24th,
7:00pm at Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St. Innovation
Lab, 4th floor, enjoy a special
evening with author and wildlife photographer Seth Kantner as he shares from his
latest book, Swallowed by the Great Land,
featuring unique characters, village life, wilderness and the larger landscape,
a warming Arctic, hunting and other aspects of subsistence living on the remote
northwest coast of Alaska. Below are the dates for Seth Kantner’s book tour and
events.
7:00pm at Z.J. Loussac Library, 3600 Denali St. Innovation
Lab, 4th floor, enjoy a special
evening with author and wildlife photographer Seth Kantner as he shares from his
latest book, Swallowed by the Great Land,
featuring unique characters, village life, wilderness and the larger landscape,
a warming Arctic, hunting and other aspects of subsistence living on the remote
northwest coast of Alaska. Below are the dates for Seth Kantner’s book tour and
events.
9/23 Palmer, Fireside Books
9/24
Anchorage, Anchorage Library
Anchorage, Anchorage Library
9/25 Talkeetna, Talkeetna Roadhouse (with Don Rearden)
9/26 Juneau,
Hearthside Books
Hearthside Books
9/27 Haines, Haines Library
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Saturday, October 3 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at the
UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
Time
to Walk: The Extraordinary Life of Explorer Dick Griffith
to Walk: The Extraordinary Life of Explorer Dick Griffith
At
this event Dick Griffith shares stories and photos of his journeys in
Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and the American West and his exploration and mapping
of canyons and creeks in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1952.
this event Dick Griffith shares stories and photos of his journeys in
Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and the American West and his exploration and mapping
of canyons and creeks in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1952.
Joining
Dick Griffith is author Kaylene Johnson. This event is held in honor of Hispanic
Heritage Month and Alaska Book Week. It is sponsored by the UAA
Campus Bookstore and is held at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307.
There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Dick Griffith is author Kaylene Johnson. This event is held in honor of Hispanic
Heritage Month and Alaska Book Week. It is sponsored by the UAA
Campus Bookstore and is held at the UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307.
There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
Monday,
October 5 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU
Consortium Library, room 307
October 5 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at the UAA/APU
Consortium Library, room 307
Historian
and Author Katherine Ringsmuth’s new book Alaska’s Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots
and the Myth of the Last Frontier
and Author Katherine Ringsmuth’s new book Alaska’s Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots
and the Myth of the Last Frontier
In
the book, Alaska’s Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier,
historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth uncovers the ways that Alaska’s aviation
growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and
the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.
Katherine Ringsmuth teaches American and Alaskan History in the UAA History
Department and serves on the Board of Directors for the Cook Inlet
Historical Society.
the book, Alaska’s Skyboys: Cowboy Pilots and the Myth of the Last Frontier,
historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth uncovers the ways that Alaska’s aviation
growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and
the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.
Katherine Ringsmuth teaches American and Alaskan History in the UAA History
Department and serves on the Board of Directors for the Cook Inlet
Historical Society.
This
event is held in celebration of Alaska Book Week and is sponsored by the
UAA Campus Bookstore. For this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot and the East
Garage.
event is held in celebration of Alaska Book Week and is sponsored by the
UAA Campus Bookstore. For this event, there is free parking in the Library Lot, Library NE Lot and the East
Garage.
Saturday, October 10 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at the
UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
UAA/APU Consortium Library, room 307
Lithuanian
Poet Judita Vaiciunaite, with Svaja Worthington and
Leslie Fried
Poet Judita Vaiciunaite, with Svaja Worthington and
Leslie Fried
The
art, life, and times of Lithuanian Poet Judita Vaiciunaite (1937-2001) with be
highlighted at this event with Svaja Worthington and Leslie Fried. Leslie
Fried is the curator of the Alaska Jewish Museum in Anchorage. Her poems
have appeared in Cirque Literary Journal. Svaja Vansauskas Worthington
called Alaska home for the past 40 years. In 2013, she was named the Honorary
Consul from the State of Alaska to the Republic of Lithuania. Her
translations of 2 poems by Judita Vaiciunaite appeared in Cirque Literary
Journal Vol. 6, no. 2.
art, life, and times of Lithuanian Poet Judita Vaiciunaite (1937-2001) with be
highlighted at this event with Svaja Worthington and Leslie Fried. Leslie
Fried is the curator of the Alaska Jewish Museum in Anchorage. Her poems
have appeared in Cirque Literary Journal. Svaja Vansauskas Worthington
called Alaska home for the past 40 years. In 2013, she was named the Honorary
Consul from the State of Alaska to the Republic of Lithuania. Her
translations of 2 poems by Judita Vaiciunaite appeared in Cirque Literary
Journal Vol. 6, no. 2.
This
event is sponsored by the UAA Campus Bookstore and is held at UAA/APU
Consortium Library, in room 307. There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
event is sponsored by the UAA Campus Bookstore and is held at UAA/APU
Consortium Library, in room 307. There is free parking at UAA on Saturdays.
All UAA Campus
Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. UAA Campus Bookstore podcasts are posted in iTunes or
iTunes U –just search UAA or UAA Campus Bookstore.
Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. 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
INTERIOR
On
Saturday, October 3rd at 7pm in the Bear Gallery in the Alaska Centennial Center at Pioneer Park, the
Fairbanks Art Association will kick off Alaska Book Week with a reading by poet Jeremy Pataky, author of Overwinter,
and a performance by cellist, vocalist and songwriter Molly McDermott. This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 3rd at 7pm in the Bear Gallery in the Alaska Centennial Center at Pioneer Park, the
Fairbanks Art Association will kick off Alaska Book Week with a reading by poet Jeremy Pataky, author of Overwinter,
and a performance by cellist, vocalist and songwriter Molly McDermott. This event is free and open to the public.
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WRITERS
CONFERENCES,
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
AWARDS, RETREATS & RESIDENCIES
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
October 15,
2015 November
13, 2015
2015 November
13, 2015
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
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
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.
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/.
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.