We
are getting back to our routine and exciting events are adding on our
calendars. Below are a few difficult to miss opportunities.
are getting back to our routine and exciting events are adding on our
calendars. Below are a few difficult to miss opportunities.
Resolve To Write!
Invitations were sent out mid-December to current members for
the member’s only salon Resolve to
Write events in January in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer,
and Juneau. These popular salons in members homes are a chance to share
your goals; talk about what went wrong and what went right in 2015; and make
the writing connections that will carry your writing practice through the year.
If you are concerned that your membership might not be up-to-date, or you just
want to check, please feel free to email 49writers@gmail.com.
the member’s only salon Resolve to
Write events in January in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer,
and Juneau. These popular salons in members homes are a chance to share
your goals; talk about what went wrong and what went right in 2015; and make
the writing connections that will carry your writing practice through the year.
If you are concerned that your membership might not be up-to-date, or you just
want to check, please feel free to email 49writers@gmail.com.
2016
Class Schedule
Class Schedule
Registration for 2016 classes and workshops has started. Description, details, and registration on our website. Feel free to contact
us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
us at 49writers@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Anchorage
Writing from Historical Research taught by Kate Partridge
February 13 and 27, 9am-noon
Mini Memoirs: Let’s Do Some Writing! taught by Judith Conte
February 20-21 and 27-28, 1-3pm
What Women Want taught by Martha Amore
March 3, 6-9pm
“THE END!” Writing Good Endings and Achieving Closure taught by Alyse Knorr
March 5, 6-9pm
Writing with Anna Akhmatova taught by Olga Livshin and Kathleen Tarr
March 12 and 19, 9am-1pm
Forms of Poetry taught by Alyse Knorr
April 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6-9pm
Effectively Use Microsoft Word to Publish your Book to Kindle taught by Lara Madden
April 7, 6-9pm
Set Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
April 13, 6-9pm
Homer
Confusing the Censor: Nurturing Receptive Mind taught by Peter Kaufmann and Wendy Erd
April 8 6:30-8:30pm, April 9 9am-noon & 1-4pm
Juneau
Walking the Line by Susanna Mishler
January 30, 9am-noon
Everything I Can Teach You About Humor Writing in 3 Hours by Geoff Kirsch
February 4, 6-9pm
Set Your Fiction on Fire taught by Kim Heacox
April 18, 6-9pm
Online
Craft Intensive: Masterful Writing taught by Deb Vanasse
3 one-hour online meetings plus asynchronous online activities
Jan. 26 – Feb. 15. One-hour online meetings would be on Tuesday nights, 7 – 8 pm AST.
Flash Fiction taught by Katey Schultz
4 week asynchronous (12 hours minimum) – one optional video chat – fiction
February 29-April 3
Flashbacks Without Whiplash: Managing Time in Fiction by Andromeda Romano-Lax
Asynchronous online class
April 4-25
Danger Close: Alaska
On
Saturday and Sunday, February 6th
and 7th, Sherry Simpson, Benjamin Busch, Elliott
Ackerman, and Lea Carpenter will lead a two-day multi-genre workshop
for 24 evenly-apportioned civilian and veteran writers. Students will learn
about journalism in unsafe places, discuss why storytelling exists, view
multimedia explorations of war narrative, and question what it takes to “make
it” as a writer. Most importantly, students will participate in workshops
featuring their own writing, in addition to generating new material.
Saturday and Sunday, February 6th
and 7th, Sherry Simpson, Benjamin Busch, Elliott
Ackerman, and Lea Carpenter will lead a two-day multi-genre workshop
for 24 evenly-apportioned civilian and veteran writers. Students will learn
about journalism in unsafe places, discuss why storytelling exists, view
multimedia explorations of war narrative, and question what it takes to “make
it” as a writer. Most importantly, students will participate in workshops
featuring their own writing, in addition to generating new material.
Danger
Close: Alaska will run from 9am-4pm,
with an hour for lunch, on both days. Cost is $150 total and registration will open on December 14 on www.49writingcenter.org and will require the submission of a 3-5 page double-spaced
manuscript by January 11, 2016.
Close: Alaska will run from 9am-4pm,
with an hour for lunch, on both days. Cost is $150 total and registration will open on December 14 on www.49writingcenter.org and will require the submission of a 3-5 page double-spaced
manuscript by January 11, 2016.
EVENTS
IN ANCHORAGE
IN ANCHORAGE
Events
at the UAA Bookstore
at the UAA Bookstore
Saturday, January 9 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at
the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
True Crime as a Literary
Genre with
Authors Tom Brennan, Leland Hale and Glen Klinkhart. Tom Brennan (Dead
Man’s Dancer: The Mechele Linehan Story), Glen Klinkhart (Finding
Bethany), and Leland Hale (Butcher Baker) come together to discuss
their work and challenges writing True Crime books.
Genre with
Authors Tom Brennan, Leland Hale and Glen Klinkhart. Tom Brennan (Dead
Man’s Dancer: The Mechele Linehan Story), Glen Klinkhart (Finding
Bethany), and Leland Hale (Butcher Baker) come together to discuss
their work and challenges writing True Crime books.
Saturday, January 16 from
1:00pm-3:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
1:00pm-3:00pm at the UAA/APU Consortium Library room 307
Lael
Morgan and Marthy Johnson present How to
Write and Sell Books. Lael
Morgan is an accomplished author, teacher, journalist and publisher. With Kent
Sturgis she established Epicenter Press, a major publisher of Alaska titles with
more than 175 books covering Alaska history, biographies, aviation, humor, true
crime, mystery, dog mushing, Alaska Native themes. Marthy Johnson is a
freelance copy editor, writing instructor, and author of the reference book Write
& Wrong and the recently published novel Break Point Down: Game Over.
Morgan and Marthy Johnson present How to
Write and Sell Books. Lael
Morgan is an accomplished author, teacher, journalist and publisher. With Kent
Sturgis she established Epicenter Press, a major publisher of Alaska titles with
more than 175 books covering Alaska history, biographies, aviation, humor, true
crime, mystery, dog mushing, Alaska Native themes. Marthy Johnson is a
freelance copy editor, writing instructor, and author of the reference book Write
& Wrong and the recently published novel Break Point Down: Game Over.
All
UAA Campus Bookstore events are informal, free and open to the public. Note,
there is free parking at UAA on Saturdays. For more information contact
Rachel Epstein at 786-4782 or repstein2@uaa.alaska.edu. 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. Note,
there is free parking at UAA on Saturdays. For more information contact
Rachel Epstein at 786-4782 or repstein2@uaa.alaska.edu. For a look at future events
see https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/bookstore/events/special-events-calendar.cfm
ANCHORAGE-READING & PRESENTATIONS BY J. WALLACE NICHOLS, SCIENTIST & AUTHOR OF BLUE MIND at the Hotel Captain Cook at 7-9 pm on Sunday, January 24. Dr. Nichols will read from his New York Times best-selling book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do which combines cutting-edge research and compelling personal stories into remarkable truths. Blue Mind not only illustrates the crucial importance of our connection to water –it provides a paradigm-shifting blueprint for a better life. Join the conversation that will follow the reading about basing communication on these benefits to engage people in problem-solving for our ocean environment. The book will be available for purchase and signing.
Dr. Nichols will also provide keynote presentations at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium at the Hotel Captain Cook on Monday, January 25, during the Communicating Ocean Science Workshop, held from 8 am-noon and during the plenary session at 3:45-4:30 pm. For more information about the Communicating Ocean Science Workshop, go to http://amss.nprb.org/
All events are free of charge. Contact Marilyn Sigman, msigman@alaska.edu for more information.
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 Spoken Word
Workshop!
Workshop!
Sunday, January 17th, from 1-4pm, at Kindred Post, 145
South Franklin.
South Franklin.
The
workshop will be taught by spoken word artists Christy NaMee Eriksen and Dee
Jay DeRego, both seasoned writers who have performed on stages across the
nation. NaMee and Dee Jay will guide writing exercises, speaking/performance
exercises, revision, sharing, and feedback in a supportive, inclusive
environment. This is an all ages, all abilities event. If you have interest in
creative writing or performance, you are encouraged to attend. No experience is
necessary. To make the workshop accessible, the fee is on a sliding scale of
$10-25. If cost is an issue, please make sure to email us. We encourage
participants to RSVP so we can prepare! Please email juneaupoetryslam@gmail.com
to let us
know you’re attending.
workshop will be taught by spoken word artists Christy NaMee Eriksen and Dee
Jay DeRego, both seasoned writers who have performed on stages across the
nation. NaMee and Dee Jay will guide writing exercises, speaking/performance
exercises, revision, sharing, and feedback in a supportive, inclusive
environment. This is an all ages, all abilities event. If you have interest in
creative writing or performance, you are encouraged to attend. No experience is
necessary. To make the workshop accessible, the fee is on a sliding scale of
$10-25. If cost is an issue, please make sure to email us. We encourage
participants to RSVP so we can prepare! Please email juneaupoetryslam@gmail.com
to let us
know you’re attending.
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
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
The Alaska Historical Society has a new project, the Alaska Historic Canneries Initiative,
and a small grant program intended to jump start projects across the state.
Grants of up to $1000 are available to individuals, organizations, and
businesses to advance seafood history projects around the state. Applications
are due on January 1, 2016 and available at AHS’s website.
and a small grant program intended to jump start projects across the state.
Grants of up to $1000 are available to individuals, organizations, and
businesses to advance seafood history projects around the state. Applications
are due on January 1, 2016 and available at AHS’s website.
There
is also an annotated bibliography with hundreds of entries that chart the
history of Alaska’s seafood industry. This is a must-have reference for
anyone engaged in fisheries or the study of Alaska history. Check out Alaska Fisheries: A Guide
to HistoryResources on the website. Also visit the Alaska’s Historic Canneries
blog, a meeting-ground for fish heads. The organization is seeking
guest bloggers to share not just historical information, but also stories.
is also an annotated bibliography with hundreds of entries that chart the
history of Alaska’s seafood industry. This is a must-have reference for
anyone engaged in fisheries or the study of Alaska history. Check out Alaska Fisheries: A Guide
to HistoryResources on the website. Also visit the Alaska’s Historic Canneries
blog, a meeting-ground for fish heads. The organization is seeking
guest bloggers to share not just historical information, but also stories.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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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