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UAA writing program hosts public readings in July
July 02, 2009
For the second year in a row, more than a dozen of the biggest names in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry will be in Anchorage mid-July to give a series of free public readings at UAA.
Another recent redesign…
July 02, 2009
Please take a moment to visit and admire the redesign of member site KDPR Virtual.com by Kathy Day, of KD/PR, a virtual agency providing public relations services
The New Face of AlaskaWriters.com
June 28, 2009
The long-hinted-at AlaskaWriters site redesign is finally with us. Come on in! The changes go beyond the cosmetic. In addition to being more colorful, the site is also far easier for me to update, since it is now technically a blog. AlaskaWriters has also gone back to its roots, as a source of community inspiration and exchange of information about and for Alaska writers and their organizations.
If you are a member or supporting member, please help inaugurate the new look. Contribute your recent/upcoming book release news and other news items by the last Friday of the month to get into next month’s lineup. If you are not a member, please consider joining! Supporting memberships start at $50/year (for those not needing a home page), and—in addition to gratitude and a link to your site—get you a place in our “Books by Alaska Authors” section and the ability to promote yourself and your work via this site.*
Writers Guild Workshop set for August ‘09
June 27, 2009
Writing organization Alaska Writers Guild is having a workshop-based event in Anchorage August 22 and 23, 2009 on “The Art and Business of Writing.” If you have an interest, send in your registration soon; the fee is $200 (or $175 if you are a Guild member) before July 10, 2009, or $225 through July 22.
Last thought from Barbara, but surely not the final word!
June 26, 2009
Barbara Brown, an AlaskaWriters member and writer/producer of KSKA’s public radio program “Hold This Thought,” announced at the end of March 2009 that she was sharing her last thought for the program. If you haven’t listened to it before, “Hold this Thought” is a daily, 1-minute thought from literature, history, or culture designed to inspire reflection and conversation. The “thoughts” were submitted by listeners via the website www.holdthisthought.org.
Congratulations to AKRWA contest winners
June 15, 2009
One of our member sites, the Alaska Chapter of the national organization, Romance Writers of America, recently updated its home page with congratulations to Misty Circle, winner of the group’s “2009 Break-Up Contest.” Second and Third Place winners were Jamie Welebob and Lesli Lent.
Last AK Pro Com lunch of the season: June 4
May 31, 2009
From the AK Professional Communicators site: “Join us for our annual membership meeting, and the last luncheon of the season, on Thursday, June 4.
AKProCom Contest entries due soon
May 21, 2009
It’s time to get entries together for the annual Alaska Professional Communicators Communications Contest. The contest is open to all Alaskans. (Membership is not necessary unless your entry goes on to the national level.) Entry fees are $20 members; $30 nonmembers. Categories include Media, Books, PR, Speeches and Internet Communications. Deadline: February 5, 2009, for work done in 2008. More information at on the akprocom.org contest page.
Outdoor/adventure writer joins site; welcome to Melissa DeVaughn
May 21, 2009
Please take a few moments to check out the website of our newest member, travel writer Melissa DeVaughn. Melissa is author of “The Unofficial Guide to Adventure Travel in Alaska,” “Off the Beaten Path Alaska” and contributing writer to the Frommers destination book, “Dream Vacations”. She also writes a weekly outdoors column for the Anchorage Daily News. Her site is http://www.melissadevaughn.com.
AK Pro Communicators Announces Statewide Contest Winners
May 04, 2009
In early May, Alaska Professional Communicators honored winners in the group’s “2009 Communication Contest.” All first-place award winners will go on to compete at the national level in the National Federation of Press Women contest. Among the statewide winners was AlaskaWriters member Elise Patkotak.
Nancy Lord: Another Writer Laureate in our midst!
October 01, 2008
Congratulations to AlaskaWriters member Nancy Lord, of Homer, who has been named Alaska’s newest Writer Laureate by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Outdoor/adventure writer joins site; welcome to Melissa DeVaughn
June 27, 2008
Please take a few moments to check out the website of our newest member, travel writer Melissa DeVaughn.
