This morning I woke up to the aurora borealis in the morning sky. It was a stunning show, green, white, and red curtains billowing over the stars. It made me grateful to live in Alaska and to be able to share this place with so many women writers. And grateful to all of the people who support Storyknife.
Let me take a moment to thank the 296 individuals, businesses, and foundations that supported the women writers of Storyknife last year. (Please take a moment to go to our website and see who they are.) Without you, we couldn’t provide the space and the time that writers need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to their craft. Your generosity puts flowers by the bedsides, gorgeous food on the dinner table, heat in the cabins, and lights at the desks. More, it provides this magical place where women writers are told in every detail and every day, YOU are important and your story is important.
Storyknife has just five full years of residencies under her belt. In 2025, we reached 240 women writers in residency hosted in the cabins at Storyknife. Because of the generosity of donors, we’ve been able to provide safe haven for women to devote themselves to their work.
We cannot know what the future will bring, but I have faith that the stories of women will show us the path to wholeness.
Thank you again for being part of building Storyknife and supporting the women writers that come here.
Sincerely,
Erin
PS The photo of the aurora over Storyknife was taken by Jen Stever in 2023. It was too cold and early for me to trek out to get a shot this morning.
PPS If you are a supporter and find that your name is incorrect (or worse, missing) on the Storyknife Supporters page, please send me an email and I will correct the error immediately. Thank you!
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