Erin at Storyknife

Storyknife’s Wellspring

A few weeks ago, I wrote to tell you how board member Katherine Gottlieb inspired Storyknife founder Dana Stabenow to apply to Hedgebrook and gifted her with the Storyknife that inspired our name. In so many ways, Katherine has been a wellspring for Storyknife. When Deborah McNeil offered to donate $25,000 for the well andContinue reading “Storyknife’s Wellspring”

Unfurling Again, by Ching-In Chen

June’s Storyknife fellow, Ching-In Chen sent us this beautiful zuihitsu* in response to their time in residence. We are so pleased to share it with you. Unfurling Again: revisiting a zuihitsu Arriving again three plane rides and time zones away at a practice I return to – patience when thereContinue reading “Unfurling Again, by Ching-In Chen”

We are proud to announce a new board member, Pearl Kiyawn Brower

It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Dr. Pearl Brower, our newest board member at Storyknife. We are growing! Dr. Brower is currently the President of Iḷisaġvik College, Alaska’s only Tribal College. She has been with the College since 2007 working in External Relations, Institutional Advancement, Student Services, and Marketing. She has servedContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Pearl Kiyawn Brower”

We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb

We are proud to announce that Katherine Gottlieb is the newest member of Storyknife’s Board of Directors. Prior, she was a member of our advisory council. She has been part of Storyknife’s history even before the actual organization came into being. Katherine Gottlieb is President and CEO of Southcentral Foundation, the non-profit health arm ofContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb”

Writing with no expectations

We are grateful for this blog post by July’s fellow, Sharbari Ahmed: “Sometimes having no expectations is the best way to approach the unknown. That is how I traveled to Homer, and the Storyknife Residency; an overpacked suitcase (I wore the same pants every day for two weeks, fancy skinny jeans were left untouched) andContinue reading “Writing with no expectations”

Storyknife Progress

The first two weeks of September have been a glorious end to summer here at Storyknife. In fact, it’s been a year stuffed full of goodness. In the beginning of the year, the board of Storyknife and I worked with the Foraker Group as part of the Pre-Development Program. We talked about dreams, goals, aContinue reading “Storyknife Progress”

2018 Residency Fellows Announced

Storyknife Writers Retreat received 97 applications for residencies during 2018. The selection committee was incredibly impressed by the quality of the work they received. It was difficult to narrow it down to the three writers who will have a chance to spend time devoted to their writing at Storyknife this year. We are so proudContinue reading “2018 Residency Fellows Announced”

Sue’s Cabin

In December, beloved mystery writer, Sue Grafton passed away. A #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Sue Grafton published in twenty-eight countries and in twenty-six languages—including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, beginning with A is for Alibi in 1982 and most recently, Y is for Yesterday, are international bestsellers with readership inContinue reading “Sue’s Cabin”

One Cabin Left!

As of January 22, 2018, funding has been secured or pledged for five of the six cabins that will comprise the Storyknife Writers Retreat. Each of the cabins will be named for an Alaskan woman of distinction. There is one more cabin that is available for support. Donations in the amount of $50,000 give theContinue reading “One Cabin Left!”

The Storyknife Residency Challenge

This post was written by Ruby Hansen Murray, Storyknife’s September 2017 resident fellow. All photographs taken by Ruby Hansen Murray. A solitary residency can be rough. Going to a new community alone is like throwing yourself into space, something the two eagles across from the post office may have felt, when they fledged on SeptemberContinue reading “The Storyknife Residency Challenge”