Sure, it’s just the beginning of June. Heck, the June cohort of writers has barely gotten their desks positioned and their routine down (whatever that routine is….hope it includes a little nap on rainy days). But in July and August, Storyknife is open for applications for the 2026 residency season. I thought you might likeContinue reading “Storyknife application and adjudication process”
Author Archives: Erin at Storyknife
June Opportunities
Join us on at the Porcupine Theater on Wednesday, June 4th at 7pm for Alan Lightman and Maria Popova in Conversation “Do Art and Science Represent Opposite Truths?” This event is co-sponsored by the Bunnell Street Arts Center and Storyknife Writer’s Retreat, tickets available at The Porcupine Theater. Alan Lightman is a physicist, novelist and MIT’sContinue reading “June Opportunities”
Live from Storyknife May 2025
Join us on Thursday, May 22 at 6pm Alaska time for Live from Storyknife featuring May’s writers in residence. The session will be live on Zoom and the recording will be posted on this page after the reading. Bella Bravo is a fiction writer living in Seattle. Their stories have appeared in NY Tyrant andContinue reading “Live from Storyknife May 2025”
Doubly Resolved
At the end of March, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference brought together close to 14,000 writers in Los Angeles. On that first Thursday evening, close to 80 people gathered to listen to Storyknife alums read from their work and I sat in their midst. Yes, the venue was a little louder thanContinue reading “Doubly Resolved”
Preparing for the 2025 Writers!
Over thirty-five years ago when Dana Stabenow was just starting out as a novelist and short story writer, she was awarded a residency at a new residency center just for women writers, Hedgebrook. The experience planted a seed that these many years later has blossomed into Storyknife. Each year, Dana offers a challenge match. ThisContinue reading “Preparing for the 2025 Writers!”
The Bitter Winds
February is a changeable month in Homer, Alaska. Some years, very cold and snowy. Other years, mud and freeze/thaw cycle. It’s a hard month to predict. This year, everyone is feeling the raw winds of change. At Storyknife, the winter storms come roaring off Cook Inlet and slam into the little cabins and Eva’s House.Continue reading “The Bitter Winds”
Thank you!
January in Alaska is a time of long, dark mornings which foster reflection. It’s a time to look back in gratitude and forward in hope. 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 toContinue reading “Thank you!”
Gratitude for 2024 and hope for 2025!
Here at the end of calendar year 2024, we greet you from a threshold. One season ends, and we look ahead to another beginning. The New Year tradition of making resolutions is an expression of hope. At Storyknife, we prefer value clarification. When the Storyknife Board and solitary staff member (me) got together in 2018Continue reading “Gratitude for 2024 and hope for 2025!”
#GivingTuesday
We just can’t wait to show you this delightful highlight reel. 2024 has been an absolutely superb year and it’s all because of the amazing writers who’ve been in residence at Storyknife. But hot on the heels of those incredible folks our gratitude goes to all the people who have donated to support women writersContinue reading “#GivingTuesday”
Welcome to the Advisory Committee
In Alaska, winter is not an easy season. There is snow and ice and darkness. But this is also the season of gratitude. Whenever I get mired in the difficulties of budgeting, facility maintenance, the onslaught of emails, I remember the gifts that are the women writers of Storyknife, our founder Dana Stabenow, the incredibleContinue reading “Welcome to the Advisory Committee”
Storyknife Writers Retreat 