Join us on Thursday, June 20 at 6pm Alaska time for Live from Storyknife featuring June’s writers in residence. The session will be live on Zoom and the recording will be posted on this page after the reading. Ashunda is a Black feminist multidisciplinary artist with creative work in film, poetry, archiving and photography. She loves hotContinue reading “Live from Storyknife June”
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Live from Storyknife May 2024
Bea Chang was born in Taiwan, raised in California and New Jersey, and has traveled to 80 countries. Her essays have appeared in the The Offing, Redivider, Bodega, among others. She has won the Beacon Street Nonfiction Contest, been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and named a Notable Mention in the Best American Essays. Sandra Jackson-Opoku’s novels are TheContinue reading “Live from Storyknife May 2024”
Live from Storyknife April 2024!
. Marleah Makpiaq LaBelle is of Sugpiaq/Iñupiaq/Filipina descent and is a Tribal member of the Native Village of Port Graham. Marleah is a playwright, poet, and writer. Some of her previous involvement includes the Alaska Native Playwright Project, Dark Winter Productions, and the One Minute Play Festival. Grace MacNair – A 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist FellowContinue reading “Live from Storyknife April 2024!”
Founder’s Fellowship Challenge
All winter long, I’ve been visiting the cabins at Storyknife, checking everything out, and they’ve been very dark, sleepy almost. But now, the rugs have been shaken out, fresh linens put on the beds, every part scrubbed and shined. The crew is back at Storyknife, preparing for the new season of writers that will beginContinue reading “Founder’s Fellowship Challenge”
Storyknife Writers Retreat Announces New Partnership
Storyknife Writers Retreat, a nonprofit founded in 2016 and located in Homer, Alaska, hosts residencies for women writers from Alaska, across the United States, and internationally. Storyknife’s mission is to give women writers the time and space to explore their craft without distraction, seeking especially to elevate the work of women from historically excluded communities.Continue reading “Storyknife Writers Retreat Announces New Partnership”
Giving to Women’s Organizations
Welcome to the end of February…. Good thing it’s a leap year, because we’re gonna need that extra day to get ready for all of the goodness that’s set to arise from Storyknife this year. I just got back from four days at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference that was held inContinue reading “Giving to Women’s Organizations”
Welcome January!
Welcome to January – new Board Members and Friends of Storyknife! Storyknife is welcoming in the new year with three new board members! We are excited for new ideas and leadership of these three amazing people: Esther Cetina Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Esther Cetina is of Alutiiq and Filipino descent. Her mother is from OldContinue reading “Welcome January!”
A special message from Storyknife’s Founder Dana Stabenow
Here’s to 2024, a new year of wonderful writers having the time and space to make the world better with their words! Thank you to all of our supporters, our wonderful community of alums, our board, and the staff of Storyknife!
Welcoming the Light
In Alaska, we are particularly attuned the light. Or, this time of year, to the darkness. And so we greet the winter solstice and the return of the light with upraised faces and hope. 2023 has been a difficult one in the world, for nations, communities, and individuals. There have been moments of joy andContinue reading “Welcoming the Light”
Books Make Great Gifts!
It’s winter at Storyknife, a time for celebrating and snuggling up on the sofa to read a good book. And if you need some last minute gifts, might we suggest any of these amazing titles by Storyknife alums? American Bastard: Jan Beatty’s lyrical inquiry into the experience of being a bastard in America, traveling acrossContinue reading “Books Make Great Gifts!”
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