The fireweed says that summer is drawing to a close at Storyknife. There are two and a half weeks left to apply for residency at Storyknife. Do you need two or four weeks to devote to your writing? Got a manuscript that needs polishing? A novel idea that you just can’t get your head around?Continue reading “August means that autumn is coming…”
Author Archives: Erin at Storyknife
The Wonder of June at Storyknife
It’s been a cold spring outside Storyknife, but a warm spring inside. We’ve hosted twenty-two wonderful women writers so far this year. Each month unfolds with delight. The writers relax into the cycle of their time here, creating community around the exquisitely crafted meals, watching the light change over Cook Inlet, spotting sandhill cranes andContinue reading “The Wonder of June at Storyknife”
Still Springing….
I have exciting news. It’s a busy month for Storyknife and its founder Dana Stabenow! For Dana, her new book Not the Ones Dead, the 23rd book in the Kate Shugak series, has just released. For Storyknife, Dana had offered a challenge to match her $6,000 commitment to a fellowship and travel scholarship. We’ve raisedContinue reading “Still Springing….”
Spring into!
Right this moment, there are six women writers in residency at Storyknife. Six women bringing words into the world from the quiet and safety of their own cabins. We can’t wait to read what they are creating! To kick off the residency season, Founder Dana Stabenow is issuing a challenge to match the fellowship andContinue reading “Spring into!”
Looking forward joyfully. Looking behind joyfully.
Dear Storyknife Community, As the year closes out and the daylight starts to increase, it gives those of us behind the scenes at Storyknife great pleasure to look back joyfully and look forward joyfully. We are so grateful to the 48 amazing women writers who were in residence at Storyknife in 2022. Our lives haveContinue reading “Looking forward joyfully. Looking behind joyfully.”
Storyknife Adjudication Results
Yesterday, I was filled with contradictory feelings. I sent out all of the invitations, waitlist notifications, and rejections letters for the 2023 Storyknife season. I knew that there would be excitement from those invited and even those waitlisted, but that there would be an even longer list of those who were bitterly disappointed. For everyoneContinue reading “Storyknife Adjudication Results”
Remembering 2022 on Giving Tuesday
As the end of the year starts to come into sight and we begin preparing for 2023, here’s a short video to remind us all of the amazing women writers who have been in residence at Storyknife in 2022. And while we’re reminding folks, we’ve $13,500 left to raise to meet our $50,000 challenge grant.Continue reading “Remembering 2022 on Giving Tuesday”
The Importance of Women’s Voices
As we work through the third round of the adjudication process for next year’s residencies, I am reminded of how important women’s stories are and how difficult it is for women to find the time and space to tell them. Each writing sample has its own spark and every woman has a compelling reason toContinue reading “The Importance of Women’s Voices”
An audacious leap forward
The 2022 Storyknife residency season is wending its way to the close. At the end of this month, the cabins will be put to rest for the winter, awaiting the creativity and bustle of April 2023’s writers. The kitchen will fall silent; no more sizzling and bubbling and laughter until next year. In another week,Continue reading “An audacious leap forward”
Upcoming excitement at Storyknife
So many wonderful things happening at Storyknife this summer! We’ve had twenty-eight women writers in residence so far. The cabins and Eva’s House are humming with people hard at work, dreaming new worlds and new words into existence. Each month, Storyknife partners with the 49 Writers, a statewide nonprofit devoted to Alaskan writers, to provideContinue reading “Upcoming excitement at Storyknife”
Storyknife Writers Retreat 