Yvette DeChavez was born and raised in San Antonio and earned a PhD in English from the University of Texas at Austin. Her writing can be found in American Short Fiction, Colorado Review, Passages North, and elsewhere. She is this year’s Rona Jaffe Fellow for Storyknife. Beste Filiz was born in Istanbul, Türkiye. She became a child asylumContinue reading “Live from Storyknife April 2026”
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2025 Writers in Residence at Storyknife – Celebration!
Fifty women writers spent two to four weeks at Storyknife this year, and we sure do miss each one of them! They came from as far away as Toronto, Ontario and as close as Haines, Alaska (which is not very close if you drive like Shannon did). 28% wrote fiction, 26% wrote creative non-fiction, 26%Continue reading “2025 Writers in Residence at Storyknife – Celebration!”
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”
Storyknife Writers Retreat 