February was a busy month for Storyknife. We were parsing out all of the submissions to our wonderful team of reviewers. Each submission was to be read by three people. We also needed to create a grid so we could figure out which applicants wanted a two-week retreat, which wanted a four-week retreat, and whichContinue reading “Spring is coming… March update”
Category Archives: If You Build It
January Update
It’s been a cold and icy winter here in the Homer, but we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring Storyknife together. More than ever, women’s stories matter! Our writing can change the world. A reminder of IMPORTANT DATES: APPLY: January 27 is the deadline for applications for the 2017 residency period of June,Continue reading “January Update”
Rise Up!
We are excited and honored to report that three of Storyknife’s six cabins have been named by the following generous donors: Arliss Sturgulewski, who will be naming her cabin for her daughter-in-law, Carol. Jeannie Penney, who will be naming her cabin for her mother, Betty Rice. Cathy Rasmuson, who will be naming her cabin forContinue reading “Rise Up!”
An Incredible Opportunity
There are people whose lives touch yours, who are like a light along the path, a light you can follow. For me, and for so many other people, Eva Saulitis was that light. An incredible scientist, teacher, friend, writer, and genuinely generous person, Eva was one-of-a-kind. In January this year, when she died from breastContinue reading “An Incredible Opportunity”
At the Heart of the Matter
Earlier in October, I attended the Alliance of Artist Communities Conference in Portland, Oregon. It was an incredible experience to spend three days with the leaders of artist and writers’ residencies. Such residencies take so many different forms, and yet at the heart of each is the conviction that the stories we tell through artContinue reading “At the Heart of the Matter”
A few words from Storyknife’s Inaugural Fellow – Kim Steutermann Rogers
She’d already given me a brief tour of Frederica cabin. Brief because the cabin is perfectly sized small. Brief because I sensed she did not want to intrude on what would be my writing space and home for the next month. Brief because I sensed something else going on. As she walked out the doorContinue reading “A few words from Storyknife’s Inaugural Fellow – Kim Steutermann Rogers”
And behind the curtain….
The dust is settling after the selection process for our first resident. Behind the scenes, the folks at Storyknife are starting to build the foundation of documents, timelines, and budgets that will allow us to launch a fully-formed fundraising campaign to secure the money to build the entire residency. In order to do this, we’veContinue reading “And behind the curtain….”
Our First Storyknife Fellow
It was harder than we thought it would be. So many fine pieces of writing to consider. Over and over, we wished that we could offer more than one residency. We made ourselves a promise to get all six cabins built as quickly as possible so that we could provide more opportunities for women to exploreContinue reading “Our First Storyknife Fellow”
Gratitude for the Leapers
When I was in my early thirties and getting ready to launch another cross-country move, a friend told me that I was a leaper. “Define that,” I challenged, to which he explained that leapers are the kind of folks who take a chance, put themselves out there for new experiences, explore the fringes of theContinue reading “Gratitude for the Leapers”
Preparing the Cabin
On May 12th, we mounted the sign on the Frederica cabin, readying for September’s resident. The cabin has been named after Frederica de Laguna, an ethnologist, anthropologist, archeologist, and writer. William W. Fitzburgh writes, “De Laguna, known to friends and colleagues throughout her life as ‘Freddy,’ spent the first two decades of her professional lifeContinue reading “Preparing the Cabin”
