We are pleased to announce that Storyknife Writers Retreat has been awarded a $400,000.00 Tier II Grant by the Rasmuson Foundation. Storyknife has been fundraising for the past two years to build a women writers’ retreat in Homer, Alaska, and the generosity of the Rasmuson Foundation will allow us to go forward with construction inContinue reading “Storyknife Awarded Tier II Grant by the Rasmuson Foundation”
Category Archives: If You Build It
Announcing Katie’s cabin
Storyknife is delighted to announce that thanks to a successful fund-raising campaign by Katherine Gottlieb, Southcentral Foundation, Carl Marrs, and the Old Harbor Native Corporation, Storyknife’s fifth cabin will be named for Katherine “Katie” Fox Vinberg Kashevarof, late of Seldovia, Alaska. Katie was born in 1906 and raised in Unga and Unalaska, the eldest ofContinue reading “Announcing Katie’s cabin”
What Will You Give? #GivingTuesday
Oh this time of year with its Black Friday, its Cyber Monday. All the ways that holidays have been co-opted to be about consumption, buying and buying more. And yet, sometimes it feels as if even when we’re surrounded by stuff, we’re empty. And now Giving Tuesday. About five years ago, my family decided thatContinue reading “What Will You Give? #GivingTuesday”
Take a look around
Let me take you on a little tour of Storyknife. On the right hand side of the above photo, you can see the road leading to Storyknife. On the left hand side, you can see where the road will end and Eva’s House, the main house of Storyknife, will be built. And yeah, in the background,Continue reading “Take a look around”
Storyknife’s Wellspring
A few weeks ago, I wrote to tell you how board member Katherine Gottlieb inspired Storyknife founder Dana Stabenow to apply to Hedgebrook and gifted her with the Storyknife that inspired our name. In so many ways, Katherine has been a wellspring for Storyknife. When Deborah McNeil offered to donate $25,000 for the well andContinue reading “Storyknife’s Wellspring”
We are proud to announce a new board member, Pearl Kiyawn Brower
It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Dr. Pearl Brower, our newest board member at Storyknife. We are growing! Dr. Brower is currently the President of Iḷisaġvik College, Alaska’s only Tribal College. She has been with the College since 2007 working in External Relations, Institutional Advancement, Student Services, and Marketing. She has servedContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Pearl Kiyawn Brower”
We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb
We are proud to announce that Katherine Gottlieb is the newest member of Storyknife’s Board of Directors. Prior, she was a member of our advisory council. She has been part of Storyknife’s history even before the actual organization came into being. Katherine Gottlieb is President and CEO of Southcentral Foundation, the non-profit health arm ofContinue reading “We are proud to announce a new board member, Katherine Gottlieb”
Writing with no expectations
We are grateful for this blog post by July’s fellow, Sharbari Ahmed: “Sometimes having no expectations is the best way to approach the unknown. That is how I traveled to Homer, and the Storyknife Residency; an overpacked suitcase (I wore the same pants every day for two weeks, fancy skinny jeans were left untouched) andContinue reading “Writing with no expectations”
Storyknife Progress
The first two weeks of September have been a glorious end to summer here at Storyknife. In fact, it’s been a year stuffed full of goodness. In the beginning of the year, the board of Storyknife and I worked with the Foraker Group as part of the Pre-Development Program. We talked about dreams, goals, aContinue reading “Storyknife Progress”
Sue’s Cabin
In December, beloved mystery writer, Sue Grafton passed away. A #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Sue Grafton published in twenty-eight countries and in twenty-six languages—including Estonian, Bulgarian, and Indonesian. Books in her alphabet series, beginning with A is for Alibi in 1982 and most recently, Y is for Yesterday, are international bestsellers with readership inContinue reading “Sue’s Cabin”
Storyknife Writers Retreat 