As of January 22, 2018, funding has been secured or pledged for five of the six cabins that will comprise the Storyknife Writers Retreat. Each of the cabins will be named for an Alaskan woman of distinction. There is one more cabin that is available for support. Donations in the amount of $50,000 give theContinue reading “One Cabin Left!”
Category Archives: If You Build It
Create the Change You Want to See – #WomensVoicesMatter
Dear Friends of Storyknife, We have all come so far in the last year, sometimes in amazing and sometimes in devastating ways. Here at Storyknife, we have raised almost half of what we need to build the physical part of a writers’ retreat for women. But Storyknife is not all about the buildings, not allContinue reading “Create the Change You Want to See – #WomensVoicesMatter”
October Gifts
It’s October, which means that the Frederica Cabin is empty for the first time in four months. Since June 1, there has been a woman writer sitting at the desk, looking out at Mt. Iliamna, and writing her heart out. Mairéad, Megan, Bea, and Ruby. Four gifted women who have been gifts for Dana andContinue reading “October Gifts”
A foundation of generosity…
Summer is slipping past us. At Storyknife, we’ve been hosting a new writer in residence each month. In June, Mairéad Byrne stayed in the Frederica cabin and drafted new poetry. July found Megan Donnelly there writing up a storm. Bea Chang drove up the Al-Can from Seattle for her residency in August. We have oneContinue reading “A foundation of generosity…”
By Leaps and Bounds
We are delighted to announce that Storyknife Writers Retreat has raised enough funds that with a 2-to-1 matching donation from Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli, the main house can be built and dedicated to Homer writer Eva Saulitis! Starting in November last year, donations were solicited via a crowd-funding campaign to build Eva’s House, theContinue reading “By Leaps and Bounds”
Spring is coming… March update
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”
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”
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