Here at the end of calendar year 2024, we greet you from a threshold. One season ends, and we look ahead to another beginning. The New Year tradition of making resolutions is an expression of hope. At Storyknife, we prefer value clarification. When the Storyknife Board and solitary staff member (me) got together in 2018Continue reading “Gratitude for 2024 and hope for 2025!”
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#GivingTuesday
We just can’t wait to show you this delightful highlight reel. 2024 has been an absolutely superb year and it’s all because of the amazing writers who’ve been in residence at Storyknife. But hot on the heels of those incredible folks our gratitude goes to all the people who have donated to support women writersContinue reading “#GivingTuesday”
Welcoming in autumn at Storyknife
This week, the sandhill cranes have been making their test flights over Storyknife. First, we hear them far in the distance and then great squadrons mass over the water and fly toward the south. Any day now, we’ll see them leave for the winter and an important threshold for the autumn will be crossed. InContinue reading “Welcoming in autumn 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….”
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”
How are you doing?
No really. How are you doing? If you are reading these newsletters, I am assuming that you are either a woman writer or someone who supports the work of women writers. In other words, I assume you are the kind of person who cares and pays attention to the world. A person who may inContinue reading “How are you doing?”
Virtual Open House 6/19/20
There are so many people to thank for their time, their donations, their artwork, their good wishes, their hard effort. Please know that you are all part of the Storyknife community and we could have never done it without all of you. The graphic below contains all of the donors who gave to build Storyknife.Continue reading “Virtual Open House 6/19/20”
COVID-19 Update
In light of national efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), Executive Director Erin Hollowell and the board of Storyknife Writers Retreat have decided to cancel the April residency session. Although there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Alaska, Storyknife is proceeding with an abundance of caution, especially in light of evolving restrictions. Those scheduledContinue reading “COVID-19 Update”
Welcome 2020 at Storyknife!
Welcome to 2020 at Storyknife! We hope that you all had a peaceful holiday season and that this new year will be filled with all good things. There is so much good news at Storyknife that we’re pinching ourselves to make sure it’s real. First, 318 people applied for residencies during our 2019 open applicationContinue reading “Welcome 2020 at Storyknife!”
Peggy’s Cabin in Winter
Winter weather has turned into the slippery sort. We think that we’re going to have some of the white, and then the rain comes back. But I did manage to snap a shot while we had some snow. Storyknife sure is peaceful every time of year, but there is something about the snow-laden spruce andContinue reading “Peggy’s Cabin in Winter”
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