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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And they’re off! Storyknife Residency Season is Open!
We couldn’t wait for April to shout about our excitement! Sure, it’s a lot warmer at the end of March than the beginning (still below freezing at night though), but what we’re really excited about is that the writers are coming back. Tomorrow starts the residency season and we can’t wait to welcome the writersContinue reading “And they’re off! Storyknife Residency Season is Open!”
Preparing for the 2026 Writers in Residence!
Homer has been in the grip of an unusually long cold snap—longer than I can remember. While I see others sharing photos of blooming daffodils, we’re still navigating ice and frozen gravel. Even so, Maura, Katie, and I are hard at work preparing Storyknife for the first writers arriving on April 1st. Each year, weContinue reading “Preparing for the 2026 Writers in Residence!”
Thank you!
This morning I woke up to the aurora borealis in the morning sky. It was a stunning show, green, white, and red curtains billowing over the stars. It made me grateful to live in Alaska and to be able to share this place with so many women writers. And grateful to all of the peopleContinue reading “Thank you!”
Welcome in the Light!
The last days of 2025 are here. I’d like to take a moment to thank you for your support in all its many forms this year. Some of you have sent lovely emails, some have shared Storyknife’s social media posts, and some have had the ability to send a donation. Because of your generosity StoryknifeContinue reading “Welcome in the Light!”
Last Week Reminded Me Why Storyknife Exists
This note will break all the rules of the end-of-year fundraising. It’ll be too long and too personal. But as we enter into a season that is centered on gratitude, I find myself wanting to tell you about how that manifests for me and Storyknife. This past week, the person who holds the highest officeContinue reading “Last Week Reminded Me Why Storyknife Exists”
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!”
Live from Storyknife September 2025
‘Pemi Aguda is from Lagos, Nigeria. Her debut collection of stories, Ghostroots, was a finalist for the National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Jennifer Dickinson, a graduate of Hollins University, is a book coach and writing teacher for women. Her fiction has appeared in The Florida Review, Isele Magazine, and elsewhere. Her nonfiction hasContinue reading “Live from Storyknife September 2025”
Live from Storyknife August 2025
Alisa Alering is the author of the novel “Smothermoss,” (Tin House, 2024) a Shirley Jackson Award finalist that the New York Times Book Review calls “deliciously weird…a compulsive journey through a wild, unknowable landscape and the wilder hearts of young girls.” A former librarian and science and technology reporter, they grew up in the AppalachianContinue reading “Live from Storyknife August 2025”
Live from Storyknife July 2025
Caprice Gray is a lifelong New Yorker. She has a a Master of Science from Harvard University and an MFA in Writing from NYU, where she was a Goldwater Fellow. Her work explores themes of Otherness, alienation, and belonging. She has been longlisted for the 2023 First Pages Prize and 2024 Granum Prize, and hails from traditionalContinue reading “Live from Storyknife July 2025”
Storyknife Writers Retreat 