Last week I was at the Artist Communities Alliance Evolving Programs Conference. I was also working in the evening to send out all of the 2025 application notifications for Storyknife. (If you applied and didn’t receive an email from me, please just send me a note and we’ll see where your notification went astray.) ItContinue reading “Evolving the prevailing narrative”
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Exciting News!
$50,000 challenge grant A coalition of long-time supporters of Storyknife has offered a challenge. If we can raise $50,000 by December 31st, they will donate an additional $50,000 in funds. Help Storyknife unlock this challenge and make a difference in the lives of women writers. According to Women and Girls Philanthropy Index, women’s and girls’Continue reading “Exciting News!”
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”
All that August Brings
Hello from Storyknife! The fireweed is blossoming closer to the top which every Alaskan will tell you means that autumn is coming soon. At Storyknife we have a few other indicators (other than the waning daylight). The first and most time-sensitive reminder that August waits for no one – the 2025 application period is openContinue reading “All that August Brings”
July at Storyknife
It’s mid-July at Storyknife. This means that everything is very very green and the fireweed is fixing to bloom at any moment. It also means that we’re very very busy. First of all, the application period is open for the 2025 residency season. In a separate email, I’ll explain how the adjudication process works whichContinue reading “July at Storyknife”
Storyknife Writers Retreat Announces New Partnership
Storyknife Writers Retreat, a nonprofit founded in 2016 and located in Homer, Alaska, hosts residencies for women writers from Alaska, across the United States, and internationally. Storyknife’s mission is to give women writers the time and space to explore their craft without distraction, seeking especially to elevate the work of women from historically excluded communities.Continue reading “Storyknife Writers Retreat Announces New Partnership”
Welcome January!
Welcome to January – new Board Members and Friends of Storyknife! Storyknife is welcoming in the new year with three new board members! We are excited for new ideas and leadership of these three amazing people: Esther Cetina Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Esther Cetina is of Alutiiq and Filipino descent. Her mother is from OldContinue reading “Welcome January!”
The closing of the season
October is passing so quickly. It’s hard to imagine that right now in the Storyknife cabins are the last of the 2023 writers, working through our first snowfall, watching for moose, marveling at the amazing autumn sunsets. Meanwhile, our incredible team of adjudicators are carefully attending to the 985 applications Storyknife received for the 2024Continue reading “The closing of the season”
Join us in changing women writers’ lives
Last Thursday, as I sat at my desk at Storyknife, I heard a magnificent cacophony of sandhill cranes flying overhead. Maura, Storyknife’s chef, and I rushed out to watch hundreds of cranes start their yearly southward migration over Storyknife. And then we noticed that the writers were outside as well, faces tilted to the sky,Continue reading “Join us in changing women writers’ lives”
Join us in changing women writers’ lives
The weather has changed. The wind is cold and sunset is coming earlier. The moody storms of autumn have moved in with the September writers in residence. This time of year we turn our thoughts to fundraising. Last year we made our fundraising goal of $175,000 with the help of 421 beautiful donors. This year,Continue reading “Join us in changing women writers’ lives”
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