Tag Archives: women writers

Honoring Nancy Nordhoff

Last week, a bright light left the world. Nancy Nordhoff, one of Hedgebrook’s founders and amazing visionary and philanthropist passed away surrounded by her wife Lynn Hays and her family and friends. Storyknife is one of the seeds that Nancy helped to nourish. Her friendship and mentorship of Storyknife’s founder Dana Stabenow is one ofContinue reading “Honoring Nancy Nordhoff”

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!”

Happy Holidays! 🌟

Dear Community of Storyknife, Yesterday was the winter solstice, a time that every Alaskan knows deeply in their bones as the return of the light. Of course, it isn’t instant; the nights will continue stretch long and the days will be short, but each day we’ll gain a little more sunshine. This season of yearContinue reading “Happy Holidays! 🌟”

Give a Gift from Storyknife This Holiday Season (for yourself is okay, too) 🎁📚

As we head into the holiday season, we’re excited to share two wonderful ways you can find meaningful gifts for the readers and writers in your life and support Storyknife. ✨ Browse our Storyknife Book List on Bookshop.orgWe’ve curated a special Storyknife book list filled with powerful reads by the women writers who’ve had residenciesContinue reading “Give a Gift from Storyknife This Holiday Season (for yourself is okay, too) 🎁📚”

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!”

Coffee Table on KBBI

Listen to the Coffee Table discussion held on August 20th with members of the Storyknife cohort and Executive Director Erin Hollowell. 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 andContinue reading “Coffee Table on KBBI”

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”