Alaska Writers Guild

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LAST DAY TO VOTE for your 2024 Board of Directors! Ballots can be accessed via the Members Only page of our website, and responses to the Google Form are due BY NOON TOMORROW, Nov. 30. Results posted in December. https://t.co/mo3wJgv8Oq

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Three days left to vote for your 2024 Board of Directors! Ballots can be accessed via the Members Only page of our website, and responses to the Google Form are due by noon on Thursday, Nov. 30. Results will be announced at the holiday party at Martha's house the following night!

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Meet Brooke Hartman! Current Treasurer and 2024 candidate:

Brooke is an Alaskan mom and award-winning author of books for children. She also serves as an occasional instructor of writing for Alaska Pacific University and member of the board of directors for AWG.

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Meet Laura Lancaster! Current Vice President/Interior Representative/2023 Conference Co-Chair, and 2024 candidate:

Laura writes short stories and plays from a dry cabin in Fairbanks, Alaska. She’s traveled to 18 countries to date and writes about her experiences.

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Meet Jamey Bradbury! Current Member-At-Large, Contest Coordinator, and 2024 candidate:

Jamey is the author of The Wild Inside, a book about Alaska, murder, dog sledding, hunting, family, good dogs, smart dogs, loyal dogs, love, secrets, and also dogs.

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Meet Martha Amore, Current Member-At-Large, Grants Coordinator, and 2024 candidate:

Martha teaches writing at the University of Alaska Anchorage and holds a Master of Fine Arts in fiction and an Interdisciplinary Studies Ph.D. in creative writing.

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Meet Laura Carpenter! Current Membership Chair/2023 Conference Co-Chair and 2024 candidate:
Laura is a queer writer and activist. Publications include The New York Times, The Guardian, Anchorage Daily News, small literary magazines, some anthologies, and independent, arty zines.

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Meet Board Member Candidate Krysta Voskowsky!

Krysta is co-founder of the CreativiTea Alaska writers group and a professional coach, Krysta is enthusiastic about creative storytelling and the healing power of memoir. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Emerson College

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This event will be catered by Sis's Cafe in Anchorage (same restaurant that catered the conference), and there will be door prizes! Our poetry contest and Lin Halterman Grant winners will also be announced, as well as our 2024 Board of Directors. 🎄 ☃️ ❄️ 🎁

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Meet Board Member Candidate Anna Sommers!
Anna writes theater reviews for the Copper River Record covering an area from Fairbanks to Valdez and has a passion to represent the artistic needs and ideas of rural Alaskans. She has won awards from Moonbeam and Readers' Favorite.

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Meet Board Member Candidate Lindsay Belle Sobolik!

Lindsay Belle Sobolik is a born and raised Alaskan with a degree in English Literature and Communications from Chapman University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude.

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Meet Board Member Candidate Rosanne Pagano!

As director of the Master of Arts Program at Alaska Pacific University, Rosanne has supervised creative projects by students from Manokotak to Juneau. Freelance work includes magazine writing and producing online content.

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Meet Board Member Candidate Amber Lee!

Amber has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and a BLA in Communications from the University of Alaska Southeast. #alaskawritersguild

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Meet 2024 Board Member Candidate Judith Conte!

Writing and publishing now takes center stage for Judith after years of sidelining to left-brain lawyer jobs. As part of her creative life, Judith aims to engage with and support writers, and to help the Guild be the best it can be.

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Members, it's time to vote for your 2024 Board of Directors! If your membership is current and you haven't opted out of our newsletter, you should have received an email with a link to the digital ballot this morning. The deadline to vote is NOON (AKST) on November 30.

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Don't know about @nanowrimo? No problem! Check out https://t.co/vdZSavIZuD and join us for our November program, a National Novel Writing Month Write-in & Celebration, on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the Wasilla Public Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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APPLY NOW! We are accepting applications for our 2023 Lin Halterman Memorial Grant through Halloween night. Visit our website to view the guidelines and download an application: https://t.co/a7ijwmdpij

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Registration is FREE! We hope to see you on Zoom this Wednesday evening for a Halloween reading! 🎃👻 🧹🧟‍♀️ 👾

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Registration is FREE! Come see us on Zoom this Wednesday evening for Halloween readings! 🎃 👻 🧹 🧟‍♀️

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Submit a poem on any topic, employing whatever style you prefer, and win up to $100! #anchoragewriters #alaskanwriters #poetrycontest