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Bill Sherwonit pens book of essays,
Living With Wildness: An Alaskan Odyssey
Bill Sherwonit announces the release of his book, Living with Wildness: An Alaskan Odyssey. Bill says: “The book is a collection of essays that explore and reflect upon my own, and our culture’s, relationship with wild nature, from urban centers to remote wilderness, while also considering the wildness we carry within us.” Bill lives in Anchorage and is an AlaskaWriters member. Visit his website for details and updates.
Release dates: Alaska mid-June, nationally in mid-July.

Heather Lende in Anchorage July 15
Haines writer Heather Lende, columnist for the Anchorage Daily News and Chilkat Valley News and author of If You Lived Here I'd Know Your Name, is the featured speaker at the Alaska Writers Guild meeting at 6:30 pm, Tuesday July 15, at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in midtown, Anchorage ~ fireside.

Guild cancels conference;
Contest deadline extended again
The Alaska Writers Guild canceled its October Speculative Fiction Conference, according to the group's website. However, the Ralph Williams Speculative Fiction Writing Contest will continue under separate leadership, with an Aug. 30, 2008 deadline. For information, contact stpatel@gci.net. (Note: The Guild is a member of AlaskaWriters.com, but is otherwise not affiliated with AlaskaWriter LLC.)

Sonya Senkowsky, Amanda Coyne author book on Alaska’s urban past and present
A book co-authored by AlaskaWriters editor Sonya Senkowsky and Amanda Coyne is on shelves now. Alaska Then & Now: Anchorage, Juneau & Fairbanks , released in April 2008 by Thunder Bay Press, is a photographic journey through the past and present of Alaska’s most populous cities.

Sumner on crossing over:
writing fiction and nonfiction
Look for former Alaskan Sandi Sumner (now in Colorado) to return to Anchorage .August 6-9 at the “Ninety-Nines’ Women Pilots International Conference, where she will speak and sign books.

KTOO Radio Seeks Writers
Creative nonfiction writer Ginny Mahar, of Juneau, invites writers, storytellers and poets to contribute to her spoken-word show “Letters from the North.” View guidelines and archives at the Letters from the North blog.

Best Women’s Travel Writing ’07 to include story by Barbara Brown
In 2003, AlaskaWriters member Barbara Brown toured waterparks across the country with her daughter. Now, one of a collection of stories she wrote from that experience has been selected to appear in the Best Women’s Travel Writing 2007. Congratulations, Barbara! Visit her site to read an excerpt, or read below to see how to be part of this busy writer’s next project.

Spare thoughts to share?
“Imagine a thought -- a little, daily, one-minute thought with the power to change the world.” So begins the latest Barbara Brown writing/thought experiment. She is asking for contributors to submit thoughts for public radio broadcast, for daily podcasts, and for a national website. If you are a connoisseur of quotes and can provide them in increments of no more than 1 minute-15-seconds, check out Barbara Brown’s Web site for more.

New member: Nancy Owens Barnes
Welcome to Nancy Owens Barnes, author of South to Alaska, the tale of her father Melvin’s perilous solo 10,000-mile journey from Arkansas to Alaska in a boat he built in his backyard. “Barnes washes the grit of Depression-era farm life into a gentle current of beauty and inspiration for anyone who has ever had a dream.” Check out Nancy Owens Barnes' South to Alaska site.

Meet with AKRWA for critiques: weekly meetings open to members
Would you like to warm up your romance writing skills? Consider the Alaska Romance Writers of America. In addition to regular monthly meetings, the Eagle River-based group offers weekly critique meetings on Tuesdays for current members. For more information, visit the AKRWA site.

Dear AlaskaWriter,
Welcome to the AlaskaWriters Homestead, a home on the Web for writers from Alaska, and those who share Alaska’s pioneering spirit.

If you want to (very occasionally) be informed about upcoming features or updates to the site, sign up for the AlaskaWriters mailing list (above). As those who are on it can attest, I don’t abuse the privilege. I don’t share or sell my e-mail list, and I only write with occasional updates.

Enjoy, tell your friends — and keep in touch!

Best,

Sonya Senkowsky
Author, Alaska Then & Now

PS- 7/8/08-Although I am no longer available for freelance coaching or custom web design, I continue to be very committed to helping connect the Alaska writing community. Thank you for your continued support of Alaska’s fine and prolific writers!

AlaskaWriter member sites:
>> Alaska Press Club
>> Alaska Professional Communicators (formerly Alaska Press Women)
>> Alaska Romance Writers of America
>> Alaska Writers Guild
>> Alaska Writers Workshop
>> Barbara Brown
>> Nancy Owens Barnes
>> Kathy Day Public Relations
>> Sandi Gerjevic
>> Anne Hanley
>> Linda Herr - The Mess Arrester-^SM
>> Marybeth Holleman
>> Heather Lende
>> Nancy Lord
>> Rose Marie Mayer
>> Jim Misko
>> Elise Sereni Patkotak - Precious Cargo Ltd.
>> Pocket Quick Bread (Diane Hagemeister)
>> Rupert Pratt
>> Marguerite Reiss (Kern)
>> Andromeda Romano-Lax
>> Sonya Senkowsky - AlaskaWriter LLC
>> Bill Sherwonit
>> Sandi Sumner
>> Lesley Thomas

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>> Unity of Anchorage
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>> Laughing Raven Touring Co. (AlaskaWildlife Tours)
>> When You Were 15 Alaska