Opportunities/Resources

Many people come to AlaskaWriters seeking writers for projects. I'll share the requests here.

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April 25, 2010

Check out the Google Site I created in preparation for my May 6 presentation. It’s just a few pages offering a quick summary of some ground I’ll be covering at the talk: “5 Web Facts for Writers.”

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‘49 Writers’ bloggers plan Anchorage writing center

April 23, 2010

Want to get in on the ground floor to build an Anchorage writing resource (and guest house/retreat)? Check out what ‘49 Writers’ bloggers Andromeda Romano-Lax and Deb Vanasse have got planned…

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‘Northwords’ anthology seeks submissions

March 29, 2010

Serial anthologist Michael Engelhard has a problem: He can’t seem to stop making anthologies. And, while normally I might suggest not encouraging this sort of obsession, the truth is that he creates beautiful, thoughtful, poetic collections. His upcoming anthology, “Northwords,” seeks submissions on writing and life in the Last Frontier.  He seeks first-person essays of no more than 3,000 words that capture the humor, heartbreak, or hardship of writing on the Last Frontier. For the full call for submissions, click the link that follows.

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Create your home on the Web in 6 Steps with AlaskaWriter LLC

August 23, 2009

AlaskaWriters.com offers Web site templates designed for writers who need a web site designed for writers, but who don’t have the time or money to mess with web design. The sites can be easily updated, by you, anytime you want. A Web site membership or associate membership with AlaskaWriters.com helps writers promote and celebrate their services, stories and books, starting at less than $100 annually. (Compare to $25 and up per month just to get the typical privately owned site hosted.) Already have a site, but want to benefit from our link and promotion? Become a supporting member starting at $60/year.  Follow the link to get started now…

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Where to look for grant-writing resources in Alaska

August 02, 2009

Recent queries from AlaskaWriters correspondents have included an intriguing and quite earnest-sounding call from an Elvis (or Delvis?), seeking a grant-writer to help him secure funds via a nonprofit to send food, clothing and shoes to orphans and the underprivileged in Cameroon. This isn’t the first time I’ve gotten this kind of request.

I wasn’t able to give him a name, but I could provide some suggestions for grant-writing resources in Alaska. With no specific endorsement implied, here are the resources I shared with him…

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Anthology editor seeks “literary snapshots of Alaska”

July 17, 2009

Think you can squeeze Alaska into a nutshell? Anthology editor Michael Engelhard is seeking short prose submissions he calls “micro-narratives”—as well as photos— for an upcoming anthology: Cold Flashes: Literary Snapshots of Alaska. His call for submissions follows…

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