...Nicole Stellon O'Donnel, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Alexis Rizzuto, Eva Saulitis, Peggy Shumaker, Sherry Simpson and Deb Vanasse.Keynote speaker at the conference will be Naomi Shihab Nye. World traveler Nye, of Palestinian and American heritage...
...Nicole Stellon O'Donnel, Lee Ann Roripaugh, Alexis Rizzuto, Eva Saulitis, Peggy Shumaker, Sherry Simpson and Deb Vanasse.A special post-conference writing workshop, Nature Across the Genres, will be held at Kachemak Bay Wilderness...
...Real And Imagined" also with O'Neill Houck.49 Writers was formed in January 2009 by Andromeda Romano-Lax and Deb Vanasse as a web-based hub for Alaskan writers. The next year, the women supplemented their online presence with a physical...
...given by screenwriter Scott Silver, of New York City. He will be joined by Alaska writers including Lynn Schooler, Deb Vanasse, John Straley, Heather Lende, Seth Kantner, Kim Heacox, Nick Jans and Dave Hunsaker.Scott Silver co-wrote the...
...believed to be the first original children's book ever published in Tlingit. Now, Anchorage-based author Deb Vanasse has released "Lucy's Dance," an original children's story published in English and in Yup'ik ("Lugiim Yuraa...
...about as a serendipitous friendship between JYC librarian Julie Coghill and 49 Writers co-founder and program director Deb Vanasse."I remember feeling as a kid that my life wasn't entirely my own," Vann said, pointing to the dangers of negative...
...and river guide Tohill has compiled both photographs and poems in this work. CHILDREN'S BOOKS"Lucy's Dance" by Deb Vanasse, illustrated by Nancy E. Slagle. "Lucy's Dance" tells the story of a little girl who is determined to help her...
...written or spoken word in Alaska. 49 Writers is an Anchorage based blog. literary hub and statewide resource created by Deb Vanasse and Andromeda Romano-Lax. The 49 Writers site features posts by both women, as well as by many guest writers. The...
...action (and make it easy to love this book despite a small, but recurring, grammatical error). "Totem Tale" - by Deb Vanasse, illustrated by Erik Brooks. What would happen if the creatures carved on a totem pole came to life one full-moon...
...teacher, 49 Writing Center director and co-founder Deb Vanasse tackles these and other delightfully bookish topics at...That means there's a real hunger for it." But Deb Vanasse wasn't always a writer. After graduating with a degree...
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