...for the whole ensemble by CrossSound veteran Cecilia Heejeong Kim. In 2005, she collaborated with Alaska Writer Laureate John Straley of Sitka and Anchorage native Roblin G. Davis to create "The Story of Rain," presented in Anchorage in 2005...

...State Writer Laureate. Lord will serve a two-year term that began Oct. 1, 2008. She succeeds State Writer Laureate John Straley from Sitka. As writer laureate, Lord will represent the council and the state of Alaska in communities, schools...

...10 years of commissioning new works for musicians, and commemorates 50 years of Alaska statehood. State Writer Laureate John Straley of Sitka, who acted as curator, suggested selections from the works of contemporary Alaskan writers to inspire...