Storyknife

10/05/2026

It is such a pleasure when a Storyknife alumni sends a copy of her book for the library here! Thank you, Wiley! (Hey everyone, go grab this awesome book!)

10/05/2026

We sure do miss these amazing writers who were with us in September! Thank you Sasha Tandlich, Dipika Mukherjee, Anna Smist, Maureen Boyd, Ching-In Chen, and Jalonda Green!

10/04/2026

Pretty exciting to have three Storyknife alumni featured by Ms Magazine. Congratulations Kristen Millares Young, Amber Blaeser-Wardzala, and Kimberly Blaeser!

Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. I love autumn in the Midwest. It’s cooler, the leaves are turning and change is in the air. I also love reading horror and watching scary movies at this time of year, so...

09/16/2026

Wednesday, 9/23, at 9am on KBBI, AM 890 Homer or 88.1 FM Seward - or wherever you are at kbbi.org.

Listen to September's writers in residence read from their work and discuss their residency!

09/16/2026

Congratulations to Heid E. Erdrich, 2025 Storyknife alumni. So glad to see your brilliance recognized!

09/15/2026

Don't forget to join us this Thursday, September 17! Register now for this free event featuring the amazing writers of Storyknife!

Save the date, Thursday, September 17 at 6pm Alaska Time for Live from Storyknife! Learn more and register here: https://storyknife.org/live-from-storyknife-september-2026/

09/14/2026

Ten years ago, the very first writer was halfway through her stay at Storyknife. Kim Steutermann Rogers was cozy in the Fredrica Cabin, right next to founder Dana Stabenow’s home. Kim was the perfect person to be Storyknife’s first writer in residence: kind, lovely, outgoing, and completely comfortable being on her own in a little cabin with minimal support.

When Dana and I started talking about how to raise the money to build the six cabins and main house that comprise Storyknife, I told her that it’s easier to raise money for a program that already exists than for something that is only a good idea. The fact that she was gracious enough to donate the use of her guest cabin for three years is a real testament to her investment in the vision of a women’s writing retreat.

Ten years. It took Dana, the Storyknife Board, and me three years to raise the funds to build Storyknife. For the last six years, we’ve hosted 48 to 54 women writers for either four-week or two-week residencies. By the end of this October, 280 amazingly talented, wonderful writers will have spent time at Storyknife.

It’s been an amazing ride so far. Maura, Katie, and I have loved getting to know each month’s writers and learning how best to support them. I get to watch their eyes widen when they see the amazing lunches and dinners Maura creates for them. I hear them exclaim over the beautiful muffins and cookies Katie bakes. I have the honor of hearing them read at Live for Storyknife and of being the person who reminds them that their writing brought them all the way to Homer, Alaska, and will carry them farther still.

Storyknife exists because Dana Stabenow believed that women writers deserve the time and space to devote to their craft. It thrives because the staff excels at creating a place that is both nurturing and flexible, always growing and changing as we learn our craft. And it will continue far into the future because the Storyknife Board of Directors and I work very hard to expand our base of incredible people and foundations who are willing to donate to support this place and help make it stable and successful.

Thank you for being part of the community of Storyknife for next ten years! I just know that the amazing writers who have been and will be in residence here will be publishing work that changes the narrative and changes the world.

take care,
Erin

09/09/2026

Save the date, Thursday, September 17 at 6pm Alaska Time for Live from Storyknife! Learn more and register here: https://storyknife.org/live-from-storyknife-september-2026/

09/04/2026

Friends, August at Storyknife was filled with so many amazing writers. We miss Rhoni Blankenhorn, Minnie Phan, Priscilla Solis Ybarra, Casandra López, Cordelia Kellie, Lesley Younge, Emmy Her Many Horses, and Mistee St. Clair. What a gift to spend time with them here!

09/04/2026

Congratulations to August writer in residence Emmy Her Many Horses, recipient of the 2026 Aglauti Fellowship. In Iñupiaq, Aglauti means “to write it down,” “to record it,” “to write for him/her.” The Aglauti Fellowship will be awarded to an Alaska Native or Indigenous writer. Preference will be given to writers working on bi-lingual or multi-lingual texts (not translation) or in the field of children’s or young adult literature. The Fellowship is sponsored by Pearl Brower, Marilyn Romano, and Rhonda Sleighter.