Resources for Writers in Alaska

Alaska boasts an active literary scene that offers community and helpful resources for local writers. You can also discover a number of retreats and residencies in Alaska where you can hone your craft in a picturesque setting. Independent bookstores throughout the state often cater to writers’ groups and book launches, and you can also rely on a robust public library system for access to books and work space. Special thanks to Laura Ojeda Melchor and our friends at Las Musas for producing this list.

The Authors Guild’s community resources for writers are produced in coordination with our educational series Business Bootcamps for Writers. We will update and add to these community resource lists over time.

To suggest an addition to the Alaska community resource list, please contact us.

BOOKSTORES

• 13 Ravens Coffee and Books (Seward)
• Black Birch Books (Wasilla)
• Forget-Me-Not Books (Fairbanks)
• Hearthside Books (Juneau)
• Homer Bookstore (Homer)
• Inkwell’s Bookshop (Soldotna)
• Fireside Books (Palmer)
• Old Harbor Books (Sitka)
• Old Inlet Bookshop (Homer)
• Parnassus Books (Ketchikan)
• Rainy Retreat Books (Juneau)
• River City Books (Soldotna)
• Skaguay News Depot & Books (Skagway)
• The Bookstore (Haines)
• The Islander Bookshop (Kodiak)
• The Writer’s Block (Anchorage)
• Title Wave Books (Anchorage)

WRITING ORGANIZATIONS

• 49 Writers
• Alaska Center for the Book
• Alaska Writers Guild
• Society of Childrens’ Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI): Alaska Chapter

CONFERENCES & RESIDENCIES

• Denali Artist in Residence Program
• Kachemak Bay Writers Conference
• North Words Writers Symposium
• Sitka Island Institute
• Storyknife Writers Retreat
• Wrangell Mountains Writing Workshop

PRESSES

• Alaska Northwest Books
• Boreal Books
• Epicenter Press
• Ester Republic Press
• North Shore Press
• University of Alaska Press

LITERARY JOURNALS

• Alaska Quarterly Review
• Alaska Women Speak
• Permafrost Magazine
• Tidal Echoes

LIBRARIES

• Anchorage Public Library
• Dillingham Public Library
• Fairbanks North Star Borough Libraries
• Juneau Public Libraries
• Kegoayah Kozga Public Library
• Kenai Community Library  
• Kuskokwim Consortium Library
• Matanuska-Susitna Library Network
• Sitka Public Library

EDUCATION

• MFA in Creative Writing at University of Alaska Fairbanks
• BA in Creative and Professional Writing at Alaska Pacific University