Alaska Literary Awards

The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), offers The Alaska Literary Awards, a new program, established in 2014, to support Alaska writers.

The Alaska Literary Awards recognize and support writers of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, and mixed genres. Any Alaska writer over the age of 18 who is not a full-time student is eligible to apply. Quality of the work submitted is the primary consideration in determining who receives the awards. A select number of $5,000 awards will be awarded annually.

To apply go to https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9254

The Application Deadline is October 31, 2021, at 9:59 p.m. AKDT

A select number of $5,000 fellowships for Alaska literary artists will be awarded each fall. A total of twenty-two writers over the years of 2014 -2020, have been recognized for their outstanding work and received the Alaska Literary Award.

The Alaska Literary Awards are sponsored by Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli. Peggy Shumaker is a former Alaska State Writer Laureate and Professor at the University of Alaska. Both she and her husband, Joe Usibelli, are longtime supporters of the arts in Alaska.