The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), is pleased to announce the artist recipients of the 2019 Alaska Literary Awards and the 2019 Connie Boochever Fellowships. Alaska Literary Awards The following four Alaska literary artists will each receive $5,000 awards: Chaun Ballard - Mixed Genre, Anchorage Rosemary McGuire - … Read More
2018 Alaska Literary Awards Application Open
July 1, 2018
About the Alaska Literary Awards The Alaska Literary Awards were established in 2014 by the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, through a generous gift from Peggy Shumaker and Joe Usibelli. 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 … Read More
Recipients of the 2017 Alaska Literary Awards and 2017 Connie Boochever Fellows Announced
The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), is pleased to announce the artist recipients of the 2017 Alaska Literary Award and the 2017 Connie Boochever Fellowships. Alaska Literary Awards The following five Alaska literary artists, selected from a pool of 42 applications, will each receive $5,000 awards: Mary Katzke, … Read More
2016 Alaska Literary Awards Announced
September 20, 2016
The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) recently selected four individuals to recognize for their outstanding literary work and receive the 2016 Alaska Literary Award. A select number of $5,000 fellowships for Alaska literary artists are awarded each fall. 2016 Alaska Literary Award Recipients: Daryl Farmer, creative nonfiction, … Read More
2015 Alaska Literary Awards Announced
July 4, 2015
The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation recently selected four individuals to recognize for their outstanding literary work and receive the 2015 Alaska Literary Award. A select number of $5,000 fellowships for Alaska literary artists are awarded each fall. 2015 Alaska Literary Award Recipients: Christine Byl, Denali Park- non-fiction/fiction Alyse … Read More
2012 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities
October 21, 2011
The 2012 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities will be held on Thursday, October 18th at 6 pm at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. For more information, including nomination forms, go to the Alaska State Council on the Arts' web site: http://education.alaska.gov/aksca/. The Event is a partnership event of the Alaska Humanities Forum and the Alaska State Council on the Arts, with … Read More
2011 Connie Boochever Fellows Announced
October 3, 2011
The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation recently chose four individuals to receive the 2011 Connie Boochever Fellowships in the visual arts. The $2,500 fellowship is for emerging artists, and each year the disciplines alternate between performing, literary and visual arts. The four recipients are: James Adcox, visual artist, Nome; Michael Conti, … Read More