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October 19th, 4PM AKST on Zoom
Embrace the Journey with author Kristin Knight Pace is a two hour conversation about revision, editing and publication. Learn from Alaska's well-loved Iditarod and Yukon Quest athlete about the skills she has gained through her own journey publishing the memoir 'This Much Country'.
Upcoming Events
Join the Weekly Writing Group!Mon, Mar 10ZoomRESTARTS Wednesday Oct. 1! Join Tongass Mist's Ruth Underhill weekly. One RSVP = same link ea. week! 5PM-6PM Alaska Standard Time to for generative writing prompts, write for about 40 minutes together and then spend the last few minutes to share any realizations about your writing process. Welcome!
Sat, Jul 05ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets for 10 Months. Also, Sundays; Ruth Underhill!- Sun, Jul 06ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets for 10 Months. Also, Saturdays; Sarah Leamy!
6 days to the eventMon, Nov 10Zoomy Zoom!This workshop is for poets of all levels. This workshop is also for non-poets. This workshop is also for any humans This workshop is also for dogs who can write.
13 days to the eventMon, Nov 17ZoomLearn to bring place into your writing with the same dedication and attention to detail as you would any character. What does it mean for your manuscript to explore place, its history, reality and presence in your story and writing? This 2 Hour Workshop with Ruth Underhill is a map for you.- 19 days to the eventSun, Nov 23ZoomLiving in Southeast Alaska means living on Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian land which is also the Tongass temperate rainforest; a wild and vibrant place those of us who are lucky enough to to live here love. Join Ruth and write this wild awe!
37 days to the eventThu, Dec 11zoomJoin us December 11th for a conversation about the lyricism and musicality in Spoken Poetry. Of course, also jazz. Enjoy Generative Writing Prompts.
42 days to the eventTue, Dec 16zoomWhat do we mean when we say "detail"? What can a detail do? How can we pick the "right" detail to use? In this class, we'll generate details via prompts and decide where and how to use them, as well as look at what the absence of detail can do.- 4 tickets left60 days to the eventSat, Jan 03ZoomHave you been writing for years? Is your dream to publish? Would you appreciate support in your revision from a caring and competent teacher? We are communal creatures and hope to offer you joy, success and new craft tools through this community! Meets for 10 Months. Also, Saturdays; Sarah Leamy!
- 65 days to the eventThu, Jan 08zoomJoin poet Christopher D. Sims on Thursday January 8th from 5PM-7PM AKST/ 8PM- 10Pm Chicago, Central Time via Zoom for a live and interactive conversation. Christopher will also be leaning on the newly-released and groundbreaking rap project by legendary rapper Nas and legendary deejay and produce
74 days to the eventSat, Jan 17ZoomWeaving Worlds with Kristin Knight Pace, a 2-hour conversation about weaving nature writing into our personal journeys. Winter is a time for retreat and deep introspection. As Rebecca Solnit wrote, “There are subjects you can better understand through analogy, context and..."
77 days to the eventTue, Jan 20zoomDo you have a journaling practice? Are you looking to create one? Let's talk about our experiences with journaling, look at how journaling can build your confidence as a writer, and examine journaling methods that could work for you. Write about why you write and write about what you notice.
96 days to the eventSun, Feb 08ZoomEmbrace the Journey with Kristin Knight Pace, a 2-hour conversation about the process of revision and editing toward a publishable piece of writing. Most of us don’t get it right on the first try! Learn from one of Alaska's favorite published authors about her firsthand experiences with revision.
105 days to the eventTue, Feb 17ZoomLet's talk about flash fiction and create short, powerful pieces with the help of prompts, including 6 word memoirs, containers, your Google searches, and more!- 179 days to the eventSat, May 02SitkaBeloved writer, comic, and teacher John Roedel is our headlining guest at this writers retreat. All are welcome to write. Do you enjoy journaling, writing poetry, publishing in your local newspaper, publishing in literary journals, only publishing for the top five publishers, self publishing? Join!
245 days to the eventTue, Jul 07Tenakee SpringsWrite in Tenakee with Ruth Underhill, Tongass Mist Writing's founder. Spend your days in family-style communal meals, walks along the one path of our car-free community, hot spring baths and of course lots and lots of writing and conversations about writing here on Chigacoff Island in the Tongass!
310 days to the eventThu, Sep 10JuneauJoin Kristin Knight Pace for three days in beautiful Juneau, Alaska September 2026 at the Shrine of St. Therese. All- Inclusive or Local attendance options available. Write with us!
Date and time is TBDTenakee SpringsTongass Mist Writing is doing business as Tongass Mist Pies this summer in Tenakee Springs, Alaska! Visit us at the Tenakee Springs Bakery for homemade pies and other good food and company. Register here to be added to our mailing list and get updates about our local and online creative writing!
Recent Classes and Events
Tenakee Writers Retreat
August 9-14, 2025
with Heather Lende
Write in Tenakee Springs Alaska with the 2020=-2024 Alaska Writer Laureate and much loved author of 'If You Lived Here I'd Know You Name', 'Take Good Care Of The Garden And The Dogs',
You will have an all-inclusive experience in this remote island town with under 200 residents. Tenakee Springs is located in the heart of the Tongass National Rainforest, along Alaska's pristine Inside Passage and off the normal cruise ship routes. This is a perfect location for creative writing, community retreat experiences and refreshment in the wilderness.
Travel from Juneau, Alaska to Tenakee Springs, Alaska by float plane or state ferry!
Limited to 12 Writers.
We offer a 20% discount for members of 49 Writers.
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