Leigh Newman and Sherry Simpson share memories and experiences from growing up in Alaska, as well as the role it played in shaping their adult lives.

Leight Newman is the author of “Still Points North.” Sherry Simpson is an associate professor in UAA’s Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts and the author of “Accidental Explorer.”

This podcast was recorded April 24, 2013 at the UAA Campus Bookstore.

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Leigh Newman

Blog and website

Sherry Simpson

Book author bio page

UAA Campus Bookstore

Website

Department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts

Website

Celebrate the newest releases by Alaska authors. This event showcased:
•”Gaining Daylight: Life on Two Islands” by Sara Loewen;
•”Pause, Traveler” by Erin Hollowell;
•”Upriver” by Carolyn Kremers;
•”Oil and Water” by Mei Mei Evans; and,
•”Toucan Nest: Poems of Costa Rica” by Peggy Shumaker.

Sponsored by UAA’s Creative Writing & Literary Arts, College of Arts & Sciences, and the UAA Bookstore.

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At this event, Eowyn Ivey, author of ‘Snow Child,’ reads several passages from her book and then discusses her work with David Stevenson, director of UAA’s Creative Writing and Literary Arts MFA program. This event was cosponsored by ‘Anchorage Reads’ and the UAA Campus Bookstore, and recorded on Feb. 4, 2013.

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Snow Child

Eowyn Ivey's website

UAA Creative Writing & Literary Arts Department

Website

David Stevenson

Bio page, UAA CWLA

Washington Post

Review of 'Snow Child'

Anchorage Reads

Website

The UAA Campus Bookstore and department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts presents Amanda Padoan and Chhiring Dorje Sherpa. Padoan recounts the history of Himalayan exploration from the perspective of Sherpa mountaineers in her extraordinary book, “Buried in the Sky,” co-authored with Peter Zuckerman.

This podcast recorded on July 26, 2012.

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The 2012 Northern Renaissance Arts & Sciences Lecture Series presents faculty authors Andromeda Romano-Lax and Sherry Simpson. This reading series is presented by the department of Creative Writing and Literary Arts and the UAA College of Arts and Sciences.

00:00 Introduction by Sherry Simpson, CWLA Director
02:29 Andromeda Romano-Lax
33:41 Sherry Simpson

This podcast was recorded on July 17, 2012.

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UAA Creative Writing & Literary Arts