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“Ya aaní káa has du shkalneegí yaa nas.áx̱”
(On this land their stories are sounding off)
North Words North Words' best feature is its intimacy.

North Words Writers Symposium is held annually during the last week of May in beautiful Skagway, Alaska. It all started in 2010 when organizers seized the opportunity to start up a new writers conference in Southeast Alaska. With a maximum of 40 participants interacting with seven published writers, the results are amazing.

09/16/2026

North Words is pleased to announce that Tessa Hulls, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the graphic memoir 'Feeding Ghosts', will be joining our 2027 faculty! Stay tuned for more faculty announcements as we watch the leaves turn. Photo by Gavin Doremus.

09/15/2026

Vera Starbard talks about writing "Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles" before Saturday's performance in Juneau. We were in the audience and it took our breath away. The Lingit opera by Perseverance Theatre runs through Sept. 20 at Thunder Mountain Middle School auditorium. Vera is very excited to be our 2027 keynote author. Watch for more faculty announcements soon, including one later today!

09/02/2026

Very excited to hear from our 2027 keynote Vera Starbard, our own X'unei Lance Twitchell, and others about the upcoming Lingit opera!
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09/01/2026

Watch for more additions to our 2027 faculty this fall. Registration opens November 15!

08/07/2026

Happy Friday everyone! We are very excited to announce our 2027 keynote author, the incredibly talented Emmy-winning VERA STARBARD, who is also our current Alaska Writer Laureate! See her bio at our website, https://nwwriterss.com/ , and watch for more faculty announcements in the next couple months. Registration will open in November.

05/30/2026

North Words 2026 Finale: Train ride to Denver caboose with writing along the trail and by the camp fire; final panel on summoning the creative spirit followed by more participant readings, including a scene from a gold rush era musical in progress; and our keynote banquet at the Westmark with W***y Vlautin interviewed by Daniel Henry. W***y talked about his musical and novel-writing journey, mixing in a few ballads written for his bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. Thanks to everyone who was part of our 16th North Words. Our 2017 dates will be May 25-28. Watch for our keynote announcement next month and hope to see you engage with our writing community next year! Gunalchéesh!

05/29/2026

North Words 2026 Round 3: Consultations with faculty are a huge part of North Words and getting to hear your work and others read. And then there's the food and the socializing, best mixed with music by the fire at Alderworks Alaska Writers & Artists Retreat in Dyea.

05/28/2026

North Words 2016 Round 2: Readings, writing dialog and small town/rural Alaska, and more readings!

05/27/2026

North Words 2026 Photos - First wave showing opening reception, early bird workshops, Lingit welcome, and opening panels about resistance writing and crafting a novel with keynote author W***y Vlautin. Much more to come! Don't miss the free faculty reading tonight at Eagles Hall!

05/25/2026

North Words is almost here, and we are pleased to welcome all participants and faculty over the next couple days. In gratitude to the community of Skagway, we welcome everyone to the free annual Public Reading at the Days of '98 Theatre - Eagles Hall on Wednesday evening. We have a great line-up as usual!

Address

870 A State Street, PO Box 1236 (SDC)
Skagway, AK
99840

Telephone

+1 907-973-2354

Website

http://www.nwwriterss.com/

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