Sept. 2, 2021 — Scott McKinnon & Michael Ray Taylor — The Emerging Role of Drones in Storytelling
Scott McKinnon is an Instructor of Innovative Media at Henderson State University, where he also earned his MLA in Art History. McKinnon is also a documentary filmmaker whose most recent short film “The Man From Boggy Creek,” co-directed with a fellow Henderson State faculty member, is currently screening at film festivals around the country. He […]
June 3, 2021 — LoLo Paige — A Writer’s Journey From Nonfiction to Fiction
LoLo Paige is an award-winning author whose works include novels, short fiction, and nonfiction. She will talk about her journey into the realm of commercial fiction. Initially a nonfiction author, LoLo’s nonfiction story about escaping a runaway wildfire won a 2016 Alaska Press Club award. More recently, her romance books have been recognized in several […]
May 6, 2021 — John McKay — Observations from 40+Years in Alaska Journalism
During more than 40 years of practicing law in Alaska, John McKay has represented Alaskan and national news organizations, photographers, artists, and others on libel, privacy and copyright issues, access to government proceedings and records, subpoenas to journalists, secret settlements by public agencies, cameras in courts, and many other matters. He taught Media Law at […]
April 1, 2021 — Anne Coray — Green Shoots from Old Roots: Writing about the Environment
Anne Coray, author of the recently published novel Lost Mountain, will discuss her writing and changes she’s seen as a resident of remote Southwest Alaska. She will also explore the evolution of nature writing and its contemporary offshoot—eco-literature. Coray is the author of three poetry collections, coeditor of Crosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment, and […]
March 4, 2021 — Amy Gulick — The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind
Intrigued that there is still a place in the world where the lives of people and salmon are linked, photographer and author Amy Gulick traveled throughout Alaska to explore the web of human relationships that revolve around these extraordinary fish. Commercial fishermen took her on as crew; Alaska Native families taught her the art of […]