State Writer Laureate nominations due today

Frontiersman.com

JUNEAU — Nominations are due today for the 2012-14 Alaska State Writer Laureate. Eligibility is open to Alaska writers from all genres who, throughout their careers, have demonstrated:

• Literary excellence and mastery in style, form, and genre;

• Exemplary professionalism and exceptional talent in published works;

• Service to Alaska communities and a commitment to the advancement of the Literary Arts in Alaska communities;

• A history of providing public presentations or teaching;

• A significant body of published work in Alaska.

Peggy Shumaker is the current Alaska State Writer Laureate.

To nominate a 2012-14 State Writer Laureate, download the form online at akhf.org. Send nominations, including supporting documentation, to Alaska State Council on the Arts, 161 Klevin St., No. 102, Anchorage, AK 99508. Or, email nominations to andrea.noble-pelant@alaska.gov, by 4 p.m., Aug. 31.

The new State Writer Laureate will be announced Oct. 18 at the Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage.