Mission Statement
AWS, published quarterly since 1992, is a journal devoted to the exchange of ideas, literature, art and heart talk, as well as a statewide update of women’s political and social issues and activities. We desire that all content in the artwork and written material will reflect a commitment toward equality, freedom of choice, and personal empowerment. We provide a feminist and multi-cultural perspective serving as a source of connection and inspiration for all women. Views expressed by contributing writers are not necessarily those of the AWS staff. Although most submissions are published, we reserve the right to reject material. Editing for clarity or brevity may be done at the editor’s discretion. Entries submitted are not returned. AWS will not publish anything that denigrates any animals, people, or the environment. Contributing writers retain First Rights of published material. © 1994 Alaska Women Speak
Subscription Information
Alaska Women Speak is a 501(c)3 Non Profit organization with an all volunteer staff. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 210045, Anchorage, Alaska, 99521-0045. Subscriptions are $16 for one year (4 issues) or $30 for two years (8 issues).
Donations
This April marks the 20th anniversary of Alaska Women Speak. That’s right, 20 years of celebrating women’s voices from this northern landscape, a journey of which we’re very proud.
However, this celebration is overshadowed by a financial deficit that might well put Alaska Women Speak to rest, indefinitely. Since 2007 our number of subscriptions has declined. While we have always been able to somehow come up with the appropriate dollar amount needed to pay our printer, truly operating on a hand to mouth “budget,” we’re uncertain as to how we’ll raise the funds required for this issue, not to mention future issues.
So here is our plea to you. Ten. This is the number of patrons we need to make a $100 donation to Alaska Women Speak in order to cover the current cost of printing and mailing the winter issue. We celebrate its length of 36 pages of writing and its diverse story set in both poetry and prose. We believe this is an issue you’ll enjoy as well.
But we also need to build our readership. If you are someone who needs to renew a subscription, this is the perfect time to do so. If you can’t afford a one-time $100 donation, why not pick up a new subscription to Alaska Women Speak for a friend (or two-three friends)? If there is a business in your community that might be interested in carrying Alaska Women Speak, please let us know. Every bit helps.
With your help, we can pay the printer, you may enjoy the winter issue when it arrives in your mailbox this week, and we can hopefully move forward into our 20th year of publication. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.
Note: Contributions are tax-deductible.
Call for Submissions/Theme for Upcoming Issue
AWS Themes: Our Spring 2012 theme is “Adventures in Foreign Lands”. In addition to written submissions, we are hoping readers will submit black and white images from travels abroad for possible cover art consideration. Deadline for submissions is February 15th, 2012.
We are also celebrating our TWENTIETH YEAR of publication with the Spring 2012 issue.
Submit creative writing, journalistic and informational articles, and poetry (1200 words or less) that would be of interest to Alaskan Women - to alaskawomenspeak@yahoo.com.
Process for Submitting
- Submission Guidelines
* We prefer submissions e-mailed as an attachment, or on a disk in Microsoft Word; files saved as .doc or .rtf (Rich Text Format). *Typed or legibly handwritten work is also acceptable.
* Electronic submissions may be sent to alaskawomenspeak@yahoo.com Please label these AWS Submission.
* Preference for submissions is 1200 words or less with a preference for early submissions.
* Photography and art work can be returned upon request; place address label on the back of each, and include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
* Poetry is ordinarily placed in a single column. Occasionally we must break it into two parts; poets be mindful we will do it on the basis of space available.
Distributors
The Babbling Book (Haines)
Barnes and Noble (Anchorage)
Borders Books (Anchorage)
Espresso (Anchorage)
Fairbanks Arts (Fairbanks)
Fireside Books (Palmer)
Forget-Me-Not Books (Fairbanks)
Hearthside Books (Juneau)
Metro Books + Music (Anchorage)
Parnassus Bookstore (Ketchikan)
River City Books (Soldotna)
SingLee Alley Books (Petersburg)
Spirit Mountain Arts (Chitina)
The Homer Bookstore (Homer)
The Sport Shop (Anchorage)
Tundra Women’s Coalition (Bethel)
