Local writer Heather Lende has been named Alaska State Writer Laureate for 2021-2023 by the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) and the Alaska Humanities Forum.
The write laureate is a two-year honorary appointment in recognition of the writer’s contribution to “the quality of life in Alaska,” according to the humanities forum website. In consultation with the forum and ASCA, the selected writer develops a project to promote the literary arts and artists of…