Stikine Stories
By Laura Davies
Stikine Stories May 05, 2024
Ronan Rooney
In this episode, Brogan interviews award-winning podcaster, Ronan Rooney. Ronan discusses his podcast Wrangell History Unlocked. The audience will learn about his adventures with creating podcasts including challenges, exciting aspects, his inspiration, and future plans.
Learn more:
https://www.kstk.org/2024/02/28/talk-on-the-rock-ronan-rooney-on-wrangell-history-unlocked/
Waka T. Brown
Stikine Stories interviews author, Waka T. Brown.
Waka has written the following children's books:
- While I Was Away (2021) is her debut novel.
- Dream, Annie, Dream (2022) is her first work of historical fiction.
- The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura (2023) is a contemporary re-imagining of the Japanese folktale, “The Melon Princess and the Amanjaku.”
- Perfect, her debut picture book (illustrated by Yuko Jones), publishes on Oct. 1, 2024.
Waka delves into her life as an author, offering insights into the joys of writing, the hurdles she faces, and invaluable advice for her audience.
Max Florschutz
In Episode 2, Angus interviews author Max Florschutz. Max grew up in Wrangell, Alaska, and graduated from Wrangell High School. He attended college at BYU Provo and BYU Hawaii. He has written several books. Max talks to Angus about his experiences growing up in Wrangell, describes a couple of his books, and gives listeners a window into his world as an author.
https://maxonwriting.com
Dante Medema
Stikine Middle School Students in Wrangell, Alaska interviewed author Dante Medema. Dante talks about her two books, The Truth Project and Message Not Found. She also discusses the writing process and shares her experiences as an author.