Prescott plans to help promote Southeast writers

Former Wrangell resident Vivian Faith Prescott recently had two books published — a compilation of Tlingit poetry and a fantasy novel for middle-grade-aged children — and says she is interested in bringing a printing press to town to publish the works of fellow Southeast Alaskan writers.

Prescott said she and her daughter, Wrangell resident Vivian Mork, hope to bring the small press, which may be called Petroglyph Press, to Wrangell by the end of the year. Prescott said its aim is to help expose the works of local authors.

“Our goal is to give Southeast Alaskan writers, intermediate or merging...