The Ester Republic

Infobox Newspaper
name = The Ester Republic


caption =
type = Alternative newspaper
format = Magazine
foundation = 1999
ceased publication =
price = US$ 2.00
owners = Ester Republic Press
publisher = Deirdre Helfferich
editor = Deirdre Helfferich
language = English
circulation = 550
headquarters = 3630 Main Street
Ester, AK 99725
United States
ISSN = 1930-0506
website = [http://esterrepublic.com/ esterrepublic.com]

"The Ester Republic" is a small, independent monthly newspaper published in Ester, Alaska, and established January 1999. The paper serves as an alternative media publication for the Tanana Valley. It is the only newspaper that has been published in Ester; the village has been served historically by Fairbanks newspapers. Contributors are generally amateur writers, although some professional journalists, poets, and photographers appear in its pages (e.g., Richard A. Fineberg, John Haines, Dahr Jamail). The periodical encourages submissions of editorial cartoons by Alaskan artists. The paper has been operated out of the home of the publisher for much of its history; for a time its office space was the historic Ester post office, a 14'x16' structure built in 1971.

The paper has been the recipient of awards for editorial cartoons, writing, or photography from the Alaska Press Club each year since 2002.

External links

* [http://www.esterrepublic.com/Republicwelcome.html The Ester Republic]
* [http://esterrepublic.blogspot.com The publisher's blog]