Robertia, Joseph

Joseph Robertia, of Kasilof, is a UAA graduate who has been writing professionally for the past 16 years, in which time he has won several Alaska Press Club awards including: Best Outdoor Column, Best Outdoor Story, and Best Use of Story and Photos by a Journalist. He has also twice won the American Association of Zookeepers Excellence in Journalism award. He currently is a regular contributor to the Alaska Dispatch News – the state’s largest newspaper. His first book, Life with Forty Dogs, published by Alaska Northwest Books, came out April 4th.