October 4-6, 2024
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 31
Tickets will increase to full price on September 1.
Presented by Jillian Forsberg
Join Us for the 2024 Kansas Writing Convention! October 4-6, 2024 Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 31 Tickets will increase to full price on September 1. Meet a Convention Workshop Presenter: The Dual Timeline: How-To and Why Presented by Jillian Forsberg Dual timeline novels continue to grow in popularity. But how do you effectively write two narratives in one work? And why would you want to in the first place? Learn how to create separate but compelling narratives that work to enhance one another including: connecting protagonists, illuminating the past through a present timeline, and navigating the narrative flow of different worlds in one novel. Jillian Forsberg's debut novel, The Rhino Keeper, debuts October 22, 2024, from History Through Fiction. In addition to being the former editor of Wichita State's Fairmount Folio, Jillian's historical research has been published in academic journals. Her second novel is in the works. She lives in Wichita. Thank you to our convention sponsors & supporters. Click on the images below to learn more. Join Us for the 2024 Kansas Writing Convention! October 4-6, 2024 Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 31 Tickets will increase to full price on September 1. Meet a Convention Workshop Presenter: The Real Deal: Creating Convincing Kansans in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Presented by Robert Rebein What are the elements that make characters from Kansas believable on the page? What are some things to avoid so that your characters do not become caricatures? How can we use significant detail to convince readers of our characters’ authenticity without overloading readers with “local color”? What role does dialogue play in this? To what extent does the job of creating convincing Kansans overlap with the larger job of recreating Kansas itself as a vivid, complex, and compelling locale for a story? This will be a hands-on workshop, so be ready to create and share as well as learn. Robert Rebein is the author of the novel The Last Rancher (Meadowlark, 2024) a family saga set on a cattle ranch in western Kansas, as well as two award-winning memoirs, Dragging Wyatt Earp: A Personal History of Dodge City (Swallow, 2013) and Headlights on the Prairie: Essays on Home (U P Kansas, 2017). He is a graduate of the University of Kansas (BA) and Washington University in St. Louis (MFA), among other institutions. He grew up in Dodge City, where his family has farmed and ranched since the 1920s. He directs the creative writing program at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Thank you to our convention sponsors & supporters. Click on the images below to learn more. Michael D. Graves, member from Emporia, shares about his current Kansas read, The Wasp Queen, by Julie Stielstra, member from Ellinwood. A kind queen is possessed by an evil spirit. The king and his princess are frantic. A lady’s maid knows what happened, but who would believe her fantastic tale? A wasp lurks in the shadows. A dog barks the truth - if only humans spoke “woof.” Julie Stielstra weaves a cunning tale of deceit and revenge, leaving us on edge until we reach the happy ending. Or do we? --Michael D. Graves, author of the Pete Stone series What are you reading? Help us lift and share the good news about Kansas literature. Tag your book loves and reviews on social media with #ReadLocalKS and submit here to be posted on the Kansas Authors Club website.
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