Anamarie Davis-Wilkins is one of eight selected featured authors for the Barnes and Nobles Book Fair.
October 5, 1pm -4pm (Topeka location)
October 5, 1pm -4pm (Topeka location)
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Kansas Poet Laureate Emeritus Huascar Medina will be the featured poet at this month's Words in the Wind open mic at Round Table Bookstore, 826 N. Kansas Ave. in north Topeka. Words in the Wind, sponsored by Kansas Authors Club, District 1; and Round Table Bookstore, rotates poetry and prose/story-telling; this month Huascar will share his poetry with us. Afterward, others will also have a chance to present examples of their own poetry.  To all members of District 7 of Kansas Authors Club
To contest entrants and winners To all authors and persons interested in writing YOU ARE INVITED! PLEASE RSVP (see below) To meet together for our Fall Conference in Garden City, Kansas, on Saturday, September 28, starting at 11:30. We will be meeting at noon at the Clarion Inn and Conference Center in the Frances room, 1911 E Kansas Ave, Garden City, KS 67846 at 11:30 for gathering and meal. We will have a program by Janice McClure, Sublette, KS, sharing her work on the history book of Haskell County. There will be a time for sharing our own writing and suggestions following her presention. Participants will be on their own for their meal but winners in the contest will have their meal paid for by the District. We hope to see many of you at this meeting where we will honor the contest winners and distribute awards and monies earned. We hope to see you there! Contest winners will be announced later on the KAC website. Please RSVP to Sheryl Brenn by Saturday, September 21st to ensure we have room for everyone. Sheryl Brenn KAC District 7 Secretary/Treasurer Explore Your Options: Attend Virtually or Face-to-Face This is the last call! Get your registration for the 2024 "Words Take Flight" Kansas Writing Convention in by September 30. The convention committee has been busy planning this fantastic confernce with YOU in mind. We will be recording all workshops, so each ticket, whether virtual or in person, will come with links, after the convention, to all of the sessions. You won't have to miss a single one! Recordings will be available for viewing through the end of the year. And we have scholarships! Scholarships are easy to apply for. Simply check the box for the amount you can pay when you get to the scholarship portion of the registration form. After registering, you will receive an invoice detailing your charges. If we are NOT able to accomodate your scholarship request, you can review our offer and decide if you are able to continue with registration or not. No worries! At this moment, we have scholarship money available. We look forward to seeing you there! Sandee Taylor & Tyler Henning, Convention Chairs Anne Spry, Ann Vigola Anderson, Linzi Garcia, Tracy Million Simmons Meet our Keynote Speaker
Explore: Dynamic Dialogue & The Short Play Format
Learn About: Writing Historically Accurate Fiction
Choose Your Own Adventure with Persona Poetry
And so much more! 15 workshops, a weekend of inspiration and relaxation at the beautiful Rock Springs Ranch. You don't want to miss this. Workshop descriptions can be found on our website.  No matter what genre you write, you've probably heard that the best way to sell your current book is to write more books. The problem? Series writing is hard. Trying to plan and outline three or more books can be overwhelming, especially with the amount of information you have to manage. In this presentation, we're going to talk about how you can know if your concept is sturdy enough for a series, and then we'll go deeper into your characters and your worldbuilding. We’ll discuss strategies to organize your plots, your characters, and your world’s details without melting your brain (too much). We’ll also talk about tips for the messy middle of Act 2, methods to incorporate foreshadowing, and how to know the way your story ends before you write chapter one. A.C. Williams (also known as Amy C. Williams) is a coffee-drinking, sushi-eating, story-telling nerd who loves cats, country living, and all things Japanese. Author of more than 20 books, she keeps her fiction readers laughing with wildly imaginative adventures about samurai superheroes, clumsy church secretaries, and goofy malfunctioning androids; her non-fiction readers just laugh at her and the hysterical life experiences she’s survived. If that’s your cup of tea (or coffee), join the fun at www.amycwilliams.com. We are excited to bring monthly programs to our members across the state (and beyond) via Zoom. Some of our members combine this programming with monthly in-person meetings. Some attend from the comfort of their own homes.
Membership in Kansas Authors Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing. All members will also receive the link for attendance in the monthly email newsletter. 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. September 10, 2024 |
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Evolution of a Genre: Giving Voice to Your Stories Through Creative Nonfiction
Presented by Lindsey Bartlett
This presentation will explore using creative nonfiction as a way to give voice to the places, people, and events that have make you who you are. Bartlett will give a brief overview of the genre of creative nonfiction, how it continues to evolve, and how she is using the genre to tell her own stories. Additionally, she will look at how women writers are impacting the evolution of creative nonfiction.
Lindsey Bartlett teaches composition and literature at Emporia State University. An Emporian by choice, she lives in the Flint Hills region of Kansas, where she spends her days writing in various coffee shops, holed up at home with a good book, or driving the countryside for good photo opportunities. Bartlett has published one poetry collection, Vacant Childhood. Her writing and photography have appeared in The Milk House: A Rural Writing Collective, The Write Bridge, Flint Hills Review, and 105 Meadowlark Reader. Her essay, “Reframing My Rural Past” was recently nominated for “Best of the Net.”
Thank you to our convention sponsors & supporters. Click on the images below to learn more.
The recording of the August program is now available for viewing by members at this link. (Member sign-on required.) This video will be available until replaced by the September program recording.
Save the Date for Next Month's Program
September 21, 2024
How to Write a Series
September 21, 2024
How to Write a Series
No matter what genre you write, you've probably heard that the best way to sell your current book is to write more books. The problem? Series writing is hard. Trying to plan and outline three or more books can be overwhelming, especially with the amount of information you have to manage. In this presentation, we're going to talk about how you can know if your concept is sturdy enough for a series, and then we'll go deeper into your characters and your worldbuilding. We’ll discuss strategies to organize your plots, your characters, and your world’s details without melting your brain (too much). We’ll also talk about tips for the messy middle of Act 2, methods to incorporate foreshadowing, and how to know the way your story ends before you write chapter one.
A.C. Williams (also known as Amy C. Williams) is a coffee-drinking, sushi-eating, story-telling nerd who loves cats, country living, and all things Japanese. Author of more than 20 books, she keeps her fiction readers laughing with wildly imaginative adventures about samurai superheroes, clumsy church secretaries, and goofy malfunctioning androids; her non-fiction readers just laugh at her and the hysterical life experiences she’s survived. If that’s your cup of tea (or coffee), join the fun at www.amycwilliams.com.
Join Us for the 2024 Kansas Writing Convention!
October 4-6, 2024
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 31
October 4-6, 2024
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 31
Convention Workshop: Using Description Effectively
Presented by Samantha L. Barrett
Presented by Samantha L. Barrett
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Description is one of the trickiest aspects of writing. How much is too much? How little is too little? How do you translate the crystal-clear idea in your head into something a reader will be able to understand just from a few words on the page? By understanding what type of description is called for in a situation, how to balance description in a well-rounded paragraph, and how to make appropriate word choices, any writer can learn to make their descriptions work for them. In this workshop, we’ll cover these strategies and how to implement them.
Samantha L. Barrett is the author of the speculative short story collection The Bus To Adventure City (Air & Nothingness Press). She is the Assistant Director of Adult Programs at Write Pittsburgh and has been an Adjunct Instructor of English at Carlow University. Samantha’s work has appeared in 20, The Chaffey Review, and 10/ten, and been anthologized in Polis, Cities of Dust Planes of Light, and Neverwas Earth. She lives near Wichita, Kansas, with her grumpy old cat and two insane Boston terriers.
Poetry as a Healing Path
Presenter: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Location: Broadcast via Zoom
Presenter: Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Location: Broadcast via Zoom
Presentation Category:
Poetry, Inspiration, Writing
The practice of poetry can help us better understand our own heart, health, and callings in life. At the same time, the sheer practice of making something out of words can bring us more alive, giving us greater meaning, energy, and even joy in the process. Come explore—through writing in community, reading our words (always optional), and sharing our discoveries—how writing and reading poetry can help you craft a practice that brings you deeper into your own healing and resilience.
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D., the 2009-13 Kansas Poet Laureate is the author of 24 books, including How Time Moves: New & Selected Poems; Miriam's Well, a novel; and The Sky Begins At Your Feet: A Memoir on Cancer, Community, and Coming Home to the Body.
Founder of Transformative Language Arts, she is a beloved writing workshop facilitator and writing coach. For over 20 years, she has facilitated workshops for people living with serious illness and for other groups exploring writing and healing. She also directed the Transformative Language Arts master's program--focusing on writing for individual and community transformation--for 20 years at Goddard College.
Caryn offers classes and retreats through YourRightLivelihood.com with Kathryn Lorenzen, Bravevoice.com with Kelley Hunt, and ArtofFacilitation.net with Joy Roulier Sawyer. Her weekly “Care Packages for a Creative Life” through her Patreon.com/carynmg Find more about her, including her long-time blog, “Everyday Magic” at CarynMirriamGoldberg.com.
Poetry, Inspiration, Writing
The practice of poetry can help us better understand our own heart, health, and callings in life. At the same time, the sheer practice of making something out of words can bring us more alive, giving us greater meaning, energy, and even joy in the process. Come explore—through writing in community, reading our words (always optional), and sharing our discoveries—how writing and reading poetry can help you craft a practice that brings you deeper into your own healing and resilience.
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Ph.D., the 2009-13 Kansas Poet Laureate is the author of 24 books, including How Time Moves: New & Selected Poems; Miriam's Well, a novel; and The Sky Begins At Your Feet: A Memoir on Cancer, Community, and Coming Home to the Body.
Founder of Transformative Language Arts, she is a beloved writing workshop facilitator and writing coach. For over 20 years, she has facilitated workshops for people living with serious illness and for other groups exploring writing and healing. She also directed the Transformative Language Arts master's program--focusing on writing for individual and community transformation--for 20 years at Goddard College.
Caryn offers classes and retreats through YourRightLivelihood.com with Kathryn Lorenzen, Bravevoice.com with Kelley Hunt, and ArtofFacilitation.net with Joy Roulier Sawyer. Her weekly “Care Packages for a Creative Life” through her Patreon.com/carynmg Find more about her, including her long-time blog, “Everyday Magic” at CarynMirriamGoldberg.com.
We are excited to bring monthly programs to our members across the state (and beyond) via Zoom. Some of our members combine this programming with monthly in-person meetings. Some attend from the comfort of their own homes.
Membership in Kansas Authors Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing.
All members will also receive the link for attendance in the monthly email newsletter.
Membership in Kansas Authors Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing.
All members will also receive the link for attendance in the monthly email newsletter.
Words in the Wind, Kansas Authors Club's monthly open mic, will feature poet Davi Nicoll
this Wednesday, July 24, at Round Table Bookstore.
Davi is a poet, kink community organizer, artist of several kinds, and burlesque performer. They are also the founder of Midnight Market, an erotic arts collective and sex education initiative based in Lawrence
Currently, Davi travels up and down the eastern border of Kansas, lives in the southeast corner of the state and hosts Poetry Munch, a monthly poetry reading/kink community mixer as well as quarterly Kink Nites. It’s not a sex party but it is a sexy party.
They also organize the JoMo Poetry Renaissance, an offshoot of the NJ Poetry Renaissance based in Joplin Missouri. The group hosts weekly open mics.
Sign-up begins at 6 p.m., and Davi will begin at 6:15
See attached flyer
this Wednesday, July 24, at Round Table Bookstore.
Davi is a poet, kink community organizer, artist of several kinds, and burlesque performer. They are also the founder of Midnight Market, an erotic arts collective and sex education initiative based in Lawrence
Currently, Davi travels up and down the eastern border of Kansas, lives in the southeast corner of the state and hosts Poetry Munch, a monthly poetry reading/kink community mixer as well as quarterly Kink Nites. It’s not a sex party but it is a sexy party.
They also organize the JoMo Poetry Renaissance, an offshoot of the NJ Poetry Renaissance based in Joplin Missouri. The group hosts weekly open mics.
Sign-up begins at 6 p.m., and Davi will begin at 6:15
See attached flyer
Help fund the KAC convention scholarship fund by eating at Chipolte in Wichita on Saturday, July 20 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. They donate 1/4 of the event sales to our club.
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST TELL THEM YOUR ARE THERE FOR KANSAS AUTHORS CLUB FUNDRAISER. Show them the flyer below or give them the code FCHF9JY
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST TELL THEM YOUR ARE THERE FOR KANSAS AUTHORS CLUB FUNDRAISER. Show them the flyer below or give them the code FCHF9JY
You may also contribute to the scholarship fund via the following page on our website.
Saturday, July 20, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Join us on Zoom for this month's program: The Case for Reading Local, by Kansas Authors Club Executive Director, Tracy Million Simmons.
We are excited to bring monthly programs to our members across the state (and beyond) via Zoom. Some of our members combine this programming with monthly in-person meetings. Some attend from the comfort of their own homes.
Membership in Kansas Authors Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing.
We are excited to bring monthly programs to our members across the state (and beyond) via Zoom. Some of our members combine this programming with monthly in-person meetings. Some attend from the comfort of their own homes.
Membership in Kansas Authors Club is open to anyone with an interest in writing.
All members will also receive the link for attendance in the monthly email newsletter.
The Case for Reading Local
Presenter: Tracy Million Simmons, Executive Director of Kansas Authors Club
Location: Zoom
Presentation Category: Inspiration
As the owner of a small regional press, Tracy has spent the last ten years working with authors to bring books of prose and poetry to the public. As 24-year Kansas Authors Club member, she has learned the stories of hundreds of local authors. Tracy will give us an overview of the realities of the world of book publishing today, with a focus on the state of regional and small presses and independent authors.
This program will focus on the power of readers to shape and influence and make an impact. Please join us, and feel free to invite your book-loving friends.
Presenter: Tracy Million Simmons, Executive Director of Kansas Authors Club
Location: Zoom
Presentation Category: Inspiration
As the owner of a small regional press, Tracy has spent the last ten years working with authors to bring books of prose and poetry to the public. As 24-year Kansas Authors Club member, she has learned the stories of hundreds of local authors. Tracy will give us an overview of the realities of the world of book publishing today, with a focus on the state of regional and small presses and independent authors.
This program will focus on the power of readers to shape and influence and make an impact. Please join us, and feel free to invite your book-loving friends.
Tracy Million Simmons had a twenty-year freelance career spanning work with entrepreneurs on newsletters, marketing materials, and website design, and published more than 500 articles and essays in niche to national publications. During that time she worked as an editor and on layout and design for assorted small press publishers and book packagers. She is currently the owner/publisher of Meadowlark Press, celebrating ten years in business in 2024. Meadowlark has published more than 70 titles, including six Kansas Notables. Meadowlark books have been recognized by the High Plains Book Awards, Midwest Book Awards, and every category of Kansas Authors Club book awards.
Tracy is the author of Green Bike (with Kevin Rabas and Michael D. Graves), A Life in Progress and Other Short Stories, and Tiger Hunting, the 2013 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award winner from the Kansas Authors Club. Tracy currently serves as the Executive Director of the Kansas Authors Club.
Tracy is the author of Green Bike (with Kevin Rabas and Michael D. Graves), A Life in Progress and Other Short Stories, and Tiger Hunting, the 2013 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award winner from the Kansas Authors Club. Tracy currently serves as the Executive Director of the Kansas Authors Club.
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Words Take Flight: Choose Your Own Adventure
Kansas Writing Convention
October 4-6, 2024
Rock Springs Ranch
1168 KS-157 • Junction City, KS 66441
Words Take Flight: Choose Your Own Adventure
Kansas Writing Convention
October 4-6, 2024
Rock Springs Ranch
1168 KS-157 • Junction City, KS 66441
We are pleased to announce that Jenn Bailey, an award-winning children's book author, will be our keynote speaker for our 2024 convention. Jenn comes highly recomended and we look forward to hearing what she has to say about choosing our own writing adventure!
Lots of convention details have been added to the website. Please take a moment to review and share with your writing friends. We will be opening for registration on Monday, July 1!
Lots of convention details have been added to the website. Please take a moment to review and share with your writing friends. We will be opening for registration on Monday, July 1!
 | Jenn Bailey has her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work received the American Library Association’s Schneider Family Honor Award in January, 2020, along with the Kansas Author’s Book Award in 2019. She has received the Candlewick Picture Book Scholarship and the Beyond Words award. |
Friday evening, starts the convention with dinner, followed by ice breakers, show and tell, and s’mores for those who want to gather by the firepit. After a day of informative sessions, Saturday evening allows authors time to process what you learned, write, meet with friends, enjoy the grounds, or gather at the firepit.
Saturday daytime and Sunday morning sessions cover many areas of the writing journey: storytelling, creativity, nonfiction, description, story starters, playwriting, journaling, blogging, poetry, historical fiction, dual timelines, revising, writing believable Kansas characters, and a panel discussion on the topic of collaboration.
Saturday daytime and Sunday morning sessions cover many areas of the writing journey: storytelling, creativity, nonfiction, description, story starters, playwriting, journaling, blogging, poetry, historical fiction, dual timelines, revising, writing believable Kansas characters, and a panel discussion on the topic of collaboration.
New in 2024: This year we will offer an add-on ticket to arrive Thursday afternoon. This is an unscheduled time for attendees to use as a writing retreat day.
Tickets and Housing: Both on-campus and off-campus tickets will be available, as well as virtual tickets for those who prefer to experience the convention from the comfort of their own homes. In addition to the lodge housing that attendees of the 2023 writing retreat enjoyed, private cottage rooms will be available for individuals and couples. Housing space on campus is limited and will be assigned in order that the registrations are received.
The registration form will be loaded to the "Ticket Details" page on Monday, July 1, 2024.
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Final Deadline for 2024 Ads: August 31, 2024
Deadline to be included in Writing From the Center Zine: August 1, 2024
Quarter page book ads for members start at $25.00
Deadline to be included in Writing From the Center Zine: August 1, 2024
Quarter page book ads for members start at $25.00
Seeking $1000, $500, and $250 level convention sponsors, and currently taking donations to build a convention scholarship fund.
- your logo on the website and the program as a convention sponsor,
- full-page print promotion for your press
- display space at the covnention = 1 table for $1000 sponsors and 1/2 table for $500 and $250 sponsors.
The Kansas Association of Teachers of English will host its annual conference on November 1 and 2 in Wichita.
This year their theme is “Voices from Our Backyard.” In light of the theme, they are looking for local authors who might be interested in exhibiting their books. Here is a link to the proposal site.
Call for local authors:
Creativity and expertise thrive in our own backyard, but too often we're looking at the grass on the other side of the fence. We learn from our colleagues, our students, local authors and artists. This year, the Kansas Association of Teachers of English would like to highlight experts and creatives from the Midwest. If you don't think of yourself as an "expert," don't worry! We'd still love to hear from you.
We are looking for local/KS/Midwest authors whose works are geared towards students, teachers, and classrooms across the education spectrum (pre-K - post-secondary). Proposal acceptance guarantees authors will be given table space to vend and sign their works, as well as network with educators from around the state. For each day at the conference, KATE requests one book be donated for the conference door prizes.
Call for local authors:
Creativity and expertise thrive in our own backyard, but too often we're looking at the grass on the other side of the fence. We learn from our colleagues, our students, local authors and artists. This year, the Kansas Association of Teachers of English would like to highlight experts and creatives from the Midwest. If you don't think of yourself as an "expert," don't worry! We'd still love to hear from you.
We are looking for local/KS/Midwest authors whose works are geared towards students, teachers, and classrooms across the education spectrum (pre-K - post-secondary). Proposal acceptance guarantees authors will be given table space to vend and sign their works, as well as network with educators from around the state. For each day at the conference, KATE requests one book be donated for the conference door prizes.
The recording of the June program is now available for viewing by members at this link. (Member sign-on required.) This video will be available until replaced by the July program recording.
Join us for the July 2024 Program
Coming - July 20, 2024
The Case for Reading Local
Presenter: Tracy Million Simmons, Executive Director of Kansas Authors Club
Location: Zoom
Presentation Category: Inspiration
As the owner of a small regional press, Tracy has spent the last ten years working with authors to bring books of prose and poetry to the public. As 24-year Kansas Authors Club member, she has learned the stories of hundreds of local authors. Tracy will give us an overview of the realities of the world of book publishing today, with a focus on the state of regional and small presses and independent authors.
This program will focus on the power of readers to shape and influence and make an impact. Please join us, and feel free to invite your book-loving friends.
The Case for Reading Local
Presenter: Tracy Million Simmons, Executive Director of Kansas Authors Club
Location: Zoom
Presentation Category: Inspiration
As the owner of a small regional press, Tracy has spent the last ten years working with authors to bring books of prose and poetry to the public. As 24-year Kansas Authors Club member, she has learned the stories of hundreds of local authors. Tracy will give us an overview of the realities of the world of book publishing today, with a focus on the state of regional and small presses and independent authors.
This program will focus on the power of readers to shape and influence and make an impact. Please join us, and feel free to invite your book-loving friends.
We are now accepting advertising for our 2024 convention. As with recent years, our event sponsors will enjoy the following:
Ad Creation Assistance Available: For $15 more, we will help you create your advertisement. Select "KAC Assistance" for your purchase option.
- Ads will be displayed on the Kansas Authors Club website throughout the year (home page and convention page with links through to the advertiser’s website).
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June 15, 2024
Strategies for Knowing Your Audience
Presenter: Beth Gulley
Location: Broadcast via Zoom OR attend live at Johnson County Community College, CoLab, OCB100
12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS
Map
Strategies for Knowing Your Audience
Presenter: Beth Gulley
Location: Broadcast via Zoom OR attend live at Johnson County Community College, CoLab, OCB100
12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS
Map
Presentation Category:
Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing, Writing for Fun
Have you ever felt terror when you sit down to writing because you don’t know if your audience will judge you? Have you ever been afraid to step up to the mic to read your work in public? Have you ever wondered why your work isn’t getting accepted? These are all writing issues that could be resolved if you get to know your audience better. As Nikki Giovanni writes “Know who you want to be proud of you.” Then write and edit with those people in mind. Beth Gulley will offer suggestions and resources to help you to know who you are writing for and to as well as what to do with that information once you have gained it.
Beth Gulley lives in Spring Hill, Kansas and teaches writing at Johnson County Community College. She has published three chapbooks and four full-length collections of poetry. Her chapbook, Since Corona Ruined Our Trip to the Library, won the 2023 Chapbook Award from the Kansas Authors Club. Her full-length collection, Frog Joy, was runner up for the 2023 Amity Prize. Beth serves on the Riverfront Reading Committee and is a Writers Place board member where she edits the yearbook. More information about Beth can be found on her blog at
Poetry, Nonfiction, Writing, Writing for Fun
Have you ever felt terror when you sit down to writing because you don’t know if your audience will judge you? Have you ever been afraid to step up to the mic to read your work in public? Have you ever wondered why your work isn’t getting accepted? These are all writing issues that could be resolved if you get to know your audience better. As Nikki Giovanni writes “Know who you want to be proud of you.” Then write and edit with those people in mind. Beth Gulley will offer suggestions and resources to help you to know who you are writing for and to as well as what to do with that information once you have gained it.
Beth Gulley lives in Spring Hill, Kansas and teaches writing at Johnson County Community College. She has published three chapbooks and four full-length collections of poetry. Her chapbook, Since Corona Ruined Our Trip to the Library, won the 2023 Chapbook Award from the Kansas Authors Club. Her full-length collection, Frog Joy, was runner up for the 2023 Amity Prize. Beth serves on the Riverfront Reading Committee and is a Writers Place board member where she edits the yearbook. More information about Beth can be found on her blog at
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