The deadline for submitting entries to the 2022 yearbook has been extended. Members now have until December 31 to enter. 

• Every Member having paid current dues is invited to submit ONE literary contribution for the yearbook. That submission can be either prose or poetry. Prose is limited to one printed page (no more than 500 words). Poetry is limited to one printed page (no more than 40 lines including spaces between verses).

 

• All literary contributions remain the property of the individual authors. Authors may continue to use or distribute their work without requesting permission from the Kansas Authors Club. No work printed in the KAC yearbook may be copied or distributed in any form without explicit permission from the author.

 

• Yearbook Submissions are preferred via the online site, Submittable. There is NO CHARGE to submit a yearbook entry.

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Carolyn Hall, D2 Member, is one of 21 Kansas Authors Club members published in the second issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader: Kansas Travel Stories.

The journal of Kansas creative nonfiction can be purchased at "Partner Bookstores"  including Crow and Co Books (Hutchinson), Eighth Day Books (Wichita), Flint Hills Books (Council Grove), Raven Book Store (Lawrence), Russell Specialty Books & Gifts (Russell), and Watermark Books & Cafe (Wichita).

Subscriptions can also be purchased at Meadowlark Press.  

Ann Anderson (D2)

Curtis Becker (D2)

Sheryl Brenn (D7)

Annabelle Corrick (D1)

Gretchen Cassel Eick (D5)

Marie Baum Fletcher (D7)

Tammy Gilley (D6)

Michael D. Graves (D2)

Monica (Osgood) Graves (D2)

Carolyn Hall (D2)

Jerilynn Jones Henrikson (D2)

Sally Jadlow (D2)

Nancy Julien Kopp (D4)

Sandee Lee (D5)

Jim Potter (D6)

Julie A. Sellers (D1)

Mark Scheel (D2)

Tracy Million Simmons (D2)

Barbara Waterman-Peters (D1)

Brenda White (D2)

​Editor, Chery Unruh (D2) 

The journal is currently taking submissions for issue #3 to be published in the spring of 2022. 

Theme: True Bicycle Stories
Guidelines can be found on the
105 Meadowlark Reader website.

Members, don't forget to claim your page in the 2022 yearbook!

Deadline: October 15, 2021

Due Between August 1 and October 15, 2021, electronic receipt or postmark

• Every Member having paid current dues is invited to submit ONE literary contribution for the yearbook. That submission can be either prose or poetry. Prose is limited to one printed page (no more than 500 words). Poetry is limited to one printed page (no more than 40 lines including spaces between verses).
• All literary contributions remain the property of the individual authors. Authors may continue to use or distribute their work without requesting permission from the Kansas Authors Club. No work printed in the KAC yearbook may be copied or distributed in any form without explicit permission from the author.
• Yearbook Submissions are preferred via the online site, Submittable. There is NO CHARGE to submit a yearbook entry.

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1. Prepare your document as you normally would for print submission.
2. The link for submission is: kansasauthorsclub.submittable.com
3. Complete required information. (Name, address, etc.)
4. Select file and upload for submission.

Members,

Don't forget to turn in your entry for the 2022 Yearbook. Review the guidelines in the yearbook! You must be a current member to have a page in the yearbook.
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District 7 of the Kansas Authors Club is sponsoring a writing contest for all writers, 18 and older, living in Kansas or members of KAC living in another state. The contest runs from May 1 to August 15, 2021. You do not need to be a member of District 7 to enter the contest. 

Writers should follow the Literary Contest rules on page 68 of the 2020 or 2021 KAC Yearbook or can find these rules on the contest page of the website. The theme of the contest is “Writing Through Difficulties.” Writers of prose or poetry are encouraged to follow the theme, but do not have to adhere to it.

The fee for each entry is $5.00 and only typed copies will be accepted: do not send e-mail.

Prizes in the amount of $25, $15 and $10 will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners in both prose and poetry. Honorable Mention in each category will receive certificates. 

Send entries to:  Sheryl Brenn, 892 County Road O, Levant, KS, 67743. Phone 785-586-2384.

Hello Kansas Campus and Community Partners and Friends!
 
Yet another deadline for a Hall Center competition that is fast approaching! Open to all Kansas authors.
 
The Byron Caldwell Smith Book Awards are given biennially to one individual in each of three categories, residing or employed in Kansas, who has authored a book published within the two calendar years preceding the application deadline (5/3/21) . One $750 award for fiction, one $750 award for non-fiction, and one $750 award for poetry is given each competition cycle. 
 
The recipients receive their awards at a public presentation and reception held at the Hall Center. Anyone can nominate a book, including the author or the book's publisher.
 
Eligibility criteria and directions for submitting available here:
 
http://hallcenter.ku.edu/byron-caldwell-smith-book-awards
 
Hall Center for the Humanities
University of Kansas

2021 Theme Categories:
"Writing through Difficulties"

Featuring: 7 additional categories in prose and 7 additional categories in poetry

All Kansas Authors Club members are eligible to enter, regardless of residence. 

All writers living in the state of Kansas may enter, regardless of membership. 

We recommend you review the contest guidelines before entering. 

Entries accepted April 1 through June 15.

Awards will be announced at the annual convention in October. 

Deadline Extended: April 20, 2021

The William Allen White Community Partnership is looking for poems, stories, and essays for an anthology about the legacy of William Allen White. The project is a fundraiser to support  Red Rocks, the WAW home in Emporia.

Not sure what to submit? How about an essay about your time as a student at the WAW School of Journalism at KU? What about a poem inspired by time spent at Peter Pan Park, a site donated to the city of Emporia by the Whites after the death of their daughter, Mary. Perhaps you attended the William Allen White grade school in Emporia and have stories you could share. Have you been to Red Rocks? Did you ever work for the Emporia Gazette? 

Send your questions and entries to Kerry Moyer. Kerry is a District 2 member, our state prose contest manager, and he serves as a board member for the William Allen White Community Partnership. 

Members,

Take some time to review the contest guidelines for 2021. We open for submissions on April 1. 

This year's theme is "Writing Through Difficulties." The contest features eight prose and eight poetry categories, with cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awarded at the 2021 Convention in October. 

We also have youth writing contests. Please share this opportunity with your young people and friends and teachers who work with youth. 

Our annual writing contests are open to individuals residing in Kansas and current members of Kansas Authors Club, regardless of residence. Members receive a discounted rate on entries.

Vicki Julian is an active D2 member and former state Financial Secretary for Kansas Authors Club. 

​Do you have 81 words in you? Can you string them together? Can you string them together to make some kind of sense? Then you can contribute to what may become the anthology with the most contributing authors!!! Sadly, only one entry is permitted per author.

The goal is 1000.

To date, we have received 953 stories. We need 47 more to publish the anthology.

When 1,000 stories have been received, written by 1,000 different authors, an anthology will be published. It will attempt to set a World Record for the most contributing authors published in an anthology.

81words Writing Challenge - Rules & How To Submit
The submission criteria are nice and simple:

• stories must be EXACTLY 81 words in length
• please include a title for your story (not included in the word count)
• entry is FREE
• anyone can submit
• 1 entry per person
• no profanity please - all the writing challenges on this website are shared with children
• your 81word stories will be published on this page
• when 1,000 stories have been received, we will publish an anthology and attempt to set a World Record for the most contributing authors published in an anthology
• profits from book sales will be donated to charity
• by submitting, you accept the terms and conditions
• when the anthology is published , you will be involved in the book launch process
• submit your story using the comments form or email
• include a short biography (40 words max) for use in the published book - if you don't supply a bio, we will be unable to publish your story
• include 1 link (optional) to your website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
Submit at: https://www.christopherfielden.com/writing-challenges/81words.php#Stories

Complete guidelines at WinfieldArts.org
Deadline: March 15, 2021
Writers Must Live in Kansas
Copy of entry form can be found by clicking here.

We are currently seeking submissions for a new fellowship, and we have another opening on December 15. Prior publication is not a requirement for either of these opportunities.
 
“Humor Me” is open to poets, fiction writers, playwrights, essayists, columnists, memoirists, and screenwriters who use humor as a key element in their work. While the humor may range from wry to screwball, the work should demonstrate literary merit and the promise of publication or production. 
 
The fellowship winner will receive a two-week residency at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner served on weeknights, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics.
    
The submission deadline for “Humor Me” is midnight on Monday, February 22, 2021. The residency must be completed by March 31, 2022. Exceptions will be made if COVID-19 makes a residency inadvisable.  For an application form, visit writerscolony.org/fellowships.
 
The “My Time” fellowship is open to writers of any literary genre who are also parents of dependent children under the age of 18.  The successful applicant will demonstrate literary merit and the likelihood of publication.
 
The fellowship winner will receive a one-week residency.  A $400 stipend is available to cover childcare and/or travel costs. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for breakfast and lunch.
 
The submission period for “My Time” opens on December 15, 2020, and the deadline is midnight on Monday, March 15, 2021. The residency may be completed at any time during 2021. Exceptions will be made if COVID-19 makes a residency inadvisable.  For an application form, visit writerscolony.org/fellowships.

Update: Deadline extended! Get your entries in by April 20, 2021. 

​Kerry Moyer, District 2 member, sends the following invitation:
 
Hey friends, I am collecting submissions for a book project that I am spearheading for the William Allen White Community Partnership. I am on the board and came up with the idea of putting out a book as a fundraiser. The pandemic has created challenges in terms of tours at Red Rocks and putting on events that would generate revenue for us.
 
There is no monetary prize or payment. The only real rule for submission is that the piece needs to deal with the William Allen White legacy in some way. We are looking for short essays, short stories, poems, or whatever your creative writing medium is for this project. My email is kmoyer72@yahoo.com.

From D2 member, Vicki Julian:

We could all use a little humor right now, and I hope you might have a story to contribute to my book which will be released this Christmas season (by December 1). The title, It Wasn't Funny...Then is a collection of most embarrassing moments. My deadline for submissions is NOVEMBER 1 and can be as short as a paragraph up to 3-500 words. Because of the content, I promise discretion, and I can keep your identity anonymous to every one but me, if you wish.

To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, here are some examples that will appear in the book: one woman stood up to eulogize her father at his memorial service and had a "break wind" moment, another had Montezuma's revenge while playing video poker at the casino and left a trail of brown spots running out the door, and another couple was "discovered" at an inopportune moment by their 15 year old son.

Please consider submitting a story--the world could use a laugh and writers are the perfect ones to do it! Please submit to vickijulian@sunflower.com.