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Julie Sellers is featured on the Maudcast: The Podcast of the L. M. Montgomery Institute. Julie talks with host Brenton Dickieson about her book Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press, 2021) and her writing process. You can listen to the podcast on Podbean or Spotify (links below).
Hello D6 Members & Guests, I hope your new year is progressing well. We're already getting excited about our first D6 meeting of the year (as always, set on the 4th Saturday of the month beginning at 1:30 PM). Julie Sellers, D1, published author, who writes poetry & prose, will be our guest speaker. I can't wait to learn from Julie how she created the title of her presentation: "The Two I's of Writing: Inspiration and Intentionality." She will share with us her tips on looking for ideas, techniques she uses to be intentional about writing, and challenge us to participate in a short writing activity. See two attachments: Julie's photo and her bio with contact information. If you're a current KACD6 member, you'll automatically receive a link to this presentation. If you'd like to attend the zoom meeting as a guest, just contact me. The meeting is free and open to the public. Happy writing, Jim Potter  The Two I’s of Writing
Join Julie A. Sellers (D1) as she discusses the two i’s of writing: inspiration and intentionality, and reads from her recent publication, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables. Julie will share tips for looking for inspiration (ideas), and techniques she uses to be intentional about writing. Attendees will have the opportunity to try out some of these techniques by participating in short writing activities. A native of Kansas, Julie A. Sellers earned Bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and French, a Master’s in Spanish Literature from Kansas State University, a Master’s in International Studies and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Wyoming. Julie is the author of three academic monographs on Dominican music and identity, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in publications such as 105 Meadowlark Reader, Cagibi, Wanderlust, The Very Edge, Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies, Unlost, and Kansas Time + Place. Julie was the Kansas Author’s Club’s 2020 Prose Writer of the Year. Her book Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press) was released in 2021. https://julieasellers.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julieasellersauthor Instagram: @julieasellers Twitter: @julieasellers Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7785927.Julie_A_Sellers District 2: Holiday Party, Presentation and State Convention Planning Meeting Saturday, December 18th Lawrence Public Library: 10 to noon The Two I’s of Writing Join Julie A. Sellers (D1) as she discusses the two i’s of writing: inspiration and intentionality, and reads from her recent publication, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables. Julie will share tips for looking for inspiration (ideas), and techniques she uses to be intentional about writing. Attendees will have the opportunity to try out some of these techniques by participating in short writing activities. A native of Kansas, Julie A. Sellers earned Bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and French, a Master’s in Spanish Literature from Kansas State University, a Master’s in International Studies and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Wyoming. Julie is the author of three academic monographs on Dominican music and identity, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in publications such as 105 Meadowlark Reader, Cagibi, Wanderlust, The Very Edge, Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies, Unlost, and Kansas Time + Place. Julie was the Kansas Author’s Club’s 2020 Prose Writer of the Year. Her book Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press) was released in 2021. https://julieasellers.com/ Facebook: @julieasellersauthor   Join Julie A. Sellers, and other members of District 1, at the group's regular monthly meeting on Saturday, November 20 at 1 p.m. This will be the first in-person meeting the district has held in more than a year. It will be held in the Menninger Room of the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library and is limited to only ten attendees due to social distancing requirements.
Sellers was named the 2020 Kansas Authors Club Prose Writer of the Year. She will be discussing The Two I’s of writing: inspiration and intentionality. Julie will share tips for looking for inspiration (ideas), and techniques she uses to be intentional about writing. Attendees will have the opportunity to try out some of these techniques by participating in short writing activities. Julie is the author of three academic monographs on Dominican music and identity, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in publications such as 105 Meadowlark Reader, Cagibi, Wanderlust, The Very Edge, and Kansas Time + Place. Her collection, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press) was released in 2021. Anyone wishing to join the meeting via zoom should email Anne Spry for the link.  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. Kansas Authors Club members featured in this issue include: 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. You are invited!D1 Member Julie Sellers will be doing readings from her recently-released collection, Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press) at the following locations in September: • The Dusty Bookshelf, 700 N. Manhattan Ave., Manhattan, KS, Sept. 4, 6:00 p.m. • Penny’s Coffee Shop & Event Space, 409 New York Ave., Holton, KS, Sept. 8, 6:00 p.m. Julie hopes to see you there!
 Anyone who knows how to talk can conduct an interview, right? Not exactly. Join Julie A. Sellers for an interactive workshop on how to conduct narrative inquiry for your works of fiction and non-fiction. Julie has published three academic books with a strong narrative inquiry component. She will share tips and best practices to make your interviews productive and rich.
A native of Kansas, Julie A. Sellers has travelled extensively in the Americas and Europe. Julie was the KAC’s 2020 Prose Writer of the year and the Kansas Voices Contest overall prose winner (2017, 2019). Julie’s creative work has appeared in a variety of publications. Her book, The Modern Bachateros: 27 Interviews, received the KAC 2018 It Looks Like A Million Book Award. Her poetry chapbook, Kindred Verses, was published June 15, 2021 by Blue Cedar Press. To learn about narrative inquiry, join D5 members Saturday, August 14 at 1:30 pm either by Zoom or in person.
Member Book Review: Kindred Verse, Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables, by Julie A. Sellers7/15/2021
D5 member Gretchen Cassel Eick, shares this review of a new book of poetry by D1 member Julie Sellers.  Julie A. Sellers’ Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press, June 15, 2021) takes readers on a whimsical stroll through early 20th Century Canada, but also through the places and people they discovered within the covers of books and fell in love with when they were young. Her encounters with Anne of Green Gables shaped who Julie became, giving her courage and confidence to be her own unique and original self, courage to see with the eyes of imagination. I am a newcomer to Anne of Green Gables. I am now reading the 8 books by L.M. Montgomery, the Canadian author who spun beautiful, vivid stories of the highly intelligent orphan girl who shares her way of seeing with those she meets. Anne is quirky and literate beyond her years. Her yearnings are to learn as much as possible, to lift herself from the drudgery of her orphan life with imagination, to see beauty and wonder, and to become someone who makes a difference. Julie visited Prince Edward Island, Canada, on her honeymoon and returned with a folio of photos and a mind abuzz with words and phrases uniquely hers that she lavishes on her readers. Whether they are familiar with Anne or not, readers find this special place and special girl haunting and kindred. Read this book and give it to those you love. Let Julie’s beautiful photos and poems so gracefully presented in this book thanks to designer Jay Wallace stir your emotions, your memories, and remind you of your dreams. Purchase Kindred Verse at Blue Cedar Press. Also available wherever you buy books. Thank you to Gretchen Eick for taking us up on our challenge to members! A good Kansas Authors Club citizen helps celebrate the writing and publishing news of fellow members! Challenge to Members: Explore the newly updated “meet our members” pages. Get to know your fellow Kansas Authors Club members by checking out their websites and their books.
 Julie A. Sellers, District 1 Member of Kansas Authors Club Julie A. Sellers (D1) will soon have a collection of her poems published by Blue Cedar Press of Wichita, Kan. Sellers’s chapbook, Kindred Verse, was inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables. Sellers was named the 2020 Prose Writer of the Year by the Kansas Authors Club and is excited to have her poetry recognized as well. “Like Anne, I was often deemed impractical or scatterbrained, and my literary aspirations were mocked. But with Anne, I now knew I was not alone. If Anne existed and continued to exist in print after all those years, others must have identified with her, too, I reasoned, and I knew exactly who those people were: my kindred spirits,” says Sellers in the book’s preface. “If a piece of literature could so succinctly portray who we were, then I, too, intended to share my own writing with the world.” Elizabeth Rollins Epperly, Professor Emerita and founder of the L.M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island, said the poems are transformative and illustrate why the novel is a classic. “Julie Sellers shares a lifetime reader’s pilgrimage to real and imagined places and moments, reflecting on her younger selves,” Epperly said. “Wise and gently playful, these beautiful pieces also celebrate a timeless nostalgia.” Sellers and the publisher collaborated with Jay Wallace, assistant professor in Benedictine College’s Department of Art & Architecture, on the book design. “Jay understood my vision perfectly,” Sellers said. “He captured the sensibilities of the pieces in the book and cover design and brought them to life.” The book’s launch is set for June 15, 2021, and Sellers will hold readings for interested groups following that. For more information, follow the author at https://www.facebook.com/julieasellersauthor.  Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables, by Julie A. Sellers, released June 15, 2021, Blue Cedar Press (Wichita, Kansas) The following Kansas Authors Club members had essays selected for publication in the first issue of 105: Meadowlark Reader, a Kansas journal of creative nonfiction. Issue #1, with the theme of "beginnings," is expected to be delivered to subscribers in early May, featuring 35 essays, including the following: Gretchen Eick - D5 Marie Fletcher - D7 Beth Gulley - D2 Miriam Iwashige - D6 Nancy Julien Kopp - D4 Sandee Lee - D5 Don Marler - D5 Ruth Maus - D1 Julie Nischan - D1 Kevin Rabas - D2 Mark Scheel - D2 Julie Sellers - D4 Tyler Sheldon - D2 Julie Stielstra - D6 Barbara Waterman-Peters - D1 Jon Yenser - D7 Gloria Zachgo - D5 Ginger Zyskowski - D6 Cheryl Unruh (D2) of Quincy Press is the editor of the new journal, and Tracy Million Simmons (D2) of Meadowlark Press is the publisher. Readers are encouraged to subscribe before March 1 to take advantage of introductory pricing. For those interested in submitting essays for issue #2, the theme will be "Kansas Travel Stories" and they will begin collecting those submissions in May and June of 2021 See 105meadowlarkreader.com for complete details.   Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners!
Kristine A. Polansky, Poet of the Year Julie A. Sellers, Prose Writer of the Year |
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