Category: Member News

Member News from Duane L. Herrmann

1/11/2025

In the month of December, Duane had two responses posted to the weekly prompts of the Adirondack Center for Writing, a poem (Summer Pleasure?) posted by Written Tales, two stories posted by Chewers (words that need to be carefully savored), and he found three of his poems posted on the Green Acre Archives.

Duane is a member from Topeka.

If you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.

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Member News from Barbara A. Meier

1/11/2025

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Barbara A Meier’s poem “Day of the Grizzly Dead” was nominated for Best of the Net by Mersey Review. (Issue 2 Spring 2024) Her poem “The Skunk at Ennis Riffle” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by The Green Silk Journal. (Spring issue 2024).

Barbara is a Kansas Authors Club member from Lincoln, Kansas.

Congratulations, Barbara!

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Member News: Barbara Brady

12/18/2024

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Member Barbara Brady, Topeka, recently had two stories re-published in Chicken for the Soul books: Chicken Soup for the Young at Heart and Devotional Stories of Resilience and Positive Thinking.

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Publishing News from Member Mark Scheel

12/10/2024

I was deeply honored to have my poem "Soldier's Christmas" given the featured spot on Spillwords.com today. I'm so grateful to the editor Dagmara K. for giving my work this exposure. Here's the link:
https://spillwords.com/soldiers-christmas/

Hope you are all having a blessed holiday season.

Warmest wishes,

Mark

https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/mark_scheel
author of The Potter's Wheel

author of Star Chaser

author of And Eve Said Yes: Seven Stories and a Novella
author of A Backward View: Stories and Poems

former prose editor Kansas City Voices magazine
recipient of the J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award
recipient of the Nostalgia Poetry Award

Publishing News from Member Duane L. Herrmann

12/10/2024

November Writing News

A memoir, entitled "Gift Conspiracy" was published in 105 Meadowlark Reader, #8. Three short stories: "Devon Tried," "The Family House," and "Foreign Found Home," were published online in: Chewers, MasticadoresUSA and the anthology: Catching Lightening Bugs in a Jar. And six poems were published in five places: "We Are All God's Poems," in an anthology of the same title; "Farm Work" in Craigardan #9, "Homestead Reflections" in Poetry Festival, "That One Night" was reprinted on the site: Truth Power Telling, and Wishbone Words posted "Mind vs Brain" and "Swinging Time." And, Duane learned an anthology, entitled: Cadence, in which he has three poems, is a finalist for the American Writing Awards. His short story: "Missing Mother," has been nominated for Best of the Net, and his poem: "Standing Alone," published in Trees and Me, has been nominated for a Pushcart. He is amazed!!!

Congratulations, Duane!

Member Writing News from Duane L. Herrmann

11/4/2024

In October, a short story by Duane L. Herrmann, "Child's Work," was posted on MasticadoresUSA, and a short memoir, "Haunted Ruins," was posted by the Adirondack Center for Writing. A poem, "Lonely School," was published in, Rushing Through the Dark, by Choeofpleirn Press, another, "How to Eat a Book," was published by Bookends Review, and six were posted at The Short of It/I Write Her.

Congratulations, Duane!

September Publishing News from Duane L. Herrmann

10/25/2024

In September 2024 Spillwords, Bookends Rev, and Poetry Festival each posted one poem. King Fisher Poetry Forum 2 posted three, and The Literary Yard posted five. The anthologies: Speak Easy Poets printed three poems, Minute Musings published two, and Gathering Poetry published one. The Adirondack Center for Writing posted his response to a weekly prompt. Funds for Writers posted an account of the life of his story, 'Missing Mother,' that has been nominated for: 'Best of the Net.' The summer issue of The Harnisch Acre published his short short story: 'Secret in Time,' and Canvas Rebel posted an interview with Herrmann.

Writing News from Member Barbara Meier

10/25/2024

Barbara Meier from Lincoln, Kansas sends the following report:

Five poems published this week! (October 15, 2024)THE MUSEUM OF AMERICANA: A LITERARY REVIEW published my poem "The Sultan Of Storms" in issue 34. Dark Winter Press and Literary Magazine published three of my poems.The Swallows of Shady Bend; Reconciliation of the Dead; Peony Haiku. Finally Beach Chair Press, Issue 4, published my poem "Moonshadow Blue Jeans". It was a good week!

Congratulations, Barbara!

Writing from the Center: 2024

10/18/2024

The Writing from the Center Zine: 2024, Theme: Friendship, edition is available as a PDF file for downloading. Instructions for purchasing physical copies are found below.

Thank You to our Members who have volunteered their time to make this project possible.

2024 Kansas Authors Club Zine
Editor: Curtis Becker
Assistant Editor: Lindsey Bartlett

Editorial Board:
Toni Cummings
Angel Edenburn
Nancy Julien Kopp
Janice Northerns
Barbara Waterman-Peters
Brenda White

All members receive a complimentary PDF copy of this issue via email.
Links will be provided in mid-November.

Mark your calendar!
Guidelines for 2025 Zine: Submissions March 1 - April 30
Scroll down. It is the 3rd item on the page!

All members receive a complimentary PDF copy of this issue via email.
Purchase a physical copy at the links below.
2024 (Full Color) - $30 + shipping
2024 (B&W) - $20 + shipping

Writing News from Member Duane L. Herrmann

9/14/2024

Because I was gone part of July, I've combined July & Aug together. In that time the Adirondack Center for Writing posted two poems and three memoirs of mine in response to their weekly prompts. The Origami Poetry Project accepted and posted: Trees and Me, a micro chapbook of my poems, using a photo I took of my tree for the cover. It, along with several others, is available to download and print for free from their website. A short story: Teaching Polywogs, was posted by Lothlorian Poetry Journal, the second of my stories there. Individual poems were posted by Dashboard Horus and Five Fleas. A few other poems and stories were accepted for publication in the next few months. Most surprisingly, one story: Missing Mother, was nominated for Best of the Net. I'd thought it was a good story and I'd sent it out several times. When I looked at my Submission Log, I discovered that I first sent it out in 2014 to forty-nine different places until Masticadores USA accepted and posted it this spring. WOW!!!

And, my ninth book of poetry: Into the Wind was released, as well as a collection of short stories: Exaltation: Stories of Spiritual Adventure. Both are/will be available on Amazon.

f you have news of writing events that would be of interest to all Kansas Authors Club members, or if you are a member (dues current) who would like to announce an achievement, please submit your news via this form.

Now Taking Literary Entries for the 2025 Yearbook

8/29/2024

We would love to see all of our members represented in the yearbook. Your literary contribution is your calling card. Introduce yourself. Share an excerpt from a published work or a work-in-progress.

We are accepting literary page entries for the 2025 yearbook! Open August 1 through October 31, 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).

Read the guidelines in your yearbook or on our Publications page.

Submit via Submittable

Upcoming Publications by D6 Member, Barbara Meier

7/29/2024

Three poems to be published in Blood and Bourbon, Issue 14.
One poem to be published in Deal Jam Literary Magazine., Issue 4, "Glass Nights" (page 54)

Congratulations, Barbara!

Duane L. Herrmann Writing News for June 2024

7/12/2024

His poem: "Words and Wind" was accepted to be part of the written word exhibition at the Arts Connect gallery in Topeka entitled: "Blooming in the Noise of the Whirlwind" for the months of June and July.

Heron Clan, anthology eleven, contined two of his poems: "Book Launch" and "My Slave Brothers."

No Country Literary Journal posted his poem: "Grieving For..."

The Adirondack Center for Writing posted his poem: "My Children I See."

Poetry Market Ezine posted a review of "No Known Address," his poetic response to the Holocaust.

Kansas Authors Club Yearbook published his short story: "Finding Sister Ad," about a family's attempt to find an enslaved sister who had been sold off before the Civil War.

Spillwords posted his poem: "Bones Waiting."

Cadence (an anthology) published four poems of his while Fevers of the Mind posted five.

Additional work was accepted for future publication.

So that makes a total of 14 poems published in some way, plus a very short, short story, and one book review. It was a good month.

Member Short Story Performed in London

6/28/2024

Paul Lamb (D2) had one of his short stories performed at the Liars' League event in London this month. The story, "Back of the Pack," is Paul's love letter to all of the runners, like him, who finish at the back of the pack. You can go to the link here to watch the performance.

Paul Lamb Website

May 2024 Accomplishments of Duane L Herrmann

6/2/2024

Duane L Herrmann submits the following writing news:

One short story, "Missing Mother," posted on Masticadores USA, and six poems: "One Special Day" with The Wise Owl, "Delicate Operation" in the first issue of Baubles from Bones, "Dad Said" and "Surprise Connection" as responses to prompts with Adirondack Center for Writing, and "Listen To" and "The Way" reprinted in The Harnisch Acres.

I also finished proofing pages for my next book of poetry.

Congratulations, Duane!

Member News from Julie Stielstra

5/17/2024

The international non-profit indie book organization, Next Generation Short Story Awards, has named my short story "What Child is This" the winner of their 2024 Family & Parenting category. It's an honor that they chose my story considering the ambivalence and regrets of parenting - a point of view not often seen. The story will appear in their anthology of winners, to be available soon on Amazon. Thanks, NGSA!

A Note from Member Mark Scheel

5/3/2024

Friends,

Here's my latest publication just out on April 17th on Spillwords.com, an excerpt from my memoir now being shopped by my agent. The subject is war and humanity's unavoidable attraction to it. Quite, sadly, apropos today.

Do have a look!

https://spillwords.com/the-inescapable-redundancy-of-war/

Be well all,

Mark

Collaboration Between D6 Members for New Release

2/21/2024

D6 Secretary and Treasurer Karis Ens worked recently with D6 President Melody J. Cole to help bring her newest book - the latest installment in her A Girl and Her Cat series - to the world. Cole worked as an editor for Ens, who shared more about their working relationship and experiences in a recent YouTube video.

January 2024 progress of Duane L Herrmann

2/16/2024

Member, Duane L. Herrmann, submits the following publications in January:

Reiter's Block, Stick Figure Poetry, and Zona i Nari (Croatia) posted/published a total of seven poems.

Adirondack Center for Writing and Carrot Ranch posted/published three responses to prompts.

I Write Her posted/published six pieces of flash fiction, one of which was partially re-posted by Vixen of Verse (England)

One article, in English and in Afrikaans, was posted/published in South Africa.

And one fictional story was posted/published by: MasticadoresUSA

Congratulations, Duane!

Clocked Out, new book by member Anna St. John

2/16/2024

Josie Posey and her posse of Mahjong Mavens are at it again, in this cozy mystery where the retired big city crime reporter turned small town crime solver uncovers another murder in picturesque English Village.

When the clockmaker’s daughter returns home for a visit, reporter Josie Posey is assigned the task of interviewing the talented watch designer. That very afternoon the young woman falls from a ladder while inventorying antique clocks.

At first, Josie is certain the fall was an accident. Everyone loved Ella McGregor Benjamin. But Ella’s deathbed statement is a mysterious riddle that can’t be ignored. With her Old English Sheepdog Moe by her side, and an ever-growing list of suspects, Josie scrambles to identify the killer before anyone else gets hurt.

The local police chief wants Josie to help solve the puzzle, but stay out of his murder case. The editor of The Village Gazette wants an in-depth story for the next edition. And somebody wants Josie to stop asking questions. Deadlines loom.
In this fast-paced rollercoaster ride of a mystery, the clock is ticking as Josie vows to find the killer before time runs out.

Buy on Amazon

A Note from the Author

I’m thrilled to announce that book two in my Josie Posey Mystery Series, CLOCKED OUT, releases February 6, from Level Best Books.

You’ll find this cozy mystery under my pen name, Anna St. John, online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other booksellers. Or, you can check with your local library or request it from your favorite independent bookstore. CLOCKED OUT will be available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook versions.

As a new author, I’m working to build my Facebook page and newsletter list, so I invite Kansas authors to join me there. I would be honored to follow you in return.

Facebook: @cozyauthor
Website: www.anna-stjohn.com

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