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Writer, teacher, editor, and publisher, Curtis Becker, has been a member of Kansas Authors Club (D2) since 2018 and has maintained the District 2 Website since 2019. In 2020 he was a member of the team that produced the online state convention and in 2021 he will be managing the state newsletter. He is also the vice-president of District 2. He is a member of the Emporia Writers Group and gives readings/hosts open mics in the area. He writes poetry, short fiction, memoir, and magazine articles.
With almost fifteen years in the classroom, students at the middle school, high school, and college levels have studied writing and literature with him. He has sponsored school yearbooks, newspapers, and scholars bowl teams and has presented on educational issues at regional conferences. Becker has edited sixteen books including Watch Your Head 2 by Kevin Rabas (October 2020) and, as Kellogg Press, published ten, including KAC's Childrens Book of the Year (2020), I Love the Child by Ronda Miller.
Becker grew up in Goodland and earned a BA in English from Emporia State University. He also has a Masters in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. A lifelong learner, Becker loves to attend workshops and continue to grow as a writer/teacher.
Recent Highlights:
Published in
Walt Whitman Collaborative Project, 2020
Spotlight Magazine, 2020
Great Plains Traverse, 2020
Bards Against Hunger, 5th Anniversary Edition, 2019
Books
He Watched and Took Note (Poetry/Short Fiction Collection) 2018
www.curtisbeckerbooks.com
www.kelloggpress.com
With almost fifteen years in the classroom, students at the middle school, high school, and college levels have studied writing and literature with him. He has sponsored school yearbooks, newspapers, and scholars bowl teams and has presented on educational issues at regional conferences. Becker has edited sixteen books including Watch Your Head 2 by Kevin Rabas (October 2020) and, as Kellogg Press, published ten, including KAC's Childrens Book of the Year (2020), I Love the Child by Ronda Miller.
Becker grew up in Goodland and earned a BA in English from Emporia State University. He also has a Masters in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. A lifelong learner, Becker loves to attend workshops and continue to grow as a writer/teacher.
Recent Highlights:
Published in
Walt Whitman Collaborative Project, 2020
Spotlight Magazine, 2020
Great Plains Traverse, 2020
Bards Against Hunger, 5th Anniversary Edition, 2019
Books
He Watched and Took Note (Poetry/Short Fiction Collection) 2018
www.curtisbeckerbooks.com
www.kelloggpress.com
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