membership & benefits
MEMBERSHIP
Anyone interested in writing may become a member of Kansas Authors Club. Come write with us today!
Membership in the Kansas Authors Club is from January 1 through December 31 each year (you may join at any time). Those who join during or after the annual Convention (fall gathering) get membership through the following year.
Renewals for all existing members are due January 1 each year. Members may join and/or renew online or by printing and mailing the form linked below.
Anyone interested in writing may become a member of Kansas Authors Club. Come write with us today!
Membership in the Kansas Authors Club is from January 1 through December 31 each year (you may join at any time). Those who join during or after the annual Convention (fall gathering) get membership through the following year.
- Example, join in June of 2019, and your membership will be up for renewal at the end of the year with 2020 membership fee due by January 1, 2020.
- Join in October, November, or December of 2019 and your membership is current through the end of 2020, with your next membership fee due January 1, 2021.
Renewals for all existing members are due January 1 each year. Members may join and/or renew online or by printing and mailing the form linked below.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES / ANNUAL DUES:
--25% of the state dues are returned to the Districts for local expenses.
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS
Adult Membership: $35.00
Junior Membership (Student through age of 25): $10.00
Note that junior members do not have the option of having paper delivery of yearbooks. These will be provided digitally by email.
Family Membership: $50.00 (a family is defined as a couple living in the same household or a couple or single parent with children up to age 18 who wish to be listed as KAC members)
Example: Jones Family = Bob, Dee, Jack, Jill
Octogenarians! IF you are over age 80, you may remain a Kansas Authors Club member, dues optional, after being a paid member for at least five years. We ask that you continue to contact us each year to keep us apprised of any address changes and your continuing interest in maintaining KAC membership.
--25% of the state dues are returned to the Districts for local expenses.
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS
Adult Membership: $35.00
Junior Membership (Student through age of 25): $10.00
Note that junior members do not have the option of having paper delivery of yearbooks. These will be provided digitally by email.
Family Membership: $50.00 (a family is defined as a couple living in the same household or a couple or single parent with children up to age 18 who wish to be listed as KAC members)
Example: Jones Family = Bob, Dee, Jack, Jill
Octogenarians! IF you are over age 80, you may remain a Kansas Authors Club member, dues optional, after being a paid member for at least five years. We ask that you continue to contact us each year to keep us apprised of any address changes and your continuing interest in maintaining KAC membership.
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
Library Membership: $35.00 (rate through 2023) Public Libraries in the state of Kansas are encouraged to become member organizations of Kansas Authors Club. Through membership, libraries will receive access to our monthly state programming, which can be used to support programs for writers within each library system. Programs can be watched live at the member libraries or the recordings can be used for library programs that take place at other times throughout the week. Library patrons will need to attend the programs at member libraries (we are NOT offering these as services that can be "checked out" by patrons for viewing from home).
Business Membership: $35.00 (rate through 2023) Businesses that supply services to writers or otherwise are involved in the printing or publishing industry may join Kansas Authors Club as "member businesses." Membership allows businesses to subscribe to our email updates, as well as providing a listing in our membership directory which is published as a part of our yearbook each year. Membership in the Club also gives businesses access to member rates for event sponsorship and publication of services as "member news" through our website and social media.
Library Membership: $35.00 (rate through 2023) Public Libraries in the state of Kansas are encouraged to become member organizations of Kansas Authors Club. Through membership, libraries will receive access to our monthly state programming, which can be used to support programs for writers within each library system. Programs can be watched live at the member libraries or the recordings can be used for library programs that take place at other times throughout the week. Library patrons will need to attend the programs at member libraries (we are NOT offering these as services that can be "checked out" by patrons for viewing from home).
Business Membership: $35.00 (rate through 2023) Businesses that supply services to writers or otherwise are involved in the printing or publishing industry may join Kansas Authors Club as "member businesses." Membership allows businesses to subscribe to our email updates, as well as providing a listing in our membership directory which is published as a part of our yearbook each year. Membership in the Club also gives businesses access to member rates for event sponsorship and publication of services as "member news" through our website and social media.
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY MEMBER BENEFITS:
- At the State level:
- NEW! Access to Monthly Programs on Writing. Starting 2023, statewide programs are hosted via Zoom on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
- Annual Writing Contests with a discount on entry fees for members.
- Annual Yearbook with anthology and membership directory. Each member gets one literary page in the yearbook to showcase a single poem or short piece of prose writing.
- Early Bird access and member rates for Annual Convention or Fall Gathering (additional registration fee) - workshops and opportunities to meet writers from across the state.
- Publication of member news and book announcements via our website. These posts are shared on our social media pages.
- Opportunity to add services to our Resources for Writers database or to be listed in our Speaker's Bureau database.
- At the District level:
- Area meetings, workshops, and casual gatherings of writers: networking.
- District Contests for members.
- Open Mic opportunities.
- Marketing suggestions for member manuscripts.
- Constructive critique from fellow writers.
- At the Local level:
- Many communities have monthly meetings for sharing, critiques, poetry readings, etc. Our goal is to help members connect and to facilitate the creation of similar communities throughout the state.