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 convention 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 convention 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.
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ANNUAL DUES:
Membership: $35.00
Junior Membership (Student through age of 25): $10.00 *The age-range for members designated as "junior" was changed by the board of directors at the Oct. 2020 board meeting. Note that junior members do not have the option of having paper delivery of yearbooks or newsletters. 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
--25% of the state dues are returned to the Districts for local expenses.
IF you are over age 80, you may remain a Kansas Authors Club member, dues free, after being a paid member for at least five years. We ask that you continue to return a MEMBERSHIP FORM each year, checking "octogenarian" status, to keep us apprised of any address changes and your continuing interest in maintaining KAC membership.
CURRENT MEMBERS can renew by filling out the appropriate parts of the linked MEMBERSHIP FORM or visit our online store to pay for renewals by credit card.
MEMBER BENEFITS:
Membership: $35.00
Junior Membership (Student through age of 25): $10.00 *The age-range for members designated as "junior" was changed by the board of directors at the Oct. 2020 board meeting. Note that junior members do not have the option of having paper delivery of yearbooks or newsletters. 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
--25% of the state dues are returned to the Districts for local expenses.
IF you are over age 80, you may remain a Kansas Authors Club member, dues free, after being a paid member for at least five years. We ask that you continue to return a MEMBERSHIP FORM each year, checking "octogenarian" status, to keep us apprised of any address changes and your continuing interest in maintaining KAC membership.
CURRENT MEMBERS can renew by filling out the appropriate parts of the linked MEMBERSHIP FORM or visit our online store to pay for renewals by credit card.
MEMBER BENEFITS:
- At the State level:
- Annual Writing Contests with a discount on entry fees for members
- Annual Yearbook with anthology and membership directory
- Annual Convention (additional registration fee) - workshops and opportunities to meet writers from across the state
- Opportunity to add services to our Resources for Writers database or to be listed on our Speaker's Bureau
- At the District level:
- Workshops conducted by successful authors
- District Contests for members
- Area Meetings and workshops
- News of writing contests other than those of KAC
- 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.