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Cindy Roupe is the Director of Reference and Eric Norris is the State Librarian for the Kansas State Library. They will speak about Kansas Notable books and the Kansas Book Festival. Annually a committee of academics, librarians, and authors of previous Notable Books identifies 15 quality titles from among those published the previous year, and Eric Norris, the State Librarian, makes the final selection. Books must be either written by Kansans or about a Kansas related topic. The Kansas Notable Book List gives visibility to contemporary writers in Kansas and encourages readers to enjoy their best writing. For 20 years September has brought the National Book Festival to Washington, DC. One notable book is selected from Kansas' award winners to be highlighted at this festival and an event honoring Kansas writers is held in Topeka. Learn more from our speakers! Following a question and answer session, a brief club meeting and read-around will take place. Pieces are limited to less than 500 words. The suggested topic: A Positive Discovery I Have Made Due to the Covid-19 Lockdowns.
NOTE: This is a Zoom meeting. To receive the Zoom link, follow instruction on the D5 website. Jeff Broome received this news from his publisher, a great review!
Comprised of thirteen specific incidences of Native American conflict with encroaching Americans forces, Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War (Paperback - August 24, 2020) is enhanced for academia and the non-specialist general reader with the inclusion of a twenty-eight page Bibliography and a fourteen page Index. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, Indian Raids and Massacres: Essays on the Central Plains Indian War is an extraordinary work of original scholarship and unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library Native American History and Western American History collections and supplemental curriculum reading lists. ~Midwest Book Review Today we welcome Anne Kniggendorf as a new member of the Kansas Authors Club. She lives in Shawnee.
Anne released a book in September entitled: Secret Kansas City. Check it out here: https://annekniggendorf.com/index.php/secret-kansas-city/ What kind of writing do you do, Anne? Journalism, creative nonfiction, fiction Please share information about writing projects you’ve completed or are currently working on: I write for several media agencies around Kansas City, mostly for KCUR 89.3 (NPR in Kansas City), but sometimes the Star, the Pitch, and others. Do you have a website or a facebook page that you'd like us to share with other KAC members? annekniggendorf.com and https://www.facebook.com/AnneKKniggendorf What would you like to gain from your membership with the Kansas Authors Club? I think all of the above (or below)
Anne provided two links of upcoming online events: This one is today at 2:00 p.m. https://www.wornallmajors.org/read-with-us-in-2021/ And this one is on March 9. https://www.mymcpl.org/events/69467/secret-kansas-city-zoom We're happy to have you with us, Anne! And we hope to meet you in person one of these days. The improbable career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. BunkerTuesday, February 23, 7pm Click here to register (must register to attend). ![]() University Press of Kansas has agreed to offer members of KAC a 30% discount on copies of Warner's book. Beginning today, this offer is good through March 31, 2021, and applies only to online purchases from University Press of Kansas using the Promo Code KAC30. (https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2773-8.html) Winner: 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award & 2020 "Looks Like A Million" Design Award “While reading Chuck Warner’s book, I felt myself being transported back in time and seeing life through the eyes of Charles Bunker. Birds, Bones, and Beetles tells the story of naturalist Charles Bunker's life from his early years in Illinois in the late 1800s through his long career at the University of Kansas. Much like Charles Bunker, the book itself is unassuming and down to earth. Warner takes care to not only reveal Bunker's strengths but also his flaws. Yet, the book is more than a biography. Warner ties Bunker into a larger world that include his relationships with his colleagues and family, developments within the University of Kansas, and the natural history of the state. This well written and well researched book is not only a treat to read but is a valuable contribution to the history of Kansas.” -Thomas C. Percy, PhD, judge, 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award 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. You are invited to a Zoom meeting. When: Feb 13, 2021 01:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-yopjwoHN2ioy00kkxQgCeOpVsOReY9 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Indie Publisher Meadowlark Press Presents Lessons Learned for Independent Authors
Tracy Million Simmons will introduce Meadowlark Press and share an overview of Meadowlark's model of publishing, including a review of today's tools of the trade. Tracy will share tips and tricks for navigating the quickly changing world of print-on-demand, including time for Q&A. Tracy is an amazingly productive publisher and gives generously of her time to Kansas Authors Club. Her presentation will be invaluable for anyone writing and seeking to see their writing in print! Bring paper or computers to do some writing if there is time after Tracy’s presentation. Join us for the regular monthly meeting of D5 on Zoom, Saturday, February 13 at 1:30. Contact D5 president, Connie White, if you have questions. D5 member Robert L. Dean, Jr., received notification from Finishing Line Press that they have accepted his chapbook manuscript, "Pulp," for publication. Though Robert has two full-length books out, this will be his first chapbook. More details as they become available. ![]() 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. Note from Nancy: "My story "Love on a Plate" was published in LifeStory Journal yesterday. Charley Kempthorne, a writer from KS who now resides in WA, is the editor. He welcomes submissions. This is a no pay but a nice monthly journal. You can read the story on p. 4 of the journal. Note: A recipe is included in the story but two ingredients were accidentally omitted. If anyone tries it, please add 3/4 c. milk and 1 scant cup chopped dates or it may result in disaster! ![]() 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. February Author Talk: Chuck Warner Birds, Bones, and Beetles: The Improbable Career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker Winner: 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award & 2020 "Looks Like A Million" Design Award Tuesday, February 23, 7pm Click here to register (must register to attend). University Press of Kansas has agreed to offer members of KAC a 30% discount on copies of Warner's book. Beginning today, this offer is good through March 31, 2021, and applies only to online purchases from University Press of Kansas using the Promo Code KAC30. (https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2773-8.html) “While reading Chuck Warner’s book, I felt myself being transported back in time and seeing life through the eyes of Charles Bunker. Birds, Bones, and Beetles tells the story of naturalist Charles Bunker's life from his early years in Illinois in the late 1800s through his long career at the University of Kansas. Much like Charles Bunker, the book itself is unassuming and down to earth. Warner takes care to not only reveal Bunker's strengths but also his flaws. Yet, the book is more than a biography. Warner ties Bunker into a larger world that include his relationships with his colleagues and family, developments within the University of Kansas, and the natural history of the state. This well written and well researched book is not only a treat to read but is a valuable contribution to the history of Kansas.” -Thomas C. Percy, PhD, judge, 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award March Author Talk: Michael D. Graves All Hallows' Shadows Winner: 2020 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award Tuesday, March 23, 7pm Click here to register (must register to attend). "In All Hallows’ Shadows, Michael D. Graves serves up both homage and an original take on the hard-boiled detective genre. The mean streets of the novel are historic Wichita, Kansas, which Mr. Graves renders impeccably, edging in a history lesson with his mystery. Graves, an evident baseball fan, hits through the cycle of the genre’s tropes, but does so in a manner entirely his own, realizing a style entirely his own. Out of a field of strong competition, my choice for the J. Donald Coffin Book Award is Michael D. Graves’s All Hallows’ Shadows." -William Sheldon, judge, 2020 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award April Author Talk: Ronda Miller
I Love the Children Winner: 2020 Kansas Authors Club Childrens' Book Award Tuesday, April 27, 7pm Registration Link to Come (must register to attend). Updated 2/4/2021 - a fundraiser has been started to help cover Edna's funeral expenses. If funds are collected beyond what it will take to cover the funeral expenses, a scholarship or other fund to benefit young writers could be established. Edna Bell-Pearson |
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These events are being planned via Zoom, to take place on the 4th Tuesday of each month. The event will be open to all Kansas Authors Club members. A recording of the event will be made available to members who cannot attend live.
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The News as Usual
Winner: 2020 Nelson Poetry Book Award
Click here to register (must register to attend).
"The title for Jon Kelly Yenser’s 2019 collection of poems, The News as Usual, accurately and profoundly describes his poetry although the “usual” here is shown to be startling and wondrous and occasionally wry and subtly humorous. Yenser writes from the ground up in choosing both his words and the subjects for his poems, reflecting his recognition that the "news," that is, ordinary life during all seasons in Kansas—in fields, in the backyards of its small towns, and in friendships—can be astonishing.
"Neither idealizing nor prettifying his Kansas, Yenser chooses language precisely and astonishingly. He creates metaphors that make the familiar spring wondrously into new life, thereby making the usual news become unusual."
--Elizabeth A. Schultz, judge, 2020 Nelson Poetry Book Award
Birds, Bones, and Beetles: The Improbable Career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker
Winner:
2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award
2020 "Looks Like A Million" Design Award
Click here to register (must register to attend).
“While reading Chuck Warner’s book, I felt myself being transported back in time and seeing life through the eyes of Charles Bunker. Birds, Bones, and Beetles tells the story of naturalist Charles Bunker's life from his early years in Illinois in the late 1800s through his long career at the University of Kansas. Much like Charles Bunker, the book itself is unassuming and down to earth. Warner takes care to not only reveal Bunker's strengths but also his flaws. Yet, the book is more than a biography. Warner ties Bunker into a larger world that include his relationships with his colleagues and family, developments within the University of Kansas, and the natural history of the state. This well written and well researched book is not only a treat to read but is a valuable contribution to the history of Kansas.”
-Thomas C. Percy, PhD, judge, 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award
All Hallows' Shadows
Winner:
2020 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award
Click here to register (must register to attend).
"In All Hallows’ Shadows, Michael D. Graves serves up both homage and an original take on the hard-boiled detective genre. The mean streets of the novel are historic Wichita, Kansas, which Mr. Graves renders impeccably, edging in a history lesson with his mystery. Graves, an evident baseball fan, hits through the cycle of the genre’s tropes, but does so in a manner entirely his own, realizing a style entirely his own. Out of a field of strong competition, my choice for the J. Donald Coffin Book Award is Michael D. Graves’s All Hallows’ Shadows."
-William Sheldon, judge, 2020 J. Donald Coffin Memorial Book Award
Episode 120: Loss & A Chance of Miracles by The Sunday Poems with Ken Hada • A podcast on Anchor
Congratulations to D1 member, Stacy Thowe, on the upcoming publication of her novel. This note from Stacy: My novel, God Bless the Broken Road, is scheduled to be released January 29th by Austin Macauley Publishing out of New York. The pre-order should begin around January 15th-18th. It will be available for pre-order or sale on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Austin Macauley’s website, austinmacauley.com. Click here for the news release as published in the Topeka Capital-Journal. |
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