Category: Invitation To Attend

Roupe and Norris Speak at D5 on March 13 at 1:30

2/25/2021

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.

KAC D5 website

Don't forget to register for our next Author Talk: Chuck Warner, author of Birds, Bones, and Beetles...

2/15/2021

The improbable career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker

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)

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

District 5 extends Invitation to attend February Meeting

2/6/2021

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.

February Author Talk, Chuck Warner, winner of the 2020 Martin Kansas History Book Award

1/30/2021

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).

District 6 Invites Members to tune in for talk by JEFF BROOME, AUTHOR OF INDIAN RAIDS & MASSACRES: ESSAYS ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS INDIAN WAR

1/21/2021

Meeting on Saturday, January 23 at 1:30pm on Zoom.

See this page for complete details.

Broome is an expert historian and writer on the interactions of the settlers, the army, and the Indians of our Western Plains. While many writers give a romanticized view of the West, Broome offers a view of warfare that includes an examination of the atrocities from both sides.
Thanks to the use of seldom seen original Indian depredation files held at the National Archives, Broome gives a rare first-hand account of the Wild West.

Coming 2021: Author Talks

1/16/2021

Kansas Authors Club will host a monthly “Author Talk” featuring an award-winning writer, with first priority given to authors who have won KAC book awards. The author will talk about an aspect of writing, publishing, or marketing (author's choice). The presentations are expected to last an hour to an hour and a half and will include time for questions and answers.

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.

You must be a Kansas Authors Club member to attend an Author Talk. Not a member? Join today!

January Author Talk: Jon Kelly Yenser

The News as Usual

Winner: 2020 Nelson Poetry Book Award

Tuesday, January 26, 7pm
Click here to register (must register to attend).

The News as Usual is available from Twice Told Tales Bookshop, and wherever you buy books! Support Kansas literature by supporting a Kansas Author!

"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

Tuesday, February 23, 7pm
Click here to register (must register to attend).

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

HATTEBERG CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE

1/5/2021

Larry Hatteberg captured the hearts of Kansans because he connected with everyday people. He will be sharing his secrets for an award winning career in photojournalism and writing at the D5 monthly meeting Saturday. This talented, Kansas-raised man gained national acclaim.

Larry's presentation to D5 via Zoom is on Saturday, January 9 from 1:30 to 2:30. In the next couple of days, President Connie White will be emailing an invitation to D5 members at your email address on record.

A warm invitation is extended to all KAC members. Your district president will be able to forward the Zoom invitation to you.

Wichita Library Virtual Discussion: The Hard Verge: Britain 2025, by Gretchen Eick

1/5/2021

Book Event Announcement from Gretchen Eick:

January 27th 6-7:30 PM, the Wichita Public Library will have a virtual discussion of my 2019 near-future book The Hard Verge: Britain 2025.

Gretchen Eick of District 5 is the author and will be present for the discussion. The library has copies so no one needs to purchase the book. If people register, they will receive the Zoom address 24 hours in advance. Call 688-9580 or visit wichitalibrary.org/events to register online: https://wichita.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?EventId=11744

The novel is about asylum seekers in London in the post-Brexit years of an Ultra Right party's dominance of British politics. When a Syrian woman journalist disappears, her partner's search for her leads into the legal and illegal refugee community and to a small group of Members of Parliament willing to investigate what is happening in the privatized detention centers. Investigations that ensue uncover disturbing activity at Poton Downs, a top secret British weapons laboratory, and the Ultras' alarming increase of surveillance. Is she still alive? Will Ana be found? What about the tens of thousands of others seeking asylum? And their children?

LARRY HATTEBERG PRESENTS SECRETS TO AN AWARD WINNING CAREER

12/28/2020

This Hatteberg presentation promises to be a treat. Join Kansas Authors Club District 5 as they host Larry Hatteberg on January 9 at 1:30 via Zoom. Connie White, D5 president, will email the link to D5 members and KAC district presidents a few days prior to the event. All KAC members are welcome. Contact your district president for Zoom credentials.

For 51 years, Larry Hatteberg brought a special kind of television to Kansas. His constant search for ordinary people, whose stories illuminate larger issues, put him in a position to develop a personal relationship with Kansas viewers.
On November 25, 2014, Larry left KAKE-TV to pursue stories that he’s wanted to do for years, but could not, due to the requirements of daily television journalism.
Throughout the nation, he is known as an Emmy award-winning video storyteller who can touch people through his television journalism. With over 120 national, regional and state awards, Larry has set broadcast standards for television journalists all over the world.
His national award-winning Hatteberg’s People series was the longest running television feature in Kansas. Nearly two thousand Kansans have been profiled. The series took Larry to 17 foreign countries in search of Kansas People.
Larry published two books and DVD’s called Larry Hatteberg’s Kansas People. These best-selling books and DVD’s profile Kansans who make the state a unique place to live.
Larry’s awards include a regional Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement, and the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Writing. He was twice named National Press Photographers Television News Cameraman of the Year.
He received three of the highest awards in photojournalism given by the National Press Photographers Association. He is a past-president of NPPA.
Larry is a nationally known teacher of photojournalism. He has consulted with over 40 television stations across the United States and worked with the Defense Department instructing military photo-journalists and combat camera crews in video storytelling techniques.
Hatteberg grew up in Winfield, Kansas. His interest in photography began at Winfield High School where he was photo-editor of the school newspaper and yearbook.
Larry's wife, Judy, is a retired teacher from the Wichita school system. She is a writer and poet. They have two married daughters, Sherry and Susan. Sherry is a teacher living in the Kansas City area.  Susan works in the public relations field in Wichita.

Invitation to All Members from District 5

12/11/2020

Brock Rhodes, a Technology Trainer for the Wichita Public Library, will be our presenter for our meeting this coming Saturday afternoon, December 12. Brock will discuss various forms of social media and how we can used them to benefit our writing or marketing skills as authors. Brock is also knowledgeable about online publishing, and may address that as well.
Join us via Zoom on Saturday at 1:30 PM. After Brock's presentation and a Q&A period, we will have our election of officers for 2021. The slate of officers presented by the D5 Board includes Connie White for President; Gretchen Eick-Vice President; Amy Ackerman - Secretary and Web manager; Ray (Griz) Racobs, Treasurer, and Conrad Jestmore, membership chair. We will open for nominations from the "floor" on Saturday, and take a voice or hand vote for each position.
If you would like the link to attend, please email Connie and include your district of membership.

Invitation to ATtend - Janet Rode, "The ARt of Gentle Feedback"

10/21/2020

District 6's upcoming Zoom meeting is Saturday, Oct. 24th @ 1:30 PM. Janet Rode (D6) will present "The Art of Gentle Feedback." She will share her inner knowledge, especially what she's learned judging writing contests (both poetry & prose). When you learn the gentle art of feedback, you can help others improve their writing. As a bonus, you will help yourself become a better writer, & just maybe, a better person.

To join us or for further information, contact Jim Potter: jim@copintheclassroom.com or 620-899-3144

The improbable career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker

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