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 Join us in conversation with Kansas Authors Club Members K.L. Barron (2023 Coffin Fiction Award), Laura Lee Washburn (2023 Nelson Poetry Award), and D.L. Winter (2023 "Looks Like a Million" Design Award). We will discuss writing, entering contests, and best practices for producing an award-winning book!
 Ann Vigola Anderson, D2, shipped and hand-delivered nearly 300 of her Limited Edition, signed and numbered, hard cover copies of The Adventures of Bottle Calf (Meadowlark Press, 2023) this week.
She continues to take orders and expects the next shipment of books to take place early in January 2024. About the Book: Author Ann Vigola Anderson takes us back in time to her grandparents’ farm where Bottle Calf was born during an early spring blizzard. With illustrations by the talented Sara Long, this gorgeous book will be your go-to for holiday gift giving and beyond. Grab a copy to reminisce or to share the stories and gorgeous art with your kids and grandkids. You are going to love Bottle Calf! Jillian Forsberg of Wichita signed a publishing contract with Minnesota-based publisher History Through Fiction for her debut novel, The Rhino Keeper. Set in 18th century Europe, the dual timeline story is based on the true history of Douwemout van der Meer and Clara, the only rhino in Europe. Publication is fall of 2024.  Congratulations, Jillian!
 Today I have the honor of introducing Jillian Forsberg of Wichita to the Kansas Authors Club! Jillian Forsberg is a historian and author with a master’s degree in public history from Wichita State University. Her first novel, The Rhino Keeper, will be published by History Through Fiction in the fall of 2024. Former editor of the The Fairmount Folio at WSU, Jillian’s history research has been published in academic journals. She’s also a frequent contestant in the NYC Midnight short story competitions. See more about Jillian’s upcoming novel here: https://www.historythroughfiction.com/the-rhino-keeper Learn more about Jillian and read her short stories on her website: https://www.jillianforsberg.com/ Welcome, Jillian! [cu] Herrmann's accomplishments in November 2023:
Congratulations, Duane!  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.
 The Amity Literary Prize is an award honoring authors of unpublished non-fiction, fiction including novels, YA, collections of short fiction, and poetry collections. Authors writing in English—regardless of nationality, residence, or publication history—may enter the competition.
Winning manuscripts will be published by Anamcara Press. In addition to publication, the author will receive a $200 cash prize and a three day writing retreat in Lawrence, Kansas valued at $800. Though only one winner will be chosen, we may offer to publish other manuscripts submitted to the competition in addition to the prize winner. The Sunrise Project Writing Group meets on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6-8pm at 1501 Learnard. Participants are from the community and people can register through the Events page on the Sunrise Project website at https://www.sunriseprojectks.org/ I am also leading a group at The Senior Resource Center for Douglas County each month on the 2nd Thursday from 2-3pm. The Group is called The Power of Poetry. The Senior Center is located at 746 Vermont in Lawrence, Kansas. Anyone considering themselves to be a "senior" is welcome to attend. More information can be found on their website at https://yoursrc.org/home/news-events/  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.
Blue Cedar Press announces a contest for memoir pieces or short stories or poems about LOVE in all its forms. Details at bluecedarpress.com and in the flyer posted here. A book with winning submissions will be published May 1st 2024 and the best entry in each category, selected by our independent judges, will be awarded a cash prize.  Member Mark Scheel has reviewed member Tom Mach's book on Goodreads.  Unearthing the True Cross, a novel by Tom Mach While landscaping on the Mount of Olives, Dante Leon encounters a Bedouin man who insists that he discovered, while exploring a Qumran cave, a map showing where Jesus was really crucified. To prove him wrong, he digs in that spot and finds five pieces of petrified wood as well as a scroll written by Jospeh of Arimathea. A deaf and mute lost orphan girl encounters Dante, who cures her with prayer and one of the artifacts. A blind boy is similarly cured. Dante and his family run tests on these artifacts and conclude they have found the True Cross. Terrorists are out to kill Dante's daughter as well as the pope who is about to announce to the world that these wooden pieces, when put together, form the crossbeam of Christ If you have a review of a member book that you would like to share, send us the review or send us a link to it online. We love to help members share their good news!
Let’s Start a Salina Writing Group That Has Staying Power By Mike Durall, Kansas Authors Club District 4 President I’ve never cared for writing groups that consist only of “read arounds,” in which people read their work and ask for comments. Sometimes when these writing groups are sponsored by public libraries, it’s a random assortment of mostly strangers and nobody knows what to say if the readings aren’t all that good. I’m proposing a new writer’s group, one in which participants will commit to delve into the writing process, how we generate ideas, where our passion comes from, and how we stick with it when the words don’t flow. I would like to start a group in which we include references, stories, and information about how other writers have addressed the art and craft of writing. We could talk about writers we admire, and why. We could talk about books. We could talk about our own ideas that are in formation and ask others if our ideas have merit and how they might further be shaped. And of course, from time to time we would read our own work. I believe these “read arounds” would be vastly more meaningful if people knew one another better, and what motivates them to write what they do. I suggest we schedule an initial meeting in Salina, at the Ad Astra Coffeehouse and Bookstore, 141 North Santa Fe Avenue. From there, we can determine how frequently we wish to meet, and what we would like to accomplish. Also, there are Zoom possibilities. Give me a holler if you’re interested. Mike Durall |
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