PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE PRESENTED ON LINE.
WE WILL START AT 1:30 WITH THE SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY Q&A FOR THE FIRST HOUR OR SO, FOLLOWED BY WRITING TO PROMPTS RELATED TO THE SPEAKER’S PRESENTATION. HAVE YOUR PENCIL/PEN AND PAPER OR WORD DOCUMENT READY—YOU CAN OPEN A WORD DOCUMENT AND WRITE WHILE YOU ARE ON ZOOM.
Register to attend by emailing __[email protected]____and you will be emailed the Zoom link to click to participate.
March 13— Cindy Roupe and Eric Norris respectively direct the Kansas Notable Books and Kansas Festival of Books programs and will speak about how Kansas writers can be involved in them.
April 10— Amy Sage Webb teaches at Emporia State and judged KAC’s 2020 Flash Fiction contest. She will speak about writing effective flash fiction followed by a writing exercise for participants.
May 8—Prisca Barnes directs Storytime Village and has written a children’s book on The Dockum Sit-ins, the first successful student-led sit-ins of the civil rights movement which happened in Wichita in 1958. She will speak about writing racially inclusive books for kids, followed by a writing prompted exercise for participants.
June 12— Marilyn Johnson is on the KAC Board and chairs Writers in the Community as well as being a member of KAC’s Convention Planning Committee. She has published a Middle Grade Fantasy novel Little Magpie and the Wild Pony Hunt. Current works include a Science Fiction short story Celestial Tourist and and her Time Keeper Trilogy. Book I, Time Dancer, Books 2 and 3, Jitterbug Dancer and Weaver Dancers, now being completed. The science fiction series is a Time Travel/Historical Fiction genre. Marilyn will speak about WRITING SYFY/FANTASY: TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS. Her tips are from well-established authors published with traditional publishing houses. Topics include Character Development, Identifying Your Reader Base, Anchoring Your Story, Fight Scenes and Write Your Truth.
July 10 Lois Ruby is the author of 21 historical novels for young adults, including Steal Away Home, which was named an IRA Young Adults' Choice and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) and adopted as part of their the curriculum by school systems in Tennessee and Georgia. Before she turned to writing, she was a young adult librarian for the Dallas Public Library. She lived for 30 years in Wichita, KS.
August 14--Julie Sellers, KAC ‘Best Prose Writer 2020. on writing more effective prose including fiction for specific niches and markets. Her 2021 book, Kindred Verses, will especially appeal to Anne of Green Gables fans who span the world.
September 11—Gretchen Eick, professor of history emerita and author of two scholarly historical books and four novels, (speculative fiction and historical novels) will speak on Reading, Researching, and Writing Historical Settings and Subjects.
October 9-- Annette Billings and Huascar Medina, Writing and Performing Poetry for the Soul. Medina is Kansas poet laureate and Billings a beloved spoken word artist. (Medina is not yer confirmed)
November 13--Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, author, artist, and designer (www.InnattheCrossroads.com) designs beautiful cookbooks that include luscious photos, images, and recipes from popular video games and classic works of fiction. Her Official Cookbook for The Game of Thrones was her first big success, followed by World of War Craft, Star Wars, etc. She will speak to us from her 200+ year old Vermont farmhouse.
December 11 Holiday Party and read-around.
January 12-- (TO BE CONFIRMED)
WE WILL START AT 1:30 WITH THE SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY Q&A FOR THE FIRST HOUR OR SO, FOLLOWED BY WRITING TO PROMPTS RELATED TO THE SPEAKER’S PRESENTATION. HAVE YOUR PENCIL/PEN AND PAPER OR WORD DOCUMENT READY—YOU CAN OPEN A WORD DOCUMENT AND WRITE WHILE YOU ARE ON ZOOM.
Register to attend by emailing __[email protected]____and you will be emailed the Zoom link to click to participate.
March 13— Cindy Roupe and Eric Norris respectively direct the Kansas Notable Books and Kansas Festival of Books programs and will speak about how Kansas writers can be involved in them.
April 10— Amy Sage Webb teaches at Emporia State and judged KAC’s 2020 Flash Fiction contest. She will speak about writing effective flash fiction followed by a writing exercise for participants.
May 8—Prisca Barnes directs Storytime Village and has written a children’s book on The Dockum Sit-ins, the first successful student-led sit-ins of the civil rights movement which happened in Wichita in 1958. She will speak about writing racially inclusive books for kids, followed by a writing prompted exercise for participants.
June 12— Marilyn Johnson is on the KAC Board and chairs Writers in the Community as well as being a member of KAC’s Convention Planning Committee. She has published a Middle Grade Fantasy novel Little Magpie and the Wild Pony Hunt. Current works include a Science Fiction short story Celestial Tourist and and her Time Keeper Trilogy. Book I, Time Dancer, Books 2 and 3, Jitterbug Dancer and Weaver Dancers, now being completed. The science fiction series is a Time Travel/Historical Fiction genre. Marilyn will speak about WRITING SYFY/FANTASY: TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS. Her tips are from well-established authors published with traditional publishing houses. Topics include Character Development, Identifying Your Reader Base, Anchoring Your Story, Fight Scenes and Write Your Truth.
July 10 Lois Ruby is the author of 21 historical novels for young adults, including Steal Away Home, which was named an IRA Young Adults' Choice and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) and adopted as part of their the curriculum by school systems in Tennessee and Georgia. Before she turned to writing, she was a young adult librarian for the Dallas Public Library. She lived for 30 years in Wichita, KS.
August 14--Julie Sellers, KAC ‘Best Prose Writer 2020. on writing more effective prose including fiction for specific niches and markets. Her 2021 book, Kindred Verses, will especially appeal to Anne of Green Gables fans who span the world.
September 11—Gretchen Eick, professor of history emerita and author of two scholarly historical books and four novels, (speculative fiction and historical novels) will speak on Reading, Researching, and Writing Historical Settings and Subjects.
October 9-- Annette Billings and Huascar Medina, Writing and Performing Poetry for the Soul. Medina is Kansas poet laureate and Billings a beloved spoken word artist. (Medina is not yer confirmed)
November 13--Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, author, artist, and designer (www.InnattheCrossroads.com) designs beautiful cookbooks that include luscious photos, images, and recipes from popular video games and classic works of fiction. Her Official Cookbook for The Game of Thrones was her first big success, followed by World of War Craft, Star Wars, etc. She will speak to us from her 200+ year old Vermont farmhouse.
December 11 Holiday Party and read-around.
January 12-- (TO BE CONFIRMED)