Next District 2 Meeting: to be announced.
As always, feel free to bring guests to our meetings. —There are many
writers out there who could benefit from the camaraderie and support we
give one another.—
Kansas Authors Club District 2 monthly meetings are usually on the second Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Meetings alternate between Lawrence and Overland Park.
ALL those interested in writing are welcome and encouraged to attend.
 A note from our District 2 President, Elizabeth Black:
“As your new president, I am also particularly anxious to meet new
members and those who don't make it to many of our meetings. I'm “new” myself, having been a member for only one year and I don't recognize
many of the names on the mailing list. Come and introduce yourself. I
look forward to learning to know all of you and working together to make
this a productive writing year for all of us."
Member News:
Nov. News: Peg Nichols
Oct. News: Tom Mach
Sept. News: Tom Mach
Aug. News: Norm Ledgin
Jul. News: Sam Pierson
Jun. News: Carolyn Hall
May News: Greg German | Vicki Julian | Tom Mach 1&2 | Sam Pierson | Joann Williams
Apr. News: Tom Mach
Jan. News: Kevin Gray | Vicki L. Julian Do you have member news? Contact Carol Yoho with web site content.
Upcoming Events:
* Mondays, November 16, 23, 30, 2009: "Poetry, Sense of Place and the
Prairie: Reading and Writing Our Way Home" Three-part class, Brandon
Woods – Lawrence, KS. http://www.osher.ku.edu (small fee required)
* Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1 p.m.: Reading from The Sky Begins at
Your Feet and Landed, The Oread Bookstore, University of Kansas, Student
Union, Lawrence, Kansas.
* Thursday, November 19, 2009: Voicing the Spiritual Self: The Language
of Doubt and Belief, interfaith reading Caryn is participating in along
with Linda Rodriguez, Deborah Shouse, Ron Zoglin, and others, 7 p.m.,
The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO.
http://www.thewritersplace.org
* Saturday, November 21, 2009: Reading from Landed and The Sky Begins At
Your Feet, 7 p.m., Borders 119th and Metcalf, Overland Park, KS.
913-663-2356
Do you have an event to announce? Contact Carol Yoho with web site content.
2009 District 2 Writing Contest
Words Matter
| Prose Short story
First: Marsha Lytle
Second: Steve Whisnant
Third: Rich Minder
HM: Tom Mach
Inspirational prose
First: Maril Crabtree
Second: Tom Morrisey
Third: Sally Jadlow
No honorable mentions.
Memoir
First: Margaret Kramar
Second: Becky Bridson
Third: Maril Crabtree
HM: Marie Marshall
Children's story
First: Elizabeth Black
Second: Ruth Bahr
Third: Nancy Shelton
HM: Ruth Bahr and
Steve Whisnant |
Poetry Classic forms
First: Lee Ann Russell
Second: Susan Peters
Third: Susan Peters
HM: Chantel Guidry and
Susan Peters
Free verse
First: Jean Jackson
Second: Susan Peters
Third: Jean Jackson
HM: James L. Fox
Rhymed verse
No first, second, or third
HM: Diane Palka and
Marie Marshall
Haiku
First: Jean Jackson
Second: Jean Jackson
HM: Diane Palka and
Marie Marshall |
Writing contest winners present at the May 2009 District 2 meeting included Diane Palka, Jim Fox, Elizabeth Black, Tom Mach, Jean Jackson, Tom Morrisey, and Rich Minder.
Past 2009 Meetings:
On August 8, 2009, our meeting was back at Delaware Street Commons in Lawrence—a Read-Around. Members brought a portion of writing not over 5 minutes to read, with copies. Feedback was beneficial.
On July 11, 2009, our meeting was in Overland Park at the Blue Valley Library, 9000 W. 151st St., 9:30 a.m. Another of our own, Mary-Lane Kamberg shared tips on narrative form in her presentation: “A Good Way To Tell a Story.”
On June 13, 2009. we met in the Community House at Delaware
Street Commons, 1222 Delaware St., Lawrence. Our speaker was KAC member and poet Chantel Guidry, who is active in promoting poetry in the community. She is sometimes the Poet-in-the-Box, churning out poems at community events around town. She also teaches writing classes at the Lawrence Arts Center. She shared with us the many projects she’s involved in and had us try her favorite exercise from her “Word Play!” class.
On May 9, 2009, we were back at Delaware Street Commons for our annual Writing Contest meeting, which is always a festive occasion. Winners of the D2 Writing Contest were announced and winning entries read.
Our April 11 meeting was held in Overland Park at the Blue Valley Library at 9000 W. 151st St. Our very own Susie Nightingale led us in a “Pair and Share” session in which we had a chance to seek advice anonymously on the problems we face as writers, and members of the group shared their “secrets” to surviving and thriving as writers.
Our March 14 meeting was held in Community House at Delaware Street Commons, 1222 Delaware St. in Lawrence.
Our speaker was Michelle Black, one of our newest members. Her novels are set in the Victorian West. She’s best known for her trilogy: An Uncommon Enemy, Solomon Springs and The Second Glass of Absinthe. She’s also been deeply involved in publishing in the Cherokee language as well as bookselling. See more about Michelle at her web site.
Our February meeting was held Saturday, February 14, 9:30 a.m., at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street, Lawrence, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting featured a “poetry workshop” with KU creative writing professor Brian Daldorph who edits the literary magazine, Coal City Review. We had a wonderful time writing sonnets with Brian Daldorp. Who knew what talent sat around that table? Finished sonnets from the exercise will be sent around for District 2 members to see.
The January 10, 2009, meeting was held in the Community House at Delaware Street Commons, 1222 Delaware St. , Lawrence, 9:30 a.m. In a “Share Your Words” session attendees brought a 5-minutes portion of something they wrote to share with the group. Any style of writing—fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry—was welcomed. The primary purpose was to entertain and inspire, but time left at the end of the session was used for feedback.
Officers of Kansas Authors Club, District 2
for 2008-2009:
President:
Secretary:
Treasurer: |
Elizabeth Black
2120 Terrace Rd.
Lawrence, KS 66049
Susie Nightingale
Diane Palka
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