Recent Meeting: Sept. 12, 2009
Sept. 12 meeting was a read around, held at Rockwell Library, 5939 E. 9th St., Wichita,
from 2-4 pm.
- Nov. 14 - Rik Tanos, District 3, Coffeyville, of Tanos Publishing, will talk about the process in
getting your writing published.
- Dec. 12 - A writing celebration. State Contest winners will be invited to read their work,
others can read a favorite seasonal work or one of their own.
Meetings are held:
2nd Saturday of each month except July, August & October
• 2-4 PM
• Rockwell Library, 5939 E. 9th Street, Wichita
, Wichita, KS
All are welcome!
Fourth Monday Poets, a sub-group of District Five, will next meet on Monday, Sept. 28th at 2:00 p.m. at Prairie Homestead Retirement Center's Garden Room, 1605 May St., Wichita. (Prairie Homestead is in west Wichita, one block west of South Seneca St. on May Street which is the 2000 block south of Douglas, just past Harry Street a few blocks.)
We always plan to meet at this facility, however sometimes we must make exceptions. When holidays intervene we may skip a month.
There is no cost.
We always have a read-around. Readers are to bring copies for each participant. We offer critique when asked, affirmation and encouragement. It is a congenial support group.
Lily Angle was one of the earliest members of this group, which has been meeting for over five years. There was recent discussion of having those who recall more of the history compile memories in writing.
Nancy Glenn and Evelynn Boal will lead the group for now.
— Information provided by Dee Smith, 9-8-2009.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Check out all the details for another Big Read Wichita. The topic is “Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe.” Reading activities began on Sept. 8 and run through Nov. 19. There will be a variety of reading/lecture opportunities for all ages at several different locations.
8/1/2009
For Watermark Books & Café events, visit their web calendar.
Member News:
Nov. Member News: Ann Everett
Oct. Member News: Carol Garriott | Ervin Grant | Mary Jo Grant |
Gail Martin | Stephanie Mann | Cynthia Jo Ross | Dee Smith
Aug. Member News: Roberta Lampe | Stephanie Mann | Gail Martin
July Member News: Gail Martin
June Member News: Karen Epp | Mike Klaassen | Stephanie Mann
May Member News: Ann Everett | Mary Jo Davis-Grant | Arlene Graber
Apr. Member News: Cynthia Ross | Annette Wood | James D. Yoder
Mar. Member News: Christie Breault | Carol J. Garriott | Virginia Hays |
Gail Martin
Feb. Member News: Arlene Graber
Jan. Member News: Robert Beattie
District 5 Newsletter shared by Dan Close. |
District 5 Nov-Dec News 2009
is available as a PDF download here.
Includes:
- President's notes by Virginia Hays
- Focus on Dixie Brown
- Poem by Claire Sorensen
- Upcoming events
- We'll miss you: Raymond Nelson
- Book Review by Pat Healy
- Officers Ballot
- Connections w/ KS Writers
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Past 2009 Meetings:
Oct. 2009 - No meeting. District 5 members attended the 2009 Convention in Topeka.
June 13 - Betty Richards, is artist and writer of her first novel, Ardis Heights, set in the Great Depression. The novel is based on her childhood experience along with her family at this critical time.
May 9- Colleen Kelly Johnston,“Struggling through poetry:
Five ways to go mad.” Johnston, former columnist with the Wichita Eagle, talked about her life of writing and share some of her work.
April 11- Read Around - For poetry.
March Meeting notes, by Judy Hatteberg Wichita State University associate professor Dan Close led a lively and informative workshop on “Killing the Babies: Editing your Work” at the March 14, 2009, meeting of Kansas Author's Club.
Close told numerous stories and gave examples of good and bad writing from his years of teaching and reporting. He related that “a vital part of writing is editing out the dumb, ugly and awkward.” He said that Hemingway was right; “the most important part of writing is what readers don't get to read.”
Close has taught basic media writing, feature writing and various other classes at WSU since 1990. Before that, he was a reporter and editor for the Wichita Eagle and Beacon for fourteen years. His handout included samples of feature stories he had written for the Wichita Eagle. 4-6-2009
2009 Newsletters: April | September | November [PDF downloadable]
2008-09 Officers of Kansas Authors Club, District 5
President:
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Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Newsletter:
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Virginia Hays
2255 S. Terrace
Wichita, KS 67218
316-685-0170
e-mail Virginia
Judy Hatteberg
Kathleen Nelzen
Ralph Dagenais
Annette Wood
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Contact Annette Wood for questions, comments, or something for the District 5 newsletter and web site. Email Annette if you would like to be in Profile. |
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