2025 LitUp Fest
September 20, 2025
Woodneath Library Center
LitUp is an all-day event that brings Kansas City-area teens together with authors, poets, illustrators, and other creators. Not only will attendees be able to meet their favorite authors, but they will also learn new ways to harness their own creative talents!
Registration opens August 1, 2025
LitUP Creative Contest 2025
Show off your talent by submitting your creative works to the 2025 LitUp Creative Contest. Submit in four distinct categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and visual art. Submissions accepted April 1-May 31.
Be a LitUp Teen Ambassador
Are you interested in helping create LitUP 2025? Let us know how you want to be involved by filling out this form. Submissions accepted April 1-May 31.
MCPL LitUp Fest Authors/Presenters 2024
MCPL LitUp Fest Authors/Presenters 2024
Checkout our featured authors and presenters from LitUp 2024. LitUp is an all-day event that brings Kansas City-area teens together with authors, poets, illustrators, and other creators.
MCPL LitUp Fest Authors/Presenters 2023
MCPL LitUp Fest Authors/Presenters 2023
Check out our featured authors and presenters from LitUp 2023, including Sabaa Tahir, Adib Khorram, and Jonathan Hill.