Introduction to Genre
Wed, Oct 4 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
Learn from Reader Services Librarian Angela Strathman about genre from the writer’s point of view.
Keep It Old Time: Fiddle Music in Missouri from the 1960s Folk Music Revival to the Present
Thu, Oct 5 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Canceled
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Intensive Editing Masterclass (Zoom)
Mon, Oct 9 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Learn how to effectively edit your manuscript by taking the biggest concepts from developmental, line, and copy editing to creating action steps to revise and polish your manuscript.
Story Center Speakers Series: Michael MacCambridge
Tue, Oct 10 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
Join us for a conversation between the Kansas City Star’s Vahe Gregorian and journalist, TV commentator, and author Michael MacCambridge about his recent book THE BIG TIME: How the 1970s Transformed S
Sensory Details in Storytelling
Thu, Oct 12 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Join storyteller Ric Vice in this interactive workshop that will explore adding sensory details into a tale to bring it to life.
Writing Basics (Zoom)
Mon, Oct 16 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Learn the basics of writing, including creating dialogue, character, and description, from Assistant Professor of English at Park University, Glenn Lester.
Story Swap (Hybrid)
Thu, Oct 19 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
This open-mic storytelling event is open to anyone! Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a seven-minute story, or just come to enjoy the show.
Veterans’ Writing Workshop: Part One
Fri, Oct 20 2023
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration Required
The free Kansas City Veterans Write Workshop, part of MCPL's annual Veterans Salute, is led by distinguished poet, author, and playwright Frank Higgins thanks to support by Missouri Humanities.
Veterans’ Writing Workshop: Part Two
Sat, Oct 21 2023
10:00am - 5:00pm
Registration Required
The free Kansas City Veterans Write Workshop, part of MCPL's annual Veterans Salute, is led by distinguished poet, author, and playwright Frank Higgins thanks to support by Missouri Humanities.
Performance Options and Opportunities (Zoom)
Wed, Oct 25 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Learn from Lisa Overholser, the Field Specialist in Community Development for MU Extension, about matching venues, gigs, and audiences to your storytelling content and style.
Woodneath and Missouri’s “Little Dixie” Region
Thu, Oct 26 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Full (waiting list)
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Veterans' Readers Theater
Fri, Oct 27 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
The Kansas City Veterans Write will present a live performance of poetry and prose.
NaNoWriMo Kick-Off (Hybrid)
Wed, Nov 1 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Full (waiting list)
National Novel Writing Month is here! The race to 50,000 words has begun! Enjoy a write-in with your fellow writers. Refreshments will be provided.
Story Center Critique Group (Hybrid)
Mon, Nov 6 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
Join a community of your writing peers to provide supportive and constructive critique of each other’s work.
How to Write for Magazines (ZOOM)
Thu, Nov 9 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Writing for magazines can be a fabulous exercise in focusing your thoughts, writing on deadlines, working with different editors, and of course, getting published.
Publishing Options and Opportunities (Zoom)
Mon, Nov 13 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
How do you pick a publishing option that works best for you? How can you recognize if a deal is the right one to take?
Story Swap (Hybrid)
Thu, Nov 16 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
This open-mic storytelling event is open to anyone! Put your name in the hat for a chance to share a seven-minute story, or just come to enjoy the show.
Story Center Speaker Series: Local Author Fair Keynote: Theodore Wheeler
Sat, Nov 18 2023
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Registration Required
Kick off the 10th Annual Local Author Fair with Theodore Wheeler, the acclaimed author of Kings of Broken Things and 2020 NEA fellowship winner.
Local Author Fair
Sat, Nov 18 2023
1:00pm - 4:30pm
It’s time for our 10th annual Local Author Fair, and this year comes with a scavenger hunt. Search through the various genres and meet authors to win a prize.
Performance Showcase and Masterclass (Zoom)
Mon, Nov 20 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm Central
Virtual Event
Bring your best seven-minute story to perform and get feedback from expert storyteller Angela J. Williams. This class is part of the Oral Storytelling Certification Program.
Write a Novel in a Year: Part Four (Zoom)
Mon, Nov 27 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration Required
**Please note, this program was originally hybrid, but is now on ZOOM only.**
In this four-part writing series, we began the year with an idea and are ending with a complete manuscript.
NaNoWriMo Celebration (Hybrid)
Thu, Nov 30 2023
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration Required
Enjoy the last day of NaNoWriMo with one more write-in. Come and celebrate the completion of National Novel Writing Month.