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.
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
Learn the basics of writing, including creating dialogue, character, and description, from Assistant Professor of English at Park University, Glenn Lester.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Writing for magazines can be a fabulous exercise in focusing your thoughts, writing on deadlines, working with different editors, and of course, getting published.
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.
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.
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.
**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.