The latest installment in the Story Center's quarterly World of Stories book group, this conversation explores Alix E. Harrow’s fantastical debut, The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

Writer and storyteller Anthony Clark explores character development, point of view, the difference between showing and telling, and other story crafting techniques.

A monthly meet-up designed to explore writing tips and topics through workshops, writing activities, presentations, etc. Open to writers of all skill levels.

Listen and discuss a podcast showcasing Kansas City regional stories as originally broadcast by KMBC radio in the mid-20th century and now archived in the Marr Sound Archives at the University of Miss

Listen and discuss a podcast showcasing Kansas City regional stories as originally broadcast by KMBC radio in the mid-twentieth century and now archived in the Marr Sound Archives at the University of

Join us for an evening of wintery tales performed by storytellers on the board of directors of the National Storytelling Network, a Story Center partner organization.

Bring five double-spaced copies of five pages and join a community of your writing peers to provide supportive and constructive critique of each other’s work. Contact branch for more details.

Join The Story Center for a visit by New York Times Bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini for a talk about her historical novel, "Resistance Women." The event is offered in partnership with Rainy Day

World building is an essential skill for all types of fiction, but especially speculative fiction.

Develop and tell your stories with the River and Prairie Storyweavers, a regional group that supports the art of storytelling and helps people realize their potential as storytellers.

World building is an essential skill for all types of fiction, but especially speculative fiction.

Learn the fundamentals of running a storytelling business from goal setting to essential professional habits such as recordkeeping and setting rates.This class is part of the Oral Storytelling Certifi

An open-mic storytelling event that's 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.

A monthly meet-up designed to explore writing tips and topics through workshops, writing activities, presentations, etc. Open to writers of all skill levels.

Join The Story Center for a visit with "New York Times" bestselling author Mark Greaney about his latest Gray Man thriller, "One Minute Out." The event is offered in partnership with Rainy Day Books

Bring five double-spaced copies of five pages and join a community of your writing peers to provide supportive and constructive critique of each other’s work. Contact branch for more details.

You have a great story to tell, and the Library wants to help you tell it! Learn tips and tricks for brainstorming story ideas and discover resources in your community to help you grow your craft.

Poet, essayist, and University of Kansas professor, Megan Kaminski, leads participants through the complexities of nature writing in this workshop.

Listen and discuss a podcast showcasing Kansas City regional stories as originally broadcast by KMBC radio in the mid-twentieth century and now archived in the Marr Sound Archives at the University of

Join author and ghostwriter Robert Long Foreman for an introduction to ghostwriting. Learn how to get started, how to find one for hire, and more.

Join writer Angelica Shirley Carpenter for a look at her techniques for researching, writing, editing, and revising biographies, using examples from her own works.

Develop and tell your stories with the River and Prairie Storyweavers, a regional group that supports the art of storytelling and helps people realize their potential as storytellers.

A monthly meet-up designed to explore writing tips and topics through workshops, writing activities, presentations, etc. Open to writers of all skill levels.

Join KCUR metro reporter Sam Zeff for a listen and discussion of "Women in the Store," an episode of his Archiver podcast featuring radio interviews with Kansas City housewives in the 1950s.

An open-mic storytelling event that's 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.

Make history come alive by telling the personal side of an historic event.

The Ecstatic Ekphrasis workshop will explore the history of ekphrasic poetry (poetry written in response to a visual image) to reveal the magical nexus where visual art and poetry intersect to create

The use of historical artifacts gives your audience more of a feeling for the period of history or the culture you are telling about.

Join KCUR metro reporter Sam Zeff for a listen and discussion of "Women in the Store," an episode of his Archiver podcast featuring radio interviews with Kansas City housewives in the 1950s.

Learning to revise your work and develop your own writerly critical sense is as much an art as first drafts of your writing.