The UMKC Medieval Studies Society presents this free event for all UMKC students and alumni. In the spirit of the Halloween season, attendees are encouraged to wear their best Monty Python costume. Discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be moderated by Dr. Virginia Blanton. Enjoy free pizza and soda during the film.
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30. Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel. https://nanowrimo.org/
Writers for Readers: An Evening with Curtis Sittenfeld in Conversation with Whitney Terrell, a unique opportunity for sponsors and attendees to meet, mingle, and enjoy a program featuring these acclaimed authors. A celebration of the power of expression through creative writing and reading, sponsors and attendees meet and mingle for a reception and seated dinner,…
Eight of our first-year creative writing MFA students will read from their work.
Learn how to recognize clutter and other diction problems in your own writing and that of others. Attendees should bring 500 words of creative writing to class. Reading "The Narrow Gate" by Robert Stewart is recommended prior to attending this workshop. This class is part of Storytelling Certificate from Mid-Continent Public Library and Maple Woods…
The English Graduate Student Association presents the Fall Colloquium, featuring faculty-student panels on academic and creative publishing; graduate school applications; pedagogical practices; conferences; college career planning; and work skills. See the 2017 Fall Colloquium Schedule for full program details.
Fairchild grew up in small towns in the oil fields of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, working as a lathe machinist, and now lives in Claremont, California. He has won a National Book Critics Circle Award and holds a University of Kansas Distinguished Achievement Award, the California Book Award, and others. Fairchild’s The Blue Buick: New & Selected Poems (W.W. Norton, 2014), gathers work from five of his previous books, including The Art of the Lathe (1998), one of the most widely read poetry books of recent times, and Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest.
Sigma Tau Delta presents Triviana, an evening of literature-based trivia. Come solo or bring a group to match wits with UMKC students, faculty, and staff. Enjoy food, drink, and prizes!
Hadara Bar-Nadav is the recipient of fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Society of America. Her newest book of poetry, The New Nudity, is forthcoming from Saturnalia Books in 2017. She is the author of Lullaby (with Exit Sign) (Saturnalia Books, 2013), awarded the Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize;…
Whitney Terrell, author of The Good Lieutenant, and the author of Wolf Season, Helen Benedict, will be discussing their novels at the Kansas City Public Library, Plaza branch. There will be a 6:00p.m. reception with the event starting at 6:30p.m.
