Kansas City Voices: Whispering Prairie Press-An annual publication with an eclectic mix of fiction, essays, interviews, articles, poetry, and art. We seek exceptionally written and visual creations from established and emerging voices.

New Letters UMKC

Northlandia Magazine

Of Our Own Accord- Mary Silwance

Spartan Press

Sprung Formal Kansas City Art Institute Lit Journal

Story Center Education and Press Woodneath MCPL Library Liberty, MO

VALA Gallery Local Future Literary Arts Journal, Penny Thyme

NonProfits & Events for Writers Artists and Small presses:

Midwest Booksellers

CharlotteStreet Foundation

Community of Literary Magazines and Small Presses

Digital Summit Event

Guildit

Fountain Verse Poetry Festival

MAAA MidAmerica Arts Alliance

UMKC Small Business Center

https://www.facebook.com/LibertyArtsCommission

JOCO Libraries (14 branches)

JumpStartArt.org- supports local area Poets and more!

KC Women in Film and TV

KC Writers Workshop

Kansas City, KS Libraries

KCPL (10 branches)

MCPL (40 plus branches)

National Novel Writing Month

Osage Arts Retreat

Summer Writers Institute: St. Louis

Woodneath Library Center

Venues for Readings/ Poetry slams and Open Mics:

Arsyn Spitfire Open Mic

Common Sense Reading Series Kansas City Art Institute

Corbin Theater on the Square, Liberty, MO

Fountain Verse Poetry Festival

KC Japan Festival

KC Poetry Slam https://www.kansascitypoetryslam.org/

Louder than a Bomb- Youth Poetry Slam

Non Profit village 313w31

Poetic Underground Open mic

River Front Reading Series

Steel's Used Books, Gladstone, MO

SpoFest First and Third Saturdays

The Groundhog Theater, Gladstone, MO

Visual and Audio Literary Artists

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EDUCATORS & YOUNG WRITERS

Society of Young Inklings

https://www.kansascityrosesociety.org/2020-poetry-contest.html

https://thewritersplace.wildapricot.org/Youth-Programs

https://gkcwp.org/writing-awards

https://www.artandwriting.org/affiliate/MO001W/

https://literacykc.org/about-us/vision-and-mission/

https://www.umsl.edu/services/gwp/About%20Us/missouri%20writing%20projects%20network.html

Student Version of Idea Storm: https://younginklings.pathwright.com/library/idea-storm/114649/about/
Student Version of Write a Fantasy: https://younginklings.pathwright.com/library/idea-storm/114649/about/

Educator Version of Idea Storm: https://www.younginklings.org/product/idea-storm-for-remote-classrooms/
Educator Version of Write a Fantasy: https://www.younginklings.org/product/story-sprint-write-a-fantasy-for-remote-classrooms/

Local & Regional Resources for Writers

Classes Certifications Conferences

Groups for Writers:

Books Stores:

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Magazines/ Media/ Journals/ Publishers

NonProfits & Events for Writers Artists and Small presses:

Venues for Readings/ Poetry slams and Open Mics:

EDUCATORS & YOUNG WRITERS