Kansas City Literary Events Calendar

Mary Troy

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Fiction author Mary Troy will read at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Location TBA.  She will give a craft lecture at 10 a.m. the next day, Friday, April 12. 

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Contact: 573-882-6421, English Department

Natasha Trethewey

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Poet Natasha Threthewey will read at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Location TBA.

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Contact: 573-882-6421, English Department

North American Review Writing Conference

Friday, April 19, 2019

Writers, teachers, and scholars are invited to share their work and participate in generative writing workshops led by one of the prominent featured writers. The conference keynote will be a reading by Terry Tempest Williams (shown). North American Review, Univ. of Northern Iowa. To register and submit proposals visit https://bit.ly/1RByDbY. 

Time: April 19th-April 21st
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Contact: Jeremy Schraffenberger, schraffj@uni.edu

Kaminski, Mountain & Thompson

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Writers Megan Kaminski (shown), Alicia Mountain, and Jermaine Thompson will read for the Common Sense reading series at the Kansas City Art Institute Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice, 1819 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.  

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Contact: jordanstempleman@gmail.com, Jordan Stempleman

Sprung Formal Reading Release

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Contributors to the Kansas City Art Institutes literary journal, Sprung Formal, will read their work at the Kansas City Art Institute Crossroads Gallery: Center for Contemporary Practice, 1819 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.  

Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Contact: jordanstempleman@gmail.com, Jordan Stempleman

Kansas City Literary Events

Riverfront Holiday Open Mic

Sunday, December 9, 2018
Kansas City, Mo

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