A Kansas Journal of Creative Nonfiction
It's December! You know what that means. You have a little over 3 weeks left to get your submission in to 105: Meadowlark Reader. Just think. YOU could be in the inaugural issue.
Prompt: friendship
Are you still trying to decide what to write for 105: Meadowlark Reader? Over the next few weeks, we will be posting prompts to help you brainstorm ideas.
Prompt: quality time spent
Share a memory of time spent with a special person in your life. Write about an unforgettable event, or perhaps just the way you carry that person with you still today. |
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Submit. (deadline = December 31)
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Are you still trying to decide what to write for 105: Meadowlark Reader? Over the next few weeks, we will be posting prompts to help you brainstorm ideas.
Prompt: parents and grandparents
How did they meet? When did they come to Kansas and how did they arrive? What did they do when they got here? |
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Are you still trying to decide what to write for 105: Meadowlark Reader? Over the next few weeks, we will be posting prompts to help you brainstorm ideas.
Prompt: quests and dreams
That quest you are on, that dream that you are living--where did it start? Write about the origins of something that you are proud of or something you continue to work to improve upon.
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105:Meadowlark Reader is a
brand new literary print journal featuring true Kansas stories written by
Kansas residents (past or present). We’ve chosen the name 105 because we hope
to eventually publish pieces from each of the 105 counties. We also want this
journal to reflect the diversity of backgrounds within our state.
And so, we invite you to submit your
personal essays about any aspect of your Kansas experience. Or your creative
nonfiction pieces set in Kansas. We want narratives that make us feel something
whether it be joy or grief or triumph.
Each submission should relate to the theme of our first issue: Beginnings. Submissions are accepted Nov. 1 - Dec. 31. View our Submission Guidelines.
Each issue will also feature a directory of resources for Kansas writers, such as writing groups, book printers, publishers, editing services, etc. Inclusion in our directory is free. Advertising space is also available.
Questions? Contact Cheryl Unruh.
We look forward to reading your
submissions!
Cheryl Unruh, editor
Tracy Million Simmons, publisher
Are you still trying to decide what to write for 105: Meadowlark Reader? Over the next few weeks, we will be posting prompts to help you brainstorm ideas.
Prompt: a Kansas road trip
Write about a trip you took by yourself or with family or friends. What made that trip memorable? What did you see or do? How did that road trip change you?
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105: Meadowlark Reader will publish stories about Kansas written by people who have lived within the bounds of this crinkle-cornered, mostly-rectangular state.
Yes! A journal of Kansas stories! By Kansas writers!
Why 105? Our goal is to share stories from writers who live or have lived in each of the 105 counties of Kansas. We plan to showcase the diversity of Kansas writers in this journal.
We want to hear from writers in Elbing and Elkhart. Brewster? Yes. As well as Weir, White Cloud, and Waverly. Not to mention Piqua, Pratt, and Paradise.
Whether you live in a city, a small town, or on two acres of timber along the Verdigris River, if you write true stories about your days and nights under this big Kansas sky, we want to read them.
The theme for our inaugural issue is: beginnings (whatever "beginnings" means to you).
Our submission period is: November 1-December 31, 2020.
So there ya go, Kansas writers! Reach under your bed and dig out those personal Kansas essays you’ve already written. Or write something new. We look forward to hearing from you.
