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What's New
Volume 8 Open for Visual Art and Writing Submissions
In 2017 library staff hatched a plan to share work by local artists and writers in a spiral bound, easy-to-carry publication. Ea ly editions contained work from local creatives whose work had previously been published on our Staff Picks blog or displayed in Library buildings as part of our exhibitions.
Since then, Volume has evolved to its own contest, and we are currently accepting submissions via our Submittable page on the theme of Food Culture.
Our food culture colors our world in many ways. Here in Kansas City, many would say our food culture is barbecue! The world’s first museum
Writers Conference
Save the Date!
We’ve chosen a date for our 2025 Writers Conference and it’s a slight departure from the past. We’ll see you in October!
2025 Writers Conference
Thursday, Oct. 16 – Saturday, Oct. 18
Central Resource Library
Keynote speaker: Steve Almond
Conference Book: Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow
Recorded sessions from last year's conference continue to be available via YouTube in Library OnDemand, as are the pre-recorded lectures for those of you that missed them.
Thank you again for joining us. We had a blast!
Upcoming Events
Writing Contests
Our Writing Contests award each winner with a $200 honorarium and the chance to read their work at an upcoming event. (Psst, we also have contests for kids.)
Our contest prompt for May-August is Color Our World. Read more about the guidelines and enter your original works »
Read previous adult Writing Contest winners »
