For Writers

Writing Contests

Enter to win $200 and share your work at a Library event!

Share Your Work

Follow our monthly prompts to share your work with our local writing community.

Upcoming Events

Meet authors, get writing advice, and connect with fellow writers.

Lists from the Local Writers Committee

See resources for publishing, boosting creativity, writing prompts, and more!

Johnson County Library loves local writers!

We are committed to supporting writers at each stage of their career, and as such offer a variety of programs, resources, and opportunities to help each writer develop their craft and grow their portfolio.

Follow #jocowrites on Instagram and make sure to tag us or use #jocowrites if you're at a JoCoLibrary event for writers!

What's New

Scheduled: Tue, 02/4/25 - 10:12 am

Writer Resources

Ah, the wasteland that is December until anticipation for the next writers conference starts to build . . . 

Except that it’s not a wasteland at all! Between now and November there are many resources available to help you learn, grow, and engage. Recorded conference sessions are available via YouTube in Library OnDemand, as are the pre-recorded lectures for those of you that missed them. We also have plenty of author talks from the Library Speakers Consortium that are sure to inspire.

Writers Conference

We are excited to have wrapped up another great conference. Evaluations tell us that despite being different from past years, everything was still “awesome”, “so much fun”, “inspiring”, “generous”, “a catalyst”, “extraordinary”, and “uplifting & hopeful”. Thank you!

If you didn’t get an opportunity to fill out an evaluation, we would still love to hear from you. Even if you did but have thought of something additional to share, we’re all ears!

Recorded sessions are 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

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Join us every fourth Friday for Open Mic Night at Bear Necessities »

We also have a great selection of events for families, kids, and teens, such as Minecraft and Roblox Writing Workshops and Scribbler Society (ages 10 – 14). See all of our events »

Share Your Writing

The JoCoWrites blog is a place to share your thoughts and your writing. We provide monthly writing prompts, you provide the words! From the blog you can share your writing on social media and with friends and family.

Submit your piece and read what others are saying »

Writing Contests

Contest

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 January - April is Family. Read more about the guidelines and enter your original works »

Read previous adult Writing Contest winners »