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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.
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What's New
Broke-ology
This spring Kansas City Repertory Theatre will be bringing Broke-ology to Johnson County Library as a part of their KC Rep for All community tour. Inspired by The Old Globe’s Globe for All program in San Diego, the program breaks down economic and geographic barriers and makes KC Rep more accessible as they travel across Kansas City to meet people where they are.
Broke-ology is a play that explores the complexities of family, sacrifice, and resilience. Whether you get to see the play at KC Rep, at Johnson County Library, or aren’t able to engage in either, we want to hear your story. Our
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
Book Discussion: Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brady
Tuesday, January 14, 6:30pm–7:30pm
Corinth Library
Book Discussion: Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron
Tuesday, January 28, 6:30am–9:00am
Leawood Pioneer Library
An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent: a Conversation with Seth Fishman
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 12 – 1 pm
Library OnDemand
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.
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.)
The theme for this fall's adult writing contests is Humanity. Read more about the guidelines and enter your original works »
Read previous adult Writing Contest winners »
