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Creative Writing

Independent Bookstores

Independent bookstores are a great alternative to buying your favorite books, and they often host numerous author visits and other events of interest to writers. Here are just a few of the bookstores you can visit.

Local Organizations

Map of Kansas Literature

Learn all about notable Kansas authors through this Washburn University project, started by students in the Mapping Kansas Literature course. Included are mini-biographies of Kansas authors, fictional Kansas towns used in authors' writings, an overview of Kansas literature by genre, and more. If you know any Kansas authors not included in the list, please let Washburn Professor and Writer-in-Residence, Tom Averill, know.