Tag: Announcements
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Novel November: Week Four
We’ve made it to the last week! Take a deep breath and remind yourself how far you’ve come. You’ve wound your way through a mirror funhouse filled with plot tangles, through rides so creaky that you thought they would break, and overcame your tummy ache after eating too many sweet treats. Even if you don’t…
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Novel November: Week Two
Congratulations, you made it to week two! By now, maybe the thrill is starting to wear off. The carnival food you sampled last week is feeling heavy and this whole thing is starting to look like a confusing mess. Why did you even come here, and where are you supposed to go? What ride is…
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October 2025 Newsletter: Down to the wire!
It’s almost that time of year folks, it’s almost time for our annual writing challenge! We’re so excited to jump into November and write with you all, but first, we have a few announcements of things happening in October to whet your appetite! We’ll be at the Johnson County Library Writer’s Conference! We’ll be presenting…
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June 2025 Newsletter: We’ve Got A Lot Going On!
Hello writers! We hope you’re all having a great time celebrating pride month! While KanMoWriCo isn’t specifically a queer writing group, we’re run by queer folks and strive every day to make our writing space inclusive for all. We have a lot of fun things on the horizon, so let’s jump into it! Spring Sprint…
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Spring 2025 Newsletter: Introducing the Spring Sprint!
Spring Update We’re nearly through March, and the year is going strong for KanMoWriCo. We’ve selected a new co-organizer, led another round of workshops, and we’re about to launch our next event! Welcome Ali! In our last newsletter, we bid good-bye to Natalie as a co-organizer and opened applications for the role. We are pleased…
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Winter 2025 Newsletter: We’re back!
We’re baaaaack, did ya miss us? Welcome to 2025, writers! KanMoWriCo is back in action after the co-organizers’ winter break. We’re looking forward to our first full year as an independent organization. This year, we’ll keep going with our popular weekly write-ins, increase our number of workshops, and, of course, host the November Program later…
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Fall 2024 Newsletter: The November Program
Announcing the November Program We are officially launching the November Program! This is our month-long, 50,000 word marathon in November. If you’re looking for a replacement for NaNoWriMo, this is it! And, of course, participants in NaNoWriMo are welcome in the November Program– we all have the same goal! Our theme this year will be…
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Our Statement on AI
We don’t support generative AI KanMoWriCo does not promote the use of generative AI in our challenges. Our stated values are openness, inclusivity, transparency, creativity, and community. Generative AI stands in opposition to these values. While we can’t prohibit use of these tools, we strongly oppose their use in the writing space and encourage our…
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Summer 2024 Newsletter: Getting Ready for Workshop!
Summer in KanMoWriCo Hello Writers! We’re sending our quarterly newsletter a little early, because we want to get you ready for our exciting programming addition for the summer: Summer Workshop Group! What is it? The Summer Workshop Group will be a round-table discussion group of Kansas City writers reading one another’s work and offering honest,…
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