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Excerpt: The "Beginnings" issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader

 

April 2021

Dear Reader:

Here it is—the inaugural issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader! We are thrilled to have you along for the ride.  

When we began this new and exciting venture, Tracy and I set out to gather true Kansas stories and to highlight our many talented Kansas writers. Because our journal was going to seek contributions from Kansas writers, we wanted to publish stories that shared an authentic Kansas experience.

“Beginnings” seemed like an appropriate theme for this issue and between these covers you’ll find thirty-five stories written by Kansans and former Kansans. 

As you make your way through this journal, you’ll find a wide variety of writing styles and content: everything from the birth of calves to a study of William Stafford, from water skiing on a tiny lake to how to play two-man baseball. 

Over time, 105’s goal is to publish stories from across our rectangular map, stories with connections in each of the 105 counties. While the larger population centers will rush us with more submissions, we know that in each and every rural county there are countless writers with hands spreading ink across a page, heads bent over keyboards. We want to hear from all of you. 

105 is looking for a true diversity of beautiful Kansas voices. Please consider writing and submitting your own stories. We welcome storytellers of all levels of experience. We are looking for stories that capture an authentic experience written in your own unique voice.

The theme of our autumn issue is: Kansas Travel Stories. Visit our website for submission guidelines, www.105meadowlarkreader.com.

We want to help build and encourage a strong community of Kansas writers. Check out our directory of resources in the back. And please consider subscribing to 105 Meadowlark Reader. Be a part of this magnificent Kansas adventure. 

Tracy and I are excited to produce a journal that showcases Kansas writers and we are delighted to have you with us, dear reader. Thank you. 

                                                                                        Cheryl Unruh, Editor

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Julie Sellers is one of 35 authors in the first issue of 105 Meadowlark Reader.

Julie A. Sellers was raised on a family farm in the Flint Hills near the small town of Florence, Kansas, and she has always loved those unbounded expanses of tallgrass prairie. After living in several states and countries, Julie is happy to make her home in Atchison, Kansas, where she is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Benedictine College. Julie has published three academic books, and her creative prose and poetry has appeared in publications such as Cagibi, Eastern Iowa Review, Wanderlust and Kansas Time + Place. Julie was the Kansas Authors Club 2020 Prose Writer of the year. Her collection of poetry, Kindred Verse, is forthcoming from Blue Cedar Press in June 2021.

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Have you submitted to 105: Meadowlark Reader yet?

From our friends at 105: Meadowlark Reader

"It's December! You know what that means. You have a little over [2] weeks left to get your submission in to 105: Meadowlark Reader. Just think. YOU could be in the inaugural issue.  

Prompt: friendship

Tell us about the beginning of a friendship. Perhaps it is one that is lost but well remembered, or perhaps it is one that grows deeper year by year. We are looking for true stories. Theme for our first issue: Beginnings. Submit today."

Submissions are open through December 31. 

105: Meadowlark Reader Now Accepting Submissions

 

105: Meadowlark Reader is a new literary print journal featuring true Kansas stories written by Kansas residents (past or present). 
 
“Beginnings” is the theme of the inaugural issue. Submissions will be accepted Nov. 1 - Dec. 31. Submission guidelines are available on the Submit page on the journal’s website.
 
Kansas writers are invited to submit true stories set in Kansas. The journal’s editors are looking for narratives and essays that are personal and powerful, stories that linger with a reader. 
 
The name, 105: Meadowlark Reader, was chosen with the aim of reaching the diversity of writers and readers in all 105 counties. 
 
Each issue will also feature a directory of resources for Kansas writers, such as writing groups, book printers, publishers, editing services, etc. Inclusion in our directory is free. Advertising space is also available. 
 
Special subscription rates are available for those who subscribe to the journal in advance; $13 for a single issue, $25 for an annual subscription (2/year). See the website for details.