Keynote Speaker: Bill Kurtis, a native of Independence, Kansas, is known all over the world for his contributions to journalism. He is a television journalist, author, filmmaker, and Emmy-winning producer and host of “Investigative Reports” on A&E and “The New Explorers” on PBS. He founded Kurtis Productions in 1990, a pace setter for documentaries.
    Kurtis graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Journalism in 1962. In 1966, he received a law degree from Washburn University School of Law and passed the Kansas Bar. During the 1966 tornado in Topeka, Kurtis repeated urgently over the air, “For God’s sake, take cover!” His long career in television journalism had begun.
   Kurtis has written two books, Bill Kurtis On Assignment and The Death Penalty on Trial, in which he discusses his changing attitude toward the death penalty.
   He owns a ranch in the tallgrass prairie near Sedan, Kansas, where he pursues his interest in conservation. He has also recently purchased buildings in downtown Coffeyville.
   Thanks to Kurtis, we all see the world with more understanding and sometimes with more compassion. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Thurgood Marshall Award for “Investigative Reports” installments on the death penalty. He has truly made a difference in how we relate to our environment, how we treat our fellow humans, and how we view our judicial and legal system.

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2005 Kansas Authors Club Awards of Merit:
Achievement in Writing Award: Roxie Olmstead, District 5, Augusta
Service Award: Ursula Turner, District 3, Coffeyville
Special Accomplishment Award for the 2004 Centennial Convention:
      All District 1 Members and Friends, with special thanks to       George Paris, District 1, Topeka, for the “Meeting of the Minds”       banquet program
Special Presentation for Our Way With Words: Alice Flower, District 4, Junction City

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Friday Afternoon Workshop: Monte Toon, artist and author of Asylum’s BridgeSee It, Write It: Beyond Dialogue (4:00 p.m., Fri., Oct. 7)

2005 Kansas Authors Club Youth Writing Contest Awards were presented Fri., Oct. 7. Tim Raglin, nationally known author and illustrator of picture books and readers for young children, spoke. Christie Breault, District 5, Benton, presented the awards.

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Friday, Oct. 7
Workshop: See It, Write It. Descriptive writing Children’s Program Youth Awards Ceremony Reception / Book Signing / Read around	Monte Toon Tim Raglin Christie Breault	4:00-4:45 p.m. 6:00-6:45 p.m 6:45-? 9:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8
State Board Meeting (included all state elected and appointed officers and District Presidents) Registration Bookroom Silent Auction		8:30-9:30 a.m. 8:00-noon ongoing ongoing
Morning Workshops
Writing About History Poetry, Taking Life by the Throat Playwriting, Career or Hobby	Lue Barndollar Shaun Moffitt Mark Frank	10:00-10:45 a.m. 10:00-10:45 a.m. 10: 00-10:45 a.m.
How not to Become Published (humor) How to Go About Self--Publishing Restoring the Once-Renown Legacy of Kansans Who Write Columns & Editorials	Judy Leeds Richard Paul Tanos Rudy Taylor	11:00-11:45 a.m. 11:00-11:45 a.m. 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Lunch on your own
Afternoon Workshops
Fiction: Using Myth to Shape Stories How to Go About Self--Publishing How Not to Become Published (Humor)	Shaun Moffitt Richard Paul Tanos Judy Leeds	1:30-2:15 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m. 1:30-2:15 p.m.
How I Make a Picture Book Playwriting, Career or Hobby Restoring the Once-Renowned Legacy of Kansans Who Write Columns and Editorials	Tim Raglin Mark Frank Rudy Taylor	2:30-3:15 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m. 2:30-3:15 p.m.
Autograph Sessions		3:30-4:00 p.m.
Saturday Evening Banquet (Registration Deadline: Sept. 18)
Banquet (Regis. Deadline: Sept. 18) Presentation of Awards Keynote:    The Death Penalty on Trial	Bill Kurtis	6 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 9 Breakfast on you own
Events
Annual Meeting (All members were encouraged to attend. Business included action on club business and the election and installation of state officers.) Rosemary Time		8:30-9:30 a.m. 9:30-9:45 a.m.
Please send Rosemary Time notices to: Gail Martin, 1000 S. Atchison, El Dorado, KS 67042
Sunday's Special Treats
Cindy Powell presented her music Ivan Pfalser revealed little known facts about Southeast Kansas Silent Auction ended		9:45-10:45 a.m. 10:45-11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Sunday Luncheon (Registration Deadline: Sept. 18)
Sunday Luncheon (Registration Deadline: Sept. 18) State Contest Winners announced Invitation to 2006 Convention		Noon

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Saturday Workshop Presenters:
Lue Barndollar Writing About History
Mark FrankPlaywriting as a Career or Hobby
Judy LeedsHow Not to Become a Published Writer
Shaun MoffittPoetry: Taking Life by the Throat,
                         Fiction: Using Myth to Shape Stories
Tim RaglinHow I Make a Picture Book
Richard Paul Tanos How to Go About Self-Publishing
Rudy TaylorRestoring the Legacy of Kansas Editors and Columnists

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Guided Tours

Elmwood Cemetery
Saturday, October 8
Coffeyville Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Sorority hosted tours of the Elmwood Cemetery, where several people involved in the Dalton Gang robbery in Coffeyville are buried. Everyone who went on the tour received a booklet about the cemetery.

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KAC Centennial Convention 2004
2004 Writing Contest Results

KAC Convention 2003
2003 Writing Contest Results

KAC Convention 2002
2002 Writing Contest Results

J. Donald Coffin Award
Ferguson Kansas History Book Award
Nelson Poetry Award

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