Next Meeting: Sat., May 19, 2012
“Every Book has a Back Story,”
or “How I Moved from Grown Up into Children's Nonfiction”
Roy Bird was born just south of Abilene, Kansas—Dwight D. Eisenhower's hometown. Bird began writing professionally while still in college and has enjoyed a three-decade career. He grew up in Ike country, and he long has wanted to write about Eisenhower and Abilene. Little Ike: Dwight D. Eisenhower's Abilene Boyhood is filled with memories of Dwight’s family, friends, and community, and is Bird's sixteenth book about Kansas and the American West. — “Every book is as individual as a single snowflake, and each is a new and challening learning experience.”

Member News:

Apr. Member News: Duane Herrmann 1 & 2 | Robert N. Lawson | Max Yoho
Mar. Member News: Reaona Hemmingway
Feb. Member News: Agnes Kazminski | Anne McCourtie | Max Yoho
Jan. Member News: Max Yoho

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Upcoming Events:
Washburn University's literary journal, Inscape, will be celebrating 40 years of publication with the release of Inscape 2012 at the Blue Planet Cafe in Topeka, Kansas, on Monday, May 7, 2012, at 7pm. Everyone is invited to attend the release celebration and the reading of those whose pieces are included.
   Barbara Brady, District 1, Topeka, will read two poems: "A Rag Rug" and "Frontier Fashions for Females."
    If you need further information please contact sarah.smarsh@washburn.edu or check the facebook page. 4/19/2012

District 1 Kansas Authors Club met at McFarland’s Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2012 with 19 people present.

• Following lunch President Patricia Bonine convened the meeting. She reminded everyone who is over 80 years old or a dues-paying member for at least five years and who wish to remain a Kansas Authors Club member to submit names to her.
• Patricia Bonine reminded members of the Kansas Authors Club convention held on October 5-7, 2012, in Salina, Kansas. The theme is Encouraging Words. More information is available on the web site.
• Madeline Cowell and F.C. Appelhanz made books, bookmarks or CDs available.
• Errol Anderson introduced first time visitors Kathy and Drew Markham. Drew, an artist, explained his interest in writing poetry.  Kathy expressed her pleasure at being present and read a poem from a book Drew compiled for family members.
• Long time Kansas Authors Club member, Agnes Kazminski, is in the hospital. She would welcome cards and notes.
• The March minutes were made available and approved. 
• President Patricia Bonine suggested members be thinking about a new officers starting in September.  Elections will be in July or August.
• Carol Yoho announced that the meeting District 2 scheduled for April 14, 2012 in Emporia had to be canceled due to bad weather and hopefully will be rescheduled.
• Agnes Kazminski has authored a new book, Sunrise Hill, edited by Karen Brown.
• Barbara Brady announced that the Washburn University Inscape Journal celebrates 40 years of publication with an event at the Blue Planet Café on April 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. There will be refreshments, readings, and Inscape books for sale. The public is invited.  
• Evie Green announced that Kansas Center for the Book Director Roy Bird will present the May 19th program. His newest book focuses on the boyhood of Dwight D. Eisenhower in Abilene, KS.
• Patricia Bonine introduced the guest speaker Kyler Carpenter, a staff member in the children’s division of the Topeka Shawnee County Public Library. Kyler presented a lively program on his work with children using his skills as a storyteller and performer. He shared samples of his guitar music and songs used with children followed with questions from the audience.

President Patricia Bonine adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.

--Respectfully submitted by Barbara Brady, Secretary District 1.

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