Literary Landscapes in Kansas: from the Ground to the Airwaves

High Plains Public Radio and The New Territory Magazine present “Literary Landscapes in Kansas: from the Ground to the Airwaves.” This project invites Kansans to explore the present and ponder future possibilities for the region. Read the press release →

Our project asks:

a blue stamp that says Kansas: from the ground to the airwaves; with the shape of Kansas and "Literary Landscapes" in the middle

“How do the stories we tell about ourselves and the places we live influence or reflect our actual experiences?”

In short, how is the literature of a place relevant to the people who live there?

Writing Your Own Literary Landscapes Essay

If you are interested in contributing to “Literary Landscapes: Kansas,” please send editor Andy Oler a pitch at andy@newterritorymag.com by February 1, 2024. 

Resources

Video from our January 18 workshop:

Background

Please visit our Literary Landscapes page to read more than 60 essays across the Midwest landscape.

Funding for this program is provided by Humanities Kansas, a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life.

What’s Next

“From the Ground to the Airwaves” seeks to add more Kansas stories to the present-day conversation via:

    • a Zoom talk and workshop on January 18, 2024
    • editing and publishing special Literary Landscapes volumes focused on Kansas, online and in print
    • High Plains Public Radio broadcasting of Kansas essays produced out of this event 
    • a self-directed, incentivized Passport Program
    • an in-person launch party celebrating the new essays (summer 2024 date and location TBD)

Free Online Talk + Workshop January 18, 2024

To build interest in this project and to encourage writers to submit us new essays, we hosted an online event January 18, 2024.
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    1. Welcome & Presentation–
      – introduction to the Literary Landscapes project by founder and editor Andy Oler

      – “Listening to Place, Finding Home,” a talk by poet, author, and scholar Megan Kaminski on important places of Kansas literature
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    2. Writing Workshop (optional, not recorded)
      guided by New Territory editors, participants will plan their own Literary Landscapes essays and learn about how to pitch and publish them