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The kNew-Born premiers @ FringeFest KC & Live on air Serenity Wagner of Poetry for Personal Power

Jul 18, 20215 min read

The kNew-Born premiers @ FringeFest KC & Live on air Serenity Wagner of Poetry for Personal Power

I'd like you to meet two very special poets today! Regina "Serenity" Wagner and Poet t.l. Sanders. Poetry and short narrative are the...

The Writing Life of Mystery Author Carole Lynn Jones, Host of Humor Contest

Polly Alice McCann

Jul 14, 20215 min read

The Writing Life of Mystery Author Carole Lynn Jones, Host of Humor Contest

Carole Lynn Jones is the author of the Melody Shore Mysteries and several children’s books. Her book, This New Job's Murder, is coming...

Abby Bland of Poetry Slam on Live Radio Show, Call for Art & Poetry

Nathanael Quezada

Jul 11, 20212 min read

Abby Bland of Poetry Slam on Live Radio Show, Call for Art & Poetry

Ketchupedia Poetry Radio Poet and organizer Abby Bland will be featured today on the Ketchupedia Poetry Radio at 6 PM CST. Listen live to...

The kNew-Born a Kansas City Original Film by Actor Poet t.l. sanders Outgrowth of Pure Poetry

Polly Alice McCann

Jul 9, 20217 min read

The kNew-Born a Kansas City Original Film by Actor Poet t.l. sanders Outgrowth of Pure Poetry

The kNew-Born a Kansas City Original Film by actor Poet t.l. sanders is an outgrowth from pure poetry, Fringe Fest KC, KC Stages, The KC...

JoAnneh Nagler on Coyote Point Press and the Gift of Short Fiction

Polly Alice McCann

Jul 8, 202111 min read

JoAnneh Nagler on Coyote Point Press and the Gift of Short Fiction

Editors JoAnneh Nagler and Polly Alice McCann, both painters, writers, and excited about short fiction, connected via zoom between San...

July 4th Live Radio Show call with Seattle Poet, Samantha Malay & You can call in too!

Polly Alice McCann

Jul 2, 20213 min read

July 4th Live Radio Show call with Seattle Poet, Samantha Malay & You can call in too!

You may wonder what those in the theatre industry have been doing this last year. Samantha Malay has spent many years in the wings of...

JoAnneh Nagler

Jun 30, 20215 min read

Faith is Taking a Step: The Writing Life with JoAnneh Nagler

“Faith is taking a step when you don’t know there’s a staircase,” Martin Luther King Jr. Faith—that sense of amazing creative grace...

hopehoutwed

Jun 29, 20214 min read

Overwhelmingly Good with Copyeditor, Hope Houtwed; Podcast, KC Poet Jeremy Gulley

Have you ever been overwhelmed? As writers we get overwhelmed by deadlines, big projects, working with clients and editors, uncomfortable...

Sunday's Live Radio Show Features Prolific Poet and Writers Community Champion, James Benger

Polly Alice McCann

Jun 25, 20213 min read

Sunday's Live Radio Show Features Prolific Poet and Writers Community Champion, James Benger

James Benger is the author of two fiction ebooks, and three chapbooks, two full-lengths, and coauthor of four split books of poetry. He...

Exclusive Interview with Fantasy Writer editor Nathanael Quezada

Ashley Anderson

Jun 23, 20214 min read

Exclusive Interview with Fantasy Writer editor Nathanael Quezada

Nathanael Quezada is one of the summer interns for the Flying Ketchup Press. Nathanael lives in St. Charles, Missouri and is a senior at...

SpoFest Producer, Poet James Bryant, Creates #WritersCommunity through Unique Open-Mic Event

Polly Alice McCann

Jun 18, 20213 min read

SpoFest Producer, Poet James Bryant, Creates #WritersCommunity through Unique Open-Mic Event

James Bryant calls himself a "blind artist." Hailing from Sedalia, Missouri, eighty-some miles north of Kansas City and home of composer,...

Podcast Features Mystery Author, Carole Lynn Jones & Live Kevin Rabas Tonight on Ketchupedia Radio

Polly Alice McCann

Jun 13, 20213 min read

Podcast Features Mystery Author, Carole Lynn Jones & Live Kevin Rabas Tonight on Ketchupedia Radio

Listen Live today at 6 PM CST as Poet T.L. Sanders and Polly Alice McCann are joined by Kevin Rabas, Poet Laureate of Kansas. Poet...

Samantha Malay

Jun 11, 20214 min read

How Film Influences Poet, Samantha Malay: Poetry Editor in Residence

Samantha Malay is our first poetry editor in residence, a program that was developed to empower poets to pass on their publishing and...

Spotlight Winner of Our Charming Trifles Contest & Tonight's Live Radio Show.

Nathanael Quezada

Jun 6, 20212 min read

Spotlight Winner of Our Charming Trifles Contest & Tonight's Live Radio Show.

David Radavich is the author of two epics, AMERICA BOUND (2007) and AMERICA ABROAD (2019), as well as recent lyric collections called...

Inspiring Artist Alex "Eye-Cough" Featured in KC this First Friday

Nathanael Quezada

Jun 3, 20214 min read

Inspiring Artist Alex "Eye-Cough" Featured in KC this First Friday

I sat down to probe the mind of Alex Eickhoff, a muralist whose surreal style is featured in our 2021 anthology Tales from the Deep, a...

Faith Through Writing: Intern Ashley Anderson

Nathanael Quezada

May 27, 20214 min read

Faith Through Writing: Intern Ashley Anderson

Ashley Anderson is one of our interns for the summer of 2021. Her writing life focuses around expressing her faith and preserving...

Polly Alice McCann

May 23, 20213 min read

Winners of Our One Word Contest

Listen Live this Sunday at 6 pm on our weekly Ketchupedia Poetry Radio show on 101.1 KONN OneKc Radio or get the app. Listen to previous...

Harrison Blackman

May 19, 20214 min read

The Simple Art of Suspense: Author Harrison Blackman

In this interview, Flying Ketchup Press author Harrison Blackman shares some insights into his experience writing fiction in the genres...

'Permission to Write' with Poet Jerri Miller

Polly Alice McCann

May 17, 20216 min read

'Permission to Write' with Poet Jerri Miller

Sunday night Lineup: We hope you tune in on Ketchupedia, our new Podcast on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or your favorite podcast service. And...

National Poetry Month Celebration Premiers Poetry Radio and Podcast!

Polly Alice McCann

May 12, 20214 min read

National Poetry Month Celebration Premiers Poetry Radio and Podcast!

"How can we help writers right now?" I asked. "We need to share some words about writing and creating. Life-changing words!"

Paul Dresman

Mar 30, 20215 min read

“Poet in the Streets” San Francisco

*** Excerpts from a longer essay, “Poet in the Streets” about l960s San Francisco Paul Dresman , reposted Marc 30th. I shared an...

April Fools and March Madness Midnight Deadlines: Call for Writers & Artists

Polly Alice McCann

Mar 25, 20212 min read

April Fools and March Madness Midnight Deadlines: Call for Writers & Artists

Yesterday I got a call on the phone after being up all night editing and I hadn't had coffee yet! But I talked to them. Everyone has a...

Teen Writers Anthology Released as digital Zine called a 'Flip': 'Moons Are not Stars' Debut Lit Mag

Polly Alice McCann

Mar 23, 20213 min read

Teen Writers Anthology Released as digital Zine called a 'Flip': 'Moons Are not Stars' Debut Lit Mag

Our first teen anthology will be released in phone size zines six issues over the semester, thanks to Northland Caps interns Lauren M....

Greenville U. Students Gift Podcast Design, Jingle to KP's new outreach, Ketchupedia: The Story

Polly Alice McCann

Mar 15, 20217 min read

Greenville U. Students Gift Podcast Design, Jingle to KP's new outreach, Ketchupedia: The Story

Alexandria LaFaye introduced me to the 2021 students enrolled in Greenville University's capstone course, Experience First. The Illinois...