Writers for Readers

The 10th annual Writers for Readers fundraiser dinner features celebrated bestselling author Candice Millard and the announcement of this year's Maya Angelou Book Award winner for poetry. Proceeds fund graduate internships for students who support the award and teach writing classes.

Writers for Readers, one of Kansas City’s top literary events, returns with an exciting lineup featuring #1 New York Times’ bestselling author Gillian Flynn in conversation with UMKC’s Whitney Terrell and the announcement of this year's Maya Angelou Book Award winner for fiction.