gathering for prairie ink reading

Prairie Ink Literary Annual

Prairie Ink Logo

Creative Vision

We are a literary annual that welcomes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, literary criticism, and those graphic narratives that can be successfully reproduced into black and white photography.

We serve as a vehicle for emerging writers who attend Barton Community College or reside in one of the seven counties within Barton’s service region.

The editors of Prairie Ink encourage submissions from Barton students, alumni, and community members from Barton's seven-county service area: Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Ellsworth, Russell, Stafford; and from students enrolled at the Barton Fort Riley Campus and Grandview Plaza Outreach location.

Check out submission guidelines.

To submit your work, please email the editors at prairieink@bartonccc.edu.

For those interested in sharing their work or connecting with others in our community, please join our Facebook Group.

 

Current Edition

2024 Prairie Ink 

Previous Issues
Writers' Workshop Schedule and Topics
Writers' Workshop Schedule and Topics

Monthly Writing Workshops:

  • September 26, 2024
  • October 24, 2024
  • November 21, 2024
  • January 23, 2025
  • February 27, 2025
  • March 27, 2025
  • April 24, 2025 (Issue 16 Release Party)

Topics Include:

  • Plot Structure
  • Character Design
  • Flash Fiction
  • Narrative Style
  • Elements of Fiction
  • Poetry
  • How to Start a Story

 

Submissions
Submissions

Now Accepting Submissions

The Prairie Ink Annual serves as a vehicle for writers and artists in the Barton Community College community. The editors encourage submissions from Barton students, alumni, and residents in Barton's seven-county service area.

submission guidelines

Issue Sixteen Submission Deadline: November 24, 2024

Types of Submissions

                Writing                  Art
  • Short Stories
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Dramas
  • Poetry
  • Lyrics
  • Graphic Novels
  • Biographies
  • Photographs
  • Paintings
  • Digital Art
  • Pictures of Sculptures and Ceramics
  • Sketches

 

Creative Writing & Literature Courses
Creative Writing & Literature Courses
  • Fall Semesters:
    • Creative Writing
    • World Literature
  • Spring Semesters:
    • Copy Editing
    • Intro to Literature