Ride 2 Boulevardia is a charity bike ride partnering with Boulevardia, the Pop-Up Party Nation. Ride with us, then enjoy the best post-ride party in the city.

Tales from Time, Space & Robot Dogs is a search for the best Sci-Fi short stories that take place in weird wild new worlds. Is your story full of surprises, twists, mysterious creatures, technological wonder, and new things we’ve never thought of? Then welcome home to Flying Ketchup Press. Submit today!

Genres we are looking for: sci-fi, fiction, fantasy, hybrid, flash fiction, other…This is about finding great writers, not about making limitations on your creativity.

Winners of our story contest will receive publication, along with a free copy of the book. Each winning story will be featured including a page about each author – and a link to your author page on our website. The final collection for 2021 will be available for purchase online in both soft cover and eBook.

Guidelines for each Entry: Include your author bio (and any website or author page link) in the letter portion of your submission along with a 50 word summary of your story. All work must be original and submitted by the author. If your short story is selected for another publication in 2018 or 2019 please let us know by email and we will remove your entry. No name or other identifying info must be included in your submission manuscript text, so that your work is read by our judges anonymously.

Rating: This book will be a selection of stories for adults and teens. Strong Language is okay when used in context. Content geared toward ages 14+.

Formatting your submission:

Times New Roman 12 pt font
1.5 spacing
1-inch margins
page numbers
Doc, Docx, and PDF files accepted
How do we decide which stories we select for the contest? Short Stories will be evaluated on how they fit the theme as well as creativity, risk, & craftsmanship.

Length: Looking for over 1,500 words and no longer than 8,000 words per story, but we are flexible.

How many stories can I submit? You may submit one story per entry.

How many times can I submit? As many as you like. Remember, however, we are publishing several short story collections per year. Make sure to submit to the collection where your work fits the theme the best.

Flying Ketchup Press is granted First Serial Rights. All rights revert back to the author upon publication. Confirmation of entry will be sent via e-mail by Submittable immediately after submission. An announcement of our winners will be posted through Submittable, and social media.

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June 2 at The Rino
$10 ADV / $13 DOS
Doors 7pm / Show 7:30pm

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

Speed Dating with Areas of Law – Kansas City, MO

For the second year in a row, the Golden Eagle District will be hosting a pickleball tournament at Chicken N Pickle! The proceeds from this event will support the district’s Friends of Scouting Community Campaign! Chicken N Pickle will also donate 10% of their store profits during this time frame back to Scouting, so come play pickleball with us, or grab a bite to eat (or both)!

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

Love these rockin peeps!

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

Brandon Russell’s Flash Dash is back for Year #4! Come race this flat and fast 5K, enjoy a 1 Mile Walk, or join the popular Kid’s Dash through North Kansas City. All 5k and 1 mile walk participants will receive finishers medals and a high quality technical race t-shirt and kid’s dashers will receive a special gift all participants will be welcome to join us for our family friendly after-party! If you missed this race last year, you won’t want to miss the 2020 event which is sure to be the best one yet. Sign up today, your new 5k PR is waiting!

Visit https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/NorthKansasCity/FlashDash to register!

#belikebrandon #BLB

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

A fun night with good friends, food, good music and of course your favorite cocktails. Join us!

OPEN MIC: KANSAS CITY (MUSIC)

::songlab::

EACH AND EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT WE DO AN OPEN MIC NIGHT ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AT THE RINO.

BEGINS AT 7:30 – FREE EVENT. COME PLAY. COME WATCH.

Want to play at Song Lab? Please arrive between 7 and 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening to sign up!

Microphones, an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar with effect pedals, and an amp will be provided, but please feel encouraged to bring your own gear. Stage time will vary based on number of performers that evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/239300680090133/

Our Song Lab Open Mic is a two-time Pitch Magazine nominee for Kansas City’s BEST open mic!

As a family owned and operated establishment, we pride ourselves on emphasizing local culture and supporting other small business.

The RINO is not a traditional venue. We want you to spend your whole night with us! Aside from a traditional venue, we also have a full espresso bar, dozens of craft beers and an amazing handcrafted cocktail program. Depending on the night (and the show), we also offer late night food from our kitchen!

Open Mic Kansas City

Soul Kitchen will be playing the blues at Christine’s Firehouse.