# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Writers for Readers returns this fall with an exciting lineup featuring celebrated author Candice Millard and the announcement of this year’s Maya Angelou Book Award winner for poetry.

Candice Millard is the author of four New York Times bestselling books. She is the recipient of the 2017 BIO Award, and her work has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post Book World, the Guardian, National Geographic, and Time magazine. 

Proceeds benefit an ongoing partnership between the Kansas City Public Library and UMKC’s MFA Program in Creative Writing and Media Arts. The project funds graduate internships for students who support the Maya Angelou Book Award and teach free, public writing classes at Library locations. 

Become a sponsor or get tickets: https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=ef519f5d-9a2e-48a9-a31f-84d03b317f97&envId=p-YxmTZsQkfkmPlo3K7f-P1Q&zone=usa.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/roeland-park/writers-for-readers-2025-an-evening-with-candice-millard/200028959175629
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 66

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Roeland Park
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: UMKC Student Union: 5100 Cherry Street, Room 401
- **lat**: 39.03443
- **long**: -94.58082
- **full address**: UMKC Student Union: 5100 Cherry Street, Room 401, 5100 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64110-2406, United States, Roeland Park

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard being held?
  - **A:** Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard takes place on Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm at UMKC Student Union: 5100 Cherry Street, Room 401, 5100 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64110-2406, United States, Roeland Park.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard?
  - **A:** Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard is organized by Kansas City Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Writers for Readers 2025: An Evening with Candice Millard is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Roeland Park, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 60+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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