Venture down to the corner of 19th and Grand Boulevard on Saturday October 9th from 11 am to ~5pm to meet and chat up local authors and publishers, browse used books, and connect with other friendly small businesses and organizations all while sipping a mighty fine cocktail or other adult beverage!

Highlighting and celebrating local Kansas City authors has been something we've prioritized since we first opened our doors. With LIT ON GRAND, a celebration of literature (and other good things), we hope to connect our city’s writers, poets, booksellers and entrepreneurs with all of us who call the Kansas City area home.

Co-hosted by Flying Ketchup Press ®  founded in 2018 to champion new and diverse voices in short fiction and poetry.  We publish books, anthologies, podcasts, magazines, and contemporary media. Each year, Flying Ketchup Press produces collections of short stories and poetry by select authors, as well as anthologies dedicated to adult and teen readers.
Ketchupedia is an outreach of Flying Ketchup Press ® began in 2020 a grassroots network to connect the Kansas City & regional writers community including poet in residencies, open mics, classes, and events to make room for poetry, as a space for personal narrative that empowers, heals, and unites diverse audiences. We meet in person at AfterWord Tavern and Shelves every other Wednesday night at 6:30 for #writerscommunity. You can find us at Home | Flying Ketchup Press