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
Previous Issues
Writers' Workshop Schedule and Topics
Writers' Workshop Schedule and Topics
Monthly Writing Workshops:
- September 17, 2026
- October 15, 2026
- November 19, 2026
- January 21, 2027
- February 18, 2027
- March 25, 2027
- April 22, 2027 (Issue 18 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.
Issue Seventeen Submission Deadline: November 30, 2025
Types of Submissions
| Writing | Art |
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Creative Writing & Literature Courses
Creative Writing & Literature Courses
- Fall Semesters:
- Creative Writing
- World Literature
- Spring Semesters:
- Copy Editing
- Intro to Literature