Keep your brain sharp this year! In this fun class, we will do word games, number games, logic puzzles, and all kinds of challenges to keep your brain moving. Elise Mandel holds a master’s degree in education from UMass Amherst, and she teaches classes and works with private students in ...
If you’re interested in writing and have reached that golden age, this is the group for you! Participants can expect cross-genre writing prompts; feedback for family stories, memoirs, poems, and fiction; tips for reading and publishing your work; and lively conversation and fellowship. Led by Sarah Combs, author of the ...
This class invites writers of fiction and nonfiction to lift the curtain between the past and the page to ask, “who’s there?” We’ll discuss different techniques for using archival documents, photos, records, songs, buildings, ephemera, and even memory as a way to discover new pathways for your writing. This class ...
Ghosts reflect to us both the uncanny and the all too familiar. Their terrifying power can be used to hurt or to heal in narrative. Join horror author Elizabeth Kilcoyne in exploring the spirit realm through writing, and visit it with MK Paranormal on October 11! Elizabeth Kilcoyne is a ...
Whether you're brainstorming new ideas, getting to know your characters, trying to conjure a scene, or revising, these meditations will help you build a richer, deeper connection to your characters and your stories. No meditation experience necessary! Each class will include two meditations followed by free writing time and an ...
Fall dates: September 24; October 29; November 26 Join us for a monthly discussion of contemporary and classic novels as well as nonfiction chosen by the group. This group has been meeting since 1993 and always welcomes new members! To join or for information about current selections, contact Alan at ...
An informal discussion group focusing on literature by and about women. Be prepared to buy the selected works or borrow them from the library. Contact the Carnegie Center for the updated book list. Jan Isenhour, former Executive Director of the Carnegie Center, has facilitated the Brown Bag group since it ...
One Saturday each month: September 28, October 26, November 23, December 14 • ONLINE • FREE Join us for a monthly discussion group of contemporary Latin American, Latinx, and Hispanic fiction conducted in Spanish. The group welcomes members who are comfortable reading adult Spanish-language books and talking about them. Books ...
GRADES 9–12: This course is designed to encourage students to improve their skills in both writing and performing poetry. Students will discuss what makes award-winning poetry and will be given opportunities to improve their work and public speaking voice. *The Youth Poet Laureate program for Lexington, KY is a partnership with ...
ADULTS, AGES 15 & UP: Your stories (or poems) need you–the only you that you can be, exactly as you are right now. After “somebody almost walked off wid all [her] stuff,” Juanita from Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem for colored girls… snatches that stuff back, reclaiming her “arm with the hot iron scar,” “calloused feet,” ...
ONLINE: Spirit Writing found me at a time in my life where I was looking for ritual in my creative life. While doing some academic research on Lucille Clifton, I came across information regarding her practice of "spirit writing." It is called by other names: automatic writing, or somatic writing, but ...
The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the popular Black & Lit Book Club celebrating Black Kentucky writers’ recent books. This book group is open to KBWC members and anyone who wishes to attend. We will explore issues related to race and discuss the characters’ relationships, family, home life, dreams, and ...
Writing a grant (or learning where to find one) can be daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. Learn the basics about grant research, how to write a grant, what to include in your proposal and project budgets, the dos and don’ts of grant writing, and more! This 90-minute class ...
