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  • March 2026

  • Sat 7

    Modern Myth-Making Through Poetry with Sarah McCartt-Jackson

    March 7 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Online

    Turn ordinary life into legend. In this generative workshop, we’ll remake and rewrite folktales as poetry, giving contemporary experiences (grief, work, love, place) a modern mythic frame. Participants will draft […]

    $35
  • Mon 9

    Black & Lit book club- Black Joy by Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts

    March 9 @ 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Online

    The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the popular Black & Lit Book Club, celebrating Black Kentucky writers’ recent books. We will explore issues related to race and discuss the characters’ […]

  • Thu 12

    What’s Line Got to Do With It? Poetic Technique Beyond Lineation with Jay McCoy

    March 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Online

    In this online workshop, participants will explore poetic devices beyond the lineation toolkit or completely outside of it. While we will focus on writing the prose poem, we will touch […]

    $40
  • Mon 16

    Like a Hermit Crab: Exploring Homes (Forms) for Creative Nonfiction with Leigh Claire Schmidli

    March 16 @ 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
    Online

    As hermit crabs are creatures born without a home, they investigate hollow objects, looking for that perfect fit. For this generative workshop, we’ll explore different homes for our creative nonfiction—using […]

    $35
  • Sat 21

    Story Logic: The Intersection of Plot & Character with Brook West

    March 21 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Character and plot are forces that interweave, strand over strand, where a character’s actions drive the plot and the events of the plot change the character. Together they create a […]

    $35
  • Thu 26

    Because: Book Discussion and Signing with James B. Wells and Peter Berres

    March 26 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    James B. Wells and Peter Berres, a Vietnam War veteran, will discuss the multigenerational impacts of war in a conversation on Thursday, March 26, 2026. This discussion is scheduled in […]

  • Thu 26

    Navigating the Theatre World with Katie Kirk

    March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Online

    Now that you’ve finished your play, what comes next? This one-time, two-hour class will be devoted to demystifying the sometimes-confusing world of new play development. We’ll spend the first hour […]

    $35
  • Mon 30

    Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Ceremony

    March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    The Kentucky Theatre 214 E Main St, Lexington, KY, United States

    Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame 2026 Induction Ceremony Honorees: Debbie Dadey Lowell Harrison Silas House Marcia Thornton Jones Frederick Smock Jeff Worley Literary Impact Award: Pamela Papka Sexton Monday, March […]

  • April 2026

  • Thu 9

    The News from Poetry with Leatha Kendrick

    April 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Online

    Poetry is news that stays new, Ezra Pound said. What is it of our own lives that will stay new? How do we give voice to this moment in time? […]

    $40
  • Fri 17

    Winter Into Spring – April Writing Retreat with Leatha Kendrick

    April 17 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Winter Into Spring – A Series of Writing Retreats with Leatha Kendrick Bring your blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for a series of intensive […]

    $45
  • Thu 23

    UK Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading

    April 23 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    UK College of Arts and Sciences Department of English Division of Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading Thursday April 23 5:00-6:30pm Graduating MFA in Creative Writing students will read short excerpts […]

  • Sat 25

    Becoming an Outdoor Writer with Bill Carman

    April 25 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    This class will encourage and inspire outdoor enthusiasts to write their stories for fun and profit, from opening lines to marketing their masterpiece. Our topics will include examples of good […]

    $35
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The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community learning and literary arts center with local, state, and national awards for programming excellence. The Center offers seasonal classes in writing, publishing, and languages; tutoring for students grades K-12; vibrant youth and family programs and exhibits; outreach programs for children and adults; readings from established authors and local literary icons; and other programs and events designed to encourage people to explore and express their voices through imaginative learning and the literary arts. 

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