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  • April 2026

  • 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
  • Mon 27

    Finding Your Why: a Sensory Journey into Creative Nonfiction with Leigh Claire Schmidli

    April 27 @ 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    “To write is to give our attention to something and then ask Why?” – Joy Sullivan Using our surroundings and our senses, we’ll allow our instincts to lead us in […]

    $35
  • May 2026

  • Mon 11

    Writing Toward a Sense of Place with Tony Crunk

    May 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Online

    A distinctive trait of much memorable writing is its (and its author’s) “sense of place.” But any “place” is much more than just its geographical location—it is also defined by […]

    $35
  • Tue 12

    Revision as a Poet’s Superpower with Tom C. Hunley

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

    A draft of a poem isn’t a broken thing that needs to be fixed. It’s not a clear, rational argument that needs a little cleaning up, a little editing. It’s […]

    $40
  • Thu 14

    Winter Into Spring – May Writing Retreat with Leatha Kendrick

    May 14 @ 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
  • Sat 16

    Writers’ Crawl with Blah, Blah, Blah Writers’ Group

    May 16 @ 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Blah, Blah, Blah Writers' Group will hold a Writers' Crawl that will not only highlight places in Lexington important to writers and writing, but give writers an opportunity to write […]

  • June 2026

  • Thu 4

    Books In Progress Conference

    June 4 @ 8:00 am - June 6 @ 5:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Save the date: June 4-6, 2026

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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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