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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
Join us at Wisebird Cider Co for a special edition of our Kentucky Great Writers series celebrating the upcoming Books In Progress conference with featured reader Willie Edward Taylor Carver, […]
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 […]
Join us for the April installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series. Hosted by Claudia Love Mair April 22nd, 6-7pm
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 […]
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 […]
Where do we find China in Kentucky? Join local experts and community members for a discussion of how transitions in economy, migration, politics, and culture are changing life in Kentucky. […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
