The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative presents Say It Loud: Am I My Brother’s Keeper? This live event and discussion series is designed to showcase both prominent and emerging Black writers of the Commonwealth. With featured readers Frank X Walker, Dorian Hairston, JC McPherson and musical guest M. Lightsmith. The event is free and open to […]
This dynamic series, centering Latino voices, provides a welcoming space for poets, storytellers, and wordsmiths to share their narratives, fostering a sense of community and celebration. Our July feature is Paulette Waroe. Hosted by Susanna Spearman
July 18, 5-8 pm—Gallery Hop Tethered brings together six diverse artists exploring the intricate ties that can shape, ensnare, or hold us. Through painting, linocut print, resin collage, 3-D mobile, photography, and other mediums, the exhibition traces these delicate and sometimes tangled threads of connection: those we choose with love, those placed upon us by […]
Saturday, July 26, 9:30 – 11:30am Join us for our annual celebration of all things back to school in Gratz Park, behind the Carnegie Center! Children will receive a free backpack filled with school supplies and a new book to start the year! Games and activities will also take place during the celebration.
Wes Blake and Chris McGinley will discuss their writing journeys, read from their new books - Pineville Trace & Once These Hills - and answer audience questions. Wes Blake is the author of Pineville Trace, winner of the Etchings Press Novella Prize and finalist for the Feathered Quill Book Award for Debut Author. The book […]
Songs of justice and freedom from Kentucky to Nicaragua, with Marlon Obando Solano and Yani Vosos. The second workshop in our "Kentucky Voices Rising: Songs of Social Change" series. Folksinger and songwriter Marlon Obando Solano, born and raised in San Lorenzo, Nicaragua and now based in Louisville, leads this bilingual workshop alongside bandmate Yani Vozos […]
Dive into The Heart of Your Story with Leatha Kendrick Jumpstart your fall writing! Bring you blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for an intensive and generative half-day writing retreat. Leatha Kendrick will provide writing exercises and prompts designed to help you find the heart of the writing you want […]
Thursday, August 21⋅6:00 – 8:00pm This dynamic series, centering Latino voices, provides a welcoming space for poets, storytellers, and wordsmiths to share their narratives, fostering a sense of community and celebration. Our August feature is Ritch Prince. Hosted by Susanna Spearman
The third workshop in our "Kentucky Voices Rising: Songs of Social Change" series. Thursday, August 28, 6-7:30 PM Join La'Shelle Allen (Sistah LaLa) for an inspiring exploration of African-American spirituals and gospel traditions. This educational program furthers the conversation around diversity in music and the contributions of underrepresented voices. Participants will understand the historical and […]
You've accumulated a pile of poems, so what's next? How do you go about arranging them into a book? Should you work towards a chapbook or a full-length collection? What could be a manageable, nonintimidating place to get started? What is the best way to organize the material? Should you break it into sections or […]
Book release party for Jeremy Paden's How to Recognize God's Chosen. With opening readings by Carrie Green and Dorian Hairston. Thursday, September 4, 6:00-7:00 PM
Join KBWC Coordinator Claudia Love Mair for a screening of Sinners, followed by a discussion of Black horror writing. Monday, September 8, 5:30 - 8:00 PM Sponsored by LEXARTS, Kentucky Arts Council and the Chethik Family Fund to Advance Black Writers
