The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning is proud to announce its continuation of Kentucky’s first Youth Poet Laureate chapter in Lexington. This prestigious program, in partnership with Urban Word NYC and the Kentucky Arts Council, is designed to honor young writers and leaders in Kentucky between the ages of 13-18, who are committed to […]
Join your host Silas House for an evening of readings, book giveaways, and dancing! Featuring: Willie Carver, Hannah Drake, Samar Johnson, Shayla Lawson, Mariama J. Lockington, and Tina Andry. Interested in volunteering at this event? Click here!
The Carnegie Center invites young women and nonbinary writers in grades 9–12 to apply to the Young Writers Project, a FREE series of intensive workshops focused on creative self-expression through writing. The selected group of participants will attend seven sessions (at the link below). In these workshops, experienced writers in their 20s and 30s will mentor […]
Pages Full of Rhymes chronicles the 20-year rap career of Emmy Award-winning hip hop artist and community activist, Devine Carama, through 100 thought-provoking, revolutionary, personal, and poetic verses from his music catalog. Register here: https://carnegiecenterlex.org/class/black-and-lit-book-club/ Each month, the first 25 registrants receive a free copy of the selected book.
Join us for our Family Fun & Learning Night MLK Jr. Celebration - Seeds of Change on January 22, 5:00–7:00 PM for an evening of fun activities, giveaways, storytime, and a free dinner from Alfalfas. Jim Embry will talk about his history with the civil rights movement and also sustainable agriculture. We'll be giving away […]
We are excited to host the commencement for the 2025 Lexington Youth Poet Laureate on January 31 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. The ceremony will feature keynote speaker Katerina Stoykova and Youth Poet Laureate finalists Eva Alcarez Monje, Mady Dinh, Tony Robinson, Meredith Sither and Esme Morris. Judges for the program are Meg Whalen, Deidra […]
Burn The Mic poetry open mic featuring Ellis Bryson Rescheduled to Feb 27 Presented by Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning Hosted by JC McPherson Feb 27, 7-8pm, sign ups start at 6:30pm
This year's inductees are: Crystal Wilkinson, Frank X Walker, Naomi Wallace, Ron Eller and David Dick. Monday March 10 7-9pm Kentucky Theater 214 E Main St, Lexington, KY 40507 The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. For more information visit https://carnegiecenterlex.org/kentucky-writers-hall-of-fame If you would like to volunteer at this […]
Burn The Mic poetry open mic featuring Katerina Stoykova. Katerina is the author of award-winning poetry books in both English and Bulgarian, a Senior Editor at Accents Publishing and the editor and publisher of over 50 poetry books and anthologies. March 20th, 7-8pm, sign ups start at 6:30pm Presented by Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and […]
The Larkspur Press: The Power of Print in Kentucky exhibit will feature broadsides from the Carnegie Center collection. Leatha Kendrick will be conducting a reading with audience Q&A afterward from 6:30-7:00. Our March Gallery Hop event is an exhibit of broadsides presented in partnership with Institute 193. What is a broadside? The Library of Congress […]
The March edition of Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's Black & Lit Book Club will be discussing Love, Revolution, & Lemonade by Hanna L. Drake with the author on Monday, March 24 from 6-7pm. The event is free and online. Registration is required and the first 25 registrants will receive a free copy of the book. […]
The annual Young Writers Conference is a no-cost event for teen writers planned and organized by Lafayette High School creative writing program students. The conference features student-led panels, a book fair, writing exercises, opportunities to meet local authors and a keynote address by author Ashley Blooms. Saturday March 29 from 10am to 2pm at the […]
