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SUMMARY:Black & Lit book club - Trigger Warning by Jacinda Townsend
DESCRIPTION: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’ relationships\, family\, home life\, dreams\, and challenges. We’ll also study aspects of their writing\, such as word choice\, themes\, character\, plot\, and setting. \nRegistration will be closer to the time of the event.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/black-lit-book-club-trigger-warning-by-jacinda-townsend/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Black & Lit,Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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SUMMARY:Bill Verble book release
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of Bill Verble’s debut poetry collection\, Absence Descending. \nWith opening readings by Wendy Jett and Dudley Stone. \n \nMonday January 12\, 6-7pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/bill-verble-book-release/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:Winter Into Spring - January Writing Retreat with Leatha Kendrick
DESCRIPTION:Bring your blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for a series of intensive and generative writing retreats. Leatha Kendrick will provide writing exercises and prompts designed to help you find the heart of the writing you want to do. Come to deepen your working draft or to find the spark or something new. Join us for quiet writing time and opportunities to share your work and receive supportive feedback as you reconnect with your writer self. [ALL LEVELS] \nTuesday\, January 13\, 4:00–7:00 PM • $45.00 \nhttps://carnegiecenterlex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SPr000002tPPdMAM \nNote: This is one of a series of four separate writing retreats. You may attend all sessions\, but you will need to register for each one individually. Choose your date(s) when you click the registration link.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/winter-into-spring-january-writing-retreat-with-leatha-kendrick/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic - January
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the January instalment of our Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic series. \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair\n6-7pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-poetry-open-mic-january/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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SUMMARY:MLK Jr. Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Family Fun & Learning Night MLK Jr. Celebration on January 20\, 6:00 PM for an evening of fun activities\, giveaways\, storytime\, and a free dinner. \nSponsored by PNC Bank.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/mlk-jr-celebration/
LOCATION:KY
CATEGORIES:FFLN,Youth & Children
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260129T173000
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SUMMARY:Submitting Your Work to Literary Journals with Amanda Corbin
DESCRIPTION:Where can you find journals and magazines to publish your poems\, stories\, and essays? How do you choose the right ones for work? How do you format your work for publication? What goes on behind the scenes on an editorial team? How do you keep track of your submissions? What can you expect from the whole process? Get answers to these questions and more in this one-time class on submitting your work to literary journals. \nThis class is suitable for writers of an intermediate level. \nAmanda Corbin is a local writer with a background in journalism who holds creative writing degrees from Morehead State and the University of Kentucky. She co-edited the summer 2017 issue of New Limestone Review and served on the editorial team of Inscape where she was co-editor in 2013. \nONLINE: Thursday\, January 29\, 5:30–7:00 PM • $25.00 \n 
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/submitting-your-work-to-literary-journals-with-amanda-corbin/
LOCATION:Online
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