“Our community should be proud of our city’s strong history of being home to great writers. Once known as the ‘Athens of the West,’ Lexington has long been a leader in supporting a culture of learning. I’m so thankful our community has this opportunity to learn even more about our creative literary artists.” – Mayor Linda Gorton
The walking tour, first created in 2021, features stories of those who have had a positive impact on literature and the written word while living or working in Lexington. The tour was created by Tom Eblen, a former Lexington Herald-Leader columnist and managing editor, who coordinates the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, a joint project between the Carnegie Center and the Kentucky Arts Council.
“While we read or hear that from its early days Lexington was a hub for readers and writers, these statements have no visual context. The Lexington Writers Walk gives people the opportunity to see sites important to our literary history, where groundbreaking writers lived or worked. It’s a tour that visitors and Lexington residents alike can learn from and appreciate.” – Carnegie Center Executive Director Jennifer Mattox.
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