Kentucky Women Writers Conference

Elizabeth Alexander Jenny Bent Sallie Bingham Nikky Finney Honoree Fanonne Jeffers Holly Goddard Jones Rachel McKibbens Gina McCauley Christine Schutt Susan Vreeland

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The conference occurs over two days, Friday and Saturday, September 11-12. Daytime sessions are for conference registrants only and will include readings, panel discussions, and writing workshops. Free performances will occur all three nights, September 10, 11, and 12 .

Writing workshops have a class size limit of 12, require 2-day pre-registration, and are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. YOU MUST REGISTER FOR WRITING WORKSHOPS IN ADVANCE. For more information on these teachers, please visit their bios here. To register for a workshop, please visit here.

Thursday Evening: The Gypsy Poetry Slam competition begins at 6:00 p.m. Visit here for more information.

Friday and Saturday Events are listed below.

Time	Friday – Central Library Downtown	Saturday – Carnegie Center
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.	registration and continental breakfast	registration and continental breakfast
9:00 - 10:15 a.m.	Jeffers - poetry workshop I Vreeland - fiction workshop I Eduwards - book reviewing for writers	Jeffers - poetry workshop II Vreeland - fiction workshop II Green - online resources for writers
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.	McKibbens - poetry workshop I Bent conversation - publishing Vreeland reading - Luncheon of the Boating Party	McKibbens - poetry workshop II Bent conversation - publishing Bingham reading - Red Car
12 - 1:30 p.m.	30th Anniversary Luncheon with Sallie Bingham ($15)	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 - 2:45 p.m.	Goddard Jones - fiction workshop I - Text and Subtext Bingham workshop - memoir Finney - poetry workshop I McCauley and Muhammed panel	Goddard Jones - fiction workshop II - Text and Subtext Kaboom conversation - writing groups Finney - poetry workshop II Young Women Writers - reading
3:00 - 4:15 p.m.	Schutt - fiction workshop I KY Publishers panel Reading: 3 Gabehart Winners	Schutt - fiction workshop II Alexander, Finney, Jeffers - panel on poetry and spirituality Bent manuscript meetings
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Goddard Jones and Finney - reading	Schutt - reading
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.	dinner - on your own 90 Seconds Open Mic - at Natasha's	dinner - on your own
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.	McCauley - Sonia Sanchez Series	Alexander and Jeffers - Hardwick/ Jones reading

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