Kentucky Women Writers Conference Banner: September 10 through 12, 2009

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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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