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the gabehart prizes

Each year the Kentucky Women Writers Conference offers opportunities for both emerging and established voices to be singled out and cheered on by our community. The Betty Gabehart Prize honors our good friend, patron, and former director who led the conference during its seminal decade in the 1980s.

Three prizes are awarded, in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Each winner receives $200, two 2-day passes, and the opportunity to read her winning manuscript at the conference.

Access prize forms and guidelines here.

the prize for women playwrights

The prize for women playwright The submission period for the 2013 prize will be January 1 through May 1, 2013.

Congratulations to our 2011 winner Keliher Walsh.

Read more about the prize here.


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