2019
12 October
Pine Mountain Sessions Concert
with Daniel Martin Moore, The Other Years, Erik Reece, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Joe Manning, Marianne Worthington, Julia Purcell & Jeremy Pinnell
The Raven House
Lexington, Kentucky
8.00 p.m. (doors at 7.00)
Tickets here
20 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Residency
Creative Nonfiction Lecture & Reading
Louisville, Kentucky
2020
6 February
The Lexington Gathering Kickoff Event
Celebrating the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust
West Sixth Brewing
Lexington, Kentucky
($5 suggested donation)
27 July - 1 August
Appalachian Writers' Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, Kentucky
Past Events: 2018
21 March
Judy Gaines Young Book Award Presentation
Transylvania University
Cowgill Hall 102
Lexington, Kentucky
5.00 p.m.
5-8 April
Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference
Millennium Hotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
6 April (ASA)
Appalachian Horizons: A Literary Reading of New Work
with Crystal Wilkinson and Lynnell Major Edwards
2.30 p.m.
7 April (ASA)
The Other in an Othered Culture: LGBTQ Writers in Appalachia
with Silas House, Travis Rountree, Carter Sickels and Savannah Sipple
3.00 p.m.
4 May
Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky
1.00 p.m.
19 May
Hillbilly Film Premiere
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
28 May
Spalding University MFA in Writing Residency
Creative Nonfiction Lecture
Louisville, Kentucky
1.30 p.m.
21 June
In These Fields Folk Opera Performance
Governor's School for the Arts
Danville, Kentucky
22 June
In These Fields Folk Opera Performance
Southern Foodways Alliance
Lexington, Kentucky
13 November
Kentucky Book Festival Literary Luncheon
Lexington, Kentucky
2017
29 November
Oxford American Kentucky Music Issue Release Party & Reading
21C Museum & Hotel
Lexington, KY
7.00 p.m.
18 November
"Writing Against the Wind: Sex, Gender and Sexuality in the Commonwealth"
Panel with Kim Edwards and Fenton Johnson
Kentucky Book Fair
Frankfort, KY
3.00 - 4.00 p.m.
29 August
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry Screening
Capitol Arts Center
Bowling Green, KY
7.00 - 9.00 p.m.
15 August
The Cornbread Convocation
Farm-to-Table Dinner & Reading with Silas House, Ronni Lundy, Marianne Worthington, Michael Croley & Lora Smith
The Wrigley Taproom & Eatery
Corbin, KY
9 May
Transylvania University Reading
Lexington, KY
26 April
Kentucky Writers Persist
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
6.00 p.m.
9-12 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
2016
14 January
Writing Seminar
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
5.15 pm
18-20 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
8-10 April
Troublesome Creek Writers' Retreat
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, KY
24 May
Kentucky Great Writers Series
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
Archived Events
2015
11 December
Reading
with special guest musician Sam Gleaves
Woodford County Public Library
Versailles, KY
6 pm
21 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Program
Panel Discussion
Louisville, KY
15 November
Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean Reading
Morris Book Shop
Lexington, KY
3 PM
3 November
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
22 September
Writing Workshop
Brushy Fork Annual Institute
Berea College
Berea, KY
2-5 pm
9-10 September
The Appalachian Symposium
Berea College
Berea, KY
28 April
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
10-11 April
Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference
Oak Ridge, TN
27-29 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
4 January
Eastern Kentucky University MFA in Writing Program
Bluegrass Writers' Studio
CNF Visiting Writer
Lexington, KY
2014
20 November
This I Believe: Kentucky Reading
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
16 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Program
CNF Guest Writer Lecture
Something's Rising CNF Book-in-Common
Louisville, KY
28 September
Banned Book Week Party
The Morris Book Shop
Lexington, KY
3-5 pm
25 September
Pages & Pints
Apollo Pizza
Richmond, KY
8 pm
27 July - 1 August
Appalachian Writers' Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, KY
10 July
Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
7 July - 8 September
Advanced Master Class in Creative Nonfiction
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Lexington, KY
Register here
26 April
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Knicely Conference Center
Bowling Green, KY
9 am - 2 pm
25 April
Kentucky Writers' Conference
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Bowling Green, KY
28 - 30 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
15 March
American Association of University Women Authors' Brunch
Boone Tavern
Berea, KY
10 am - 12.30 pm
2013
21 November
Reading
University of Pikeville
6 PM
17 November
This I Believe: Kentucky Reading
Spalding University, Columbia Auditorium
Louisville, KY
2 - 4 PM
16 November
Kentucky Waterways Alliance Keynote
Lexington, KY
7-8 June
Books-In-Progress Conference
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
6 June
EKU Summer Creative Writing Conference
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
22 May
Berea College Road Scholar Program
Berea, KY
20 April
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Knicely Conference Center
Bowling Green, KY
9 AM - 3 PM
18 April
A Few Honest Words Reading
Richmond Area Arts Council
Richmond, KY
6.30 PM
2 April
A Few Honest Words Reading
with special guest Dale Ann Bradley
Lincoln Memorial University, Arnold Auditorium
Harrogate, TN
7 PM
7 March
Western Kentucky University Libraries and Barnes & Noble’s Kentucky Live Series
Barnes & Noble
Bowling Green, KY
7 PM
9 March
Memoir Writing Master Class
Warren County Public Library
Bowling Green, KY
9 AM - 12 PM
21 February
Carnegie Center LGBT Writing Contest Event
Carnegie Center
Lexington, KY
6 PM
1-2 February
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
The Mildred Haun Conference
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN
12 October
Pine Mountain Sessions Concert
with Daniel Martin Moore, The Other Years, Erik Reece, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Joe Manning, Marianne Worthington, Julia Purcell & Jeremy Pinnell
The Raven House
Lexington, Kentucky
8.00 p.m. (doors at 7.00)
Tickets here
20 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Residency
Creative Nonfiction Lecture & Reading
Louisville, Kentucky
2020
6 February
The Lexington Gathering Kickoff Event
Celebrating the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust
West Sixth Brewing
Lexington, Kentucky
($5 suggested donation)
27 July - 1 August
Appalachian Writers' Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, Kentucky
Past Events: 2018
21 March
Judy Gaines Young Book Award Presentation
Transylvania University
Cowgill Hall 102
Lexington, Kentucky
5.00 p.m.
5-8 April
Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference
Millennium Hotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
6 April (ASA)
Appalachian Horizons: A Literary Reading of New Work
with Crystal Wilkinson and Lynnell Major Edwards
2.30 p.m.
7 April (ASA)
The Other in an Othered Culture: LGBTQ Writers in Appalachia
with Silas House, Travis Rountree, Carter Sickels and Savannah Sipple
3.00 p.m.
4 May
Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky
1.00 p.m.
19 May
Hillbilly Film Premiere
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, Tennessee
28 May
Spalding University MFA in Writing Residency
Creative Nonfiction Lecture
Louisville, Kentucky
1.30 p.m.
21 June
In These Fields Folk Opera Performance
Governor's School for the Arts
Danville, Kentucky
22 June
In These Fields Folk Opera Performance
Southern Foodways Alliance
Lexington, Kentucky
13 November
Kentucky Book Festival Literary Luncheon
Lexington, Kentucky
2017
29 November
Oxford American Kentucky Music Issue Release Party & Reading
21C Museum & Hotel
Lexington, KY
7.00 p.m.
18 November
"Writing Against the Wind: Sex, Gender and Sexuality in the Commonwealth"
Panel with Kim Edwards and Fenton Johnson
Kentucky Book Fair
Frankfort, KY
3.00 - 4.00 p.m.
29 August
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry Screening
Capitol Arts Center
Bowling Green, KY
7.00 - 9.00 p.m.
15 August
The Cornbread Convocation
Farm-to-Table Dinner & Reading with Silas House, Ronni Lundy, Marianne Worthington, Michael Croley & Lora Smith
The Wrigley Taproom & Eatery
Corbin, KY
9 May
Transylvania University Reading
Lexington, KY
26 April
Kentucky Writers Persist
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
6.00 p.m.
9-12 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, VA
2016
14 January
Writing Seminar
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
5.15 pm
18-20 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
8-10 April
Troublesome Creek Writers' Retreat
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, KY
24 May
Kentucky Great Writers Series
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
Archived Events
2015
11 December
Reading
with special guest musician Sam Gleaves
Woodford County Public Library
Versailles, KY
6 pm
21 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Program
Panel Discussion
Louisville, KY
15 November
Walk Till the Dogs Get Mean Reading
Morris Book Shop
Lexington, KY
3 PM
3 November
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
22 September
Writing Workshop
Brushy Fork Annual Institute
Berea College
Berea, KY
2-5 pm
9-10 September
The Appalachian Symposium
Berea College
Berea, KY
28 April
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
10-11 April
Tennessee Mountain Writers Conference
Oak Ridge, TN
27-29 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
4 January
Eastern Kentucky University MFA in Writing Program
Bluegrass Writers' Studio
CNF Visiting Writer
Lexington, KY
2014
20 November
This I Believe: Kentucky Reading
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
16 November
Spalding University MFA in Writing Program
CNF Guest Writer Lecture
Something's Rising CNF Book-in-Common
Louisville, KY
28 September
Banned Book Week Party
The Morris Book Shop
Lexington, KY
3-5 pm
25 September
Pages & Pints
Apollo Pizza
Richmond, KY
8 pm
27 July - 1 August
Appalachian Writers' Workshop
Hindman Settlement School
Hindman, KY
10 July
Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
7 July - 8 September
Advanced Master Class in Creative Nonfiction
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
Lexington, KY
Register here
26 April
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Knicely Conference Center
Bowling Green, KY
9 am - 2 pm
25 April
Kentucky Writers' Conference
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
Bowling Green, KY
28 - 30 March
Appalachian Studies Association Conference
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
15 March
American Association of University Women Authors' Brunch
Boone Tavern
Berea, KY
10 am - 12.30 pm
2013
21 November
Reading
University of Pikeville
6 PM
17 November
This I Believe: Kentucky Reading
Spalding University, Columbia Auditorium
Louisville, KY
2 - 4 PM
16 November
Kentucky Waterways Alliance Keynote
Lexington, KY
7-8 June
Books-In-Progress Conference
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Lexington, KY
6 June
EKU Summer Creative Writing Conference
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
22 May
Berea College Road Scholar Program
Berea, KY
20 April
Southern Kentucky Book Fest
Knicely Conference Center
Bowling Green, KY
9 AM - 3 PM
18 April
A Few Honest Words Reading
Richmond Area Arts Council
Richmond, KY
6.30 PM
2 April
A Few Honest Words Reading
with special guest Dale Ann Bradley
Lincoln Memorial University, Arnold Auditorium
Harrogate, TN
7 PM
7 March
Western Kentucky University Libraries and Barnes & Noble’s Kentucky Live Series
Barnes & Noble
Bowling Green, KY
7 PM
9 March
Memoir Writing Master Class
Warren County Public Library
Bowling Green, KY
9 AM - 12 PM
21 February
Carnegie Center LGBT Writing Contest Event
Carnegie Center
Lexington, KY
6 PM
1-2 February
Creative Nonfiction Workshop
The Mildred Haun Conference
Walters State Community College
Morristown, TN