Kentucky Writers' Day

The Kentucky Arts Council will celebrate Kentucky Writers' Day at 10am Friday, April 23rd in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.

Past Kentucky Poets laureate Jane Gentry Vance (2007-2008), Sena Jeter Naslund (2005-2006), Joe Survant (2003-2004), and Richard Taylor (1999-2000) will give readings of their work as part of the event.

A special receiption to honor all Kentucky writers will follow at 11am on the mezzanine level of the Capitol. "Five Kentucky Poets Laureate: An Anthology," "Abraham Lincoln of Kentucky" and poet laureat broadsides will be offered for sale at the reception.

Kentucky Writers' Day is officially April 24 in honor of the birth date of Kentucky native Robert Penn Warren, the first poet laureate of the United States and winner of three Pulitzer prizes.

This event is free and open to the public.

Book Signing Party

The SPEAKING OUT VOLUME 2 book signing party has been scheduled for Thursday, April 29th at 6:30 upstairs at the Fudge Company at 225 South Main street. We hope all our authors will make plans to attend. We will begin selling the books that evening, and you may pick up your book then, and hopefully many of you will choose to read some of your entries. Please, pass the word, we would like this to be a huge event.