Library Calendar

Description: Join us for the first ever FREE livestream of the annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference, live from Lexington, KY. Hear from acclaimed authors like Ann Beattie, Jacinda Townsend, Sonia Sanchez, Meghan Daum, Emily Bingham, and more to help you hone your craft and leave feeling inspired to write. Tickets are valued at $200, but thanks to a partnership with Conference Director Julie Wrinn, we'll be able to livestream sessions and panels all day Friday and Saturday straight to you here at WKU. All are welcome. You must RSVP to attend by emailing sara.volpi@wku.edu by September 7. Coffee and breakfast pastries will be served, and participants are free to bring personal laptops for notes.

Daily Schedule:

Friday September 11:

8:00 -9:00 am poetry reading by Sonia Sanchez, with introduction and Q&A by DaMaris Hill

9:15 - 10:15 am "Can the Writing Life Make Peace with Family Life?" panel discussion with Meghan Daum, DaMaris Hill, Hannah Pittard, and Julie Wrinn

10:30 – 11:30 readings by Jacinda Townsend and Emily Bingham

1:00 - 2:00 pm literary agent Joy Harris' talk (part 1)

2:15 - 3:15 pm Publishing Strategies for Poets: panel discussion with Lynnell Edwards, Kristen Miller, and Katerina Stoykova-Klemer