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JBH Book Award 2026 Announced
James Baker Hall Book Award for Creative Nonfiction Accents Publishing is pleased to continue the partnership with the James Baker Hall Foundation for the prestigious…
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Kentucky Writers on the Road, Bloodroot Writers Collective, Morehead, Kentucky
September 12, 20262 pm to 4 pmBloodroot Writers CollectiveCoffeeTree Books159 East Main StreetMorehead, Kentucky 40351Additional reader: Melissa Helton, Hindman Settlement School & 2024 James Baker…
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2026 Kentucky Writers on the Road Destinations Announced
DATE: April 20, 2026 FOR: Immediate Release FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jane White, jane@jamesbakerhall.org or (502) 379-5250 The James Baker Hall Foundation was created in 2024 to…
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Book Launch 2025 Book Award Winner Willie Davis
Wednesday, April 8, 20267:00 p.m. Joseph-Beth Booksellers161 Lexington Green Cir. #BLexington, KY 40503Free and open to the public The winner of the 2025 James Baker…
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Kentucky Writers on the Road, Roebling Books, Newport, Kentucky
August 20, 2026Woven Branches at Roebling Books & Coffee601 Overton StreetNewport, KY 41071Additional readers: Woven Branches poets6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
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Kentucky Writers on the Road, Carmichael’s Bookstore in Frankfort
June 13, 2026Come join us as we keep the celebration going with readings from Honeysuckle Season with Willie Davis and Lisa Jensen, 2024 James Baker…
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Kentucky Writers on the Road, Hazard Kentucky
Join us as we kick off Kentucky Writers on the Road in Hazard, Kentucky on May 16. The event will be held at Bobby Davis…
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Kentucky Writers’ Day
11 a.m., Kentucky Writers’ Day Ceremony, Brown-Forman Kentucky RoomReadings by Kathleen Driskell, Kentucky Poet Laureate 2025 and 2026, former Poets Laureate Richard Taylor, Joe Survant, Sena Jeter Naslund, Maureen Morehead, George…
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