August 20, 2026
Woven Branches at Roebling Books & Coffee
601 Overton Street
Newport, KY 41071
Additional readers: Woven Branches poets
6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
August 20, 2026
Woven Branches at Roebling Books & Coffee
601 Overton Street
Newport, KY 41071
Additional readers: Woven Branches poets
6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
community
Our goal is community, equitable and inclusive. We celebrate self-expression, a wide range of ideas, and diversity in all its forms.
character
Art is a universal language that builds character, bridging social, economic, and cultural boundaries.
collaboration
Collaboration is vital. We expand artistic possibilities, outcomes, and lives by working with others.
creativity
All our work focuses on commitment and excellence. We celebrate those who use their creative energy to shed prejudice and impact society.
Accents Publishing
Our partner for the James Baker Hall Book Award program
Kentucky Humanities
Organizer of Book Festivals in Lexington and Louisville
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
James Baker Hall Foundation grant program provides scholarships to the year-long Poetry Gauntlet program
Hindman Settlement School
Young Writers Program/Ironwood Writers Studio
Workhorse
Tools for Writers in Central Kentucky
LexPoMo
James Baker Hall Foundation Grant program provides for publication of the annual anthology
Bloodroot Writers Collective
From the Beginning with James Baker Hall Funding
Write To Recover
James Baker Hall Foundation grant program provides for Bobbi Buchanan to continue offering WTR in Bullitt County
Western Kentucky Community & Technical College
Western district partner for Kentucky Writers On The Road
Spalding University
Host of James Baker Hall Book Award Presentation
Rainmaker Hospitality
Logistics Support to Kentucky Writers On The Road
Kentucky Monthly
Marketing Support To All James Baker Hall Foundation Programming
Salt River Local Arts Collective
Bullitt County Artists Collective formed under our James Baker Hall Foundation grant program
Rowan County Arts Center
From the Beginning with James Baker Hall Funding
ALL DAY LONG:
First-time Donor Match
Your first donation to the
JBHF will be matched 3:1
Founders Match
2:1
8:00 a.m.-Noon
James Baker Hall Legacy Match
2:1
Noon-3:00p.m.
Young Writers Match
2:1
3:00p.m. -5:00p.m.
Program Match
2:1
5:00p.m.-Midnight
