Sunday, March 15
2-5 p.m.
Northern Kentucky Equinox Celebration
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center
620 Greenup Street
Covington, KY 41011
Enjoy a festival-style community gathering to celebrate the expressive arts heritage of our Appalachian and Kentucky home place. Join diverse authors, artists, and musicians in a beautiful historic setting that includes memorable literary and music performances, interactive arts demonstrations, free heritage food tastings, and more! Bring family and friends of all generations to make memories through dynamic arts storytelling encounters, genuine camaraderie, and community heritage appreciation.
Thursday, March 26
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Bloodroot Writers Collective and Kentucky Poet Laureate Kathleen Driskell
4:00-4:45 – Workshop for all middle and high school students
Rowan County Arts Center,
205 East Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351
5:00-6:00 – Book Discussion and Signing – Kathleen Driskell
Coffee Tree Books
159 E. Main Street
Morehead, KY 40357
Both events are free
Saturday, March 28
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
School for the Creative and Performing Arts Young Writers Conference
The Carnegie Center
251 West Second Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Monday, March 30
7:00 p.m.
Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Induction
Kentucky Theater
214 E. Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Free and open to the public
Wednesday, April 8
7:00 p.m.
Book Launch for James Baker Hall 2025 Book Award Winner Willie Davis for Honeysuckle Season
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir. #B
Lexington, KY 40503
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, April 14
7:00 p.m.
Wendell Berry Films and Q & A with filmmaker Laura Dunn and Mary Berry, CEO, the Berry Center
The Kentucky Theater
214 E. Main Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Admission: $15 donation to the James Baker Hall Foundation (Seniors $10, Students $5)
Thursday, April 16
7:00 p.m. (CST)
Wendell Berry Films and Q & A with filmmaker Laura Dunn and Mary Berry, CEO, the Berry Center
Maiden Alley Cinema
112 Maiden Alley
Paducah, KY 42001
Admission: $15 donation to the James Baker Hall Foundation (Seniors $10, Students $5
Kentucky Writers Day
TBA
2026 Poet Laureate Introduction
Kentucky State Capital
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601
Saturday, May 16
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Kentucky Writers on the Road, Hazard Kentucky
This event will kick off the 2026 Kentucky Writers on the Road series! We will be working with Mandi Fugate Sheffel at the Read Spotted Newt Bookstore. There will be readings by Willie Davis from his winning book, Honeysuckle Season, other readings and music. There will be more to come in the upcoming months.
