The Kentucky Women Writers Conference will be this weekend, September 15-18. While registration is required for the conference, there are a few free events that are open to the public:

The Wild Women of Poetry Slam

Saturday the 17th, 7-9:30pm @ Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Transylvania University

Melissa Lozada-Oliva is the headliner and celebrity judge, along with a panel including Sara Volpi, Amena Brown, Siaara Freeman, Ashlee Haze, Rheonna Thornton, Rachel Wiley, and Alyesha Wise.

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Sonia Series featuring Ursula Rucker

Thursday the 15th, 6pm @ The Carnegie Center

Spoken word artist Ursula Rucker will be talking with The Key Newsjournal’s Patrice Muhammad.

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Stars of the Commonwealth

Sunday the 18th, 10-11:30am @ The Carnegie Center

Formerly “Stars with Accents”, this year’s reading will include authors Sarah Gorham, Julie Hensley, and Bobbie Ann Mason. There will be a Q&A session afterwards with conference organizer Julie Wrinn.

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For more information about the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, click here. To see the complete itinerary of readings, workshops, and seminars, click here.