The Kentucky Writers Conference is a project of the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners with the generous support of Dollar General. Authors who will be participating in the Book Fest on Saturday, April 21, 2012 will give attendees at the Writers Conference the benefit of their wisdom on Friday, April 20, 2012. Free workshops on a variety of writing topics will be presented during this day-long event. Sessions run for 75 minutes and the day begins at 9:00am and ends at 3:30pm. The conference is open to anyone who would like to attend including high school students, college students, teachers, and the general public. No registration is required; however, if you are bringing a class please let us know.

This year, the Kentucky Writers Conference and the SOKY Book Fest Children's Day coordinators will team up to bring you the Children's Writers Conference on Friday, April 20, 2012. Authors will offer three presentations on writing and illustrating topics to students during the day. Registration for this event will be required, and more information will be available in January 2012.

Kentucky Writers Conference program booklets will be available at Barnes & Noble and Warren County Library locations beginning in March 2012, and the booklet will also be available at that time through this website by clicking the "Events Schedule" button above.

If you need additional information, please contact Cathi Barth at (270) 745-5016 or cathi.barth @wku.edu