Saturday, March 5, 2016 9:30 am – 3:30pm Ekstrom Library Belknap Campus University of Louisville Information and Lunch Reservations ($10) by March 2! FREE and open to All! Please contact the Women’s Center: (502) 852-8976 or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-kentucky-womens-book-festival-tickets-21426937547

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Long-time WWW member Jeannie Waldridge won first place in a WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2015 flash fiction contest for her piece “The Church Meeting.” The genre usually limits the word count to less than a few hundred. Unlike most writers who need a quiet environment, Jeannie craves chaos. She said, “I like to have noise and activity. If things ...

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Dear Fellow Writers, The previous board deserves a grand thank you for sustaining a viable organization that supports women’s voices. Those wonderful women include Jessica Luetzow as director; Paula Dillman as associate director; Susan E. Lindsey as communication, public relations, and newsletter editor; Charlet Johnson as secretary; and Holly Hinson as treasurer. Thank you, ladies, for helping the new board ...

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Selene Phillips, Director: Selene is a member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe nation in Wisconsin. She is a professor at the University of Louisville in the Communication Department, where she teaches writing and Native American Studies. Her “i miss lac du flambeau” piece won the 2013 WWW International Poetry Contest. Besides writing, she enjoys her ...

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Here we are at the end of the year and the end of my two-year term! I can hardly believe how quickly the past two years have flown by. I would be remiss if I didn’t wholeheartedly thank the incredible women who served on the board with me. It seems like only yesterday I was stepping into the high-heeled lace-up ...

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Write your Life: A Memoir Workshop. Morning six-week sessions are 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and evening six-week sessions are 6 to 8:30 p.m. Classes will be held at Shape & Flow Writing Studio, 1860 Mellwood Ave. Studio 123, Louisville KY 40206. Reserve your spot today! Cost per six-week session: $160. To reserve your place in a workshop group, please ...

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This was the second year for our annual holiday luncheon at the Olive Garden where more than a dozen old and new members took some time to slow down and catch up with good food and even better conversation. We were delighted that Brandon, our server from last year, just happened to be assigned to our table. We were pleased ...

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November is the month when we give thanks and express our gratitude for all that has been good over the past year. Women Who Write has had an amazing year with much to be thankful for! We began the year with a first-ever fundraising event when we hosted the movie, Muffin Top: A Love Story and managed to get great ...

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Last year’s buy-your-own holiday lunch at the Olive Garden was a great success. We’re doing it again this year on Saturday, Dec. 5. Meet us at noon at the Olive Garden at 1320 Hurstbourne Parkway, just north of the intersection with Interstate 64. Join us for a great afternoon of relaxing and socializing! If you plan on joining us, please ...

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It was another great year for the Kentucky Book Fair, the state’s premier literary event. This year’s book fair was on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Frankfort. Nearly 200 authors attended the fair, including David Bell, Wendell Berry, Sallie Bingham, George Ella Lyon, Bobby Ann Mason, Sharyn McCrumb, Kim Michele Richardson, Virginia Smith, James Alexander Thom, and many others.

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