What is the Kentucky Women’s Book Festival?
A. The Kentucky Women’s Book Festival is an event that brings together writers and readers interested in writings by Kentucky women authors. Its purpose is to broaden awareness of established authors; to introduce fledgling writers; and to showcase diversity in the literary community. The core of the planning committee is composed of librarians, educators, business women and volunteers working to shape the festival so that it can become an annual local event which enhances Kentucky’s growing reputation as a cultural center — especially a center for writers. The festival is free and open to the public as an expression of the university’s outreach around literacy. Q. How did the idea for the festival come about? A. The festival was established in 2005. Carridder Jones, a playwright who had worked in human resources at UofL for many years before her retirement, showed up at the Women’s Center one day and said, ‘I’m a Kentucky woman writer, I’ve been writing for years. I’ve had some things
