Michael Jackman, Writer

[ December 13, 2009; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] A benefit to support Kentuckians for the Commonwealth’s efforts against mountain top removal mining, sponsored by The Writers Workshop Project and New Southerner Magazine

WHERE: Glassworks (1st floor), 815 W. Market St., Louisville, KY
HOST: Michael Jackman
READINGS BY: Michael Jackman, D. Cameron Lawrence, Meagan Neal, Marianne Worthingon and others.
MUSIC BY: Leigh Ann Yost and Friends
AND: Books [...]

[ September 23, 2009; 8:30 am to 7:00 pm. ] A new addition to the Idea Festival of Louisville, The Festival of the Written Word features workshops, readings, panel discussions, lunch, and “A Novel Affair” wine reception. Workshops serve the community and high school students. I’ll be teaching a fiction workshop that morning. Locations and sponsors include Spalding University, Actors Theater of Louisville, and the [...]

[ November 13, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] The Indiana University Southeast English Department invites the public to celebrate the student winners of the 2007-2008 IUS Writing Contest at its Winter Gala, Thursday, November 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Ogle Center’s Second Floor Lobby. The Gala will include an award ceremony, refreshments and an open mic. This year’s writing contest winners are:

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[ October 13, 2008; 5:45 pm to 7:15 pm. ]

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– (noun) a gathering of writers, editors, staff of arts organizations, educators and other creative types at a local watering hole in order to socialize and create community.

Our next Creative Cocktails mixer takes place Monday, October 13, 5:45-7:15 p.m. at the Comedy Caravan lobby bar, 1250 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, Ky.

Sponsored by the Writers Workshop Project.

Enjoy [...]

[ April 25, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. April 29, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] April is Nat’l Poetry Month and I’ll be reading April 25 as part of the Thousand Poets event. Reading takes place at the Mellwood Arts and Entertainment Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave, Louisville, KY 40206.

I’ll be on about 7:20 p.m. reading a selection of new poems, and works from a poet or two that inspires me. [...]

[ April 12, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Save the date and buy your tickets. The four winners of the New Voices radio contest will have their radio debut April 12, during the live taping of Kentucky Homefront. The contest winners, Indiana University Southeast students Jana Morgan, Christie Baugher, Tina Leas and Lori Richie, are polishing their scripts and attending a performance workshop [...]

[ November 14, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] I’ll be reading at Louisville’s The Jazz Factory (815 W. Market St.; 502-992-3242) at its Jazz and the Spoken Word night, along with Cameron Lawrence, who many of you will remember from my own Words of Summer benefit for the Coalition for the Homeless. Other readers, to be announced. I’ll be going on about 8:30 [...]

[ August 2, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Quills Coffee & Books and The Louisville Writers Workshop Project present Words of Summer, a spoken word and music show, produced by Rudi Mentory Productions. Bobbi Buchanan, essay; Maryam Hand, poetry; Michael Jackman, fiction; Cameron Lawrence, essay; Nancy Moïse, poetry; Heidi Howe, singer/songwriter. Quills Coffee & Books, 1220 East Kentucky (On E. Kentucky St. near [...]

[ June 27, 2007; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] The LWWP will meet from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. at The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, Louisville, KY 40206. (502) 896-8480. More Info.

[ May 30, 2007; 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The LWWP will meet from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the Deli @ Douglass Loop (back room), 2216 Dundee Road, Louisville, KY 40205. (502) 413-5140. More Info.