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Thank you for your interest in booking Bianca Spriggs as a speaker for your upcoming event or workshop.
Feel free to contact her at the above number or email address to discuss the nature of your request and honorarium.

To book Bianca as a Writing Mentor through the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, you can learn more about the program and program rates  here.

2012 (specific dates/times TBA)
October—The New School; New York City, NY
May—Nuyorican Cafe; New York City, NY
April—August Wilson Center; Pittsburgh, PA
April—YWWP Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
April—Independent Publishing Conference; Berea, KY 
March—Spalding University; Louisville, KY
March—Affrilachian Poets Tour; Appalachian Region
February—Affrilachian Poets Reading; Jazzroom Showcase; Chicago, IL
February—”How Kentucky Became the Literacy Capital of Mid-America” AWP Conference; Chicago, IL

past features

2011
December—Tuska House; Lexington, KY
December—Bigger Than They Appear Anthology Release; Lexington, KY
November—Governor’s School for the Arts; Louisville, KY
November—Midnight Tea; Lexington, KY
November—Kentucky Book Fair; Harrodsburg, KY
November—Morris Book Shop Re-Opening; Lexington, KY
November—International Book Project Fall Fundraiser; Lexington, KY
October—Writers Block Literary Festival; Louisville, KY
October—Wild Fig Bookstore; Lexington, KY
October—TedX; Lexington, KY
October—Transylvania University; Lexington, KY
October—Maysville Writers Workshop; Maysville, KY
October—Movement Continuum Fundraiser; Lexington, KY
September — Licking Valley Writers Festival and Book Fair; Cynthiana, KY
September—Host, Gypsy Poetry Slam; Lexington, KY
September—Host, Wild Women of Poetry; Lexington, KY
September—Featured Poet, UK Cats Den; Lexington, KY
September—Waterbody Premiere; Lexington, KY
July—Governor’s School for the Arts; Lexington, KY
July—Richard III, Summerfest; Lexington, KY
June—The Twenty: Young Writers Advance; Hindman, Kentucky
May—Kentucky Great Writers Bookfair and Showcase; Lexington, KY
May — Federal Medical Center; Lexington, KY
May —Louisville Loves Mountains; Louisville, KY
April—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Young Women Writers Project, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
April—Great Kentucky Writers Series, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
April—Arnow Conference; Somerset, KY
April—Taste of Africa Week; Unive Lexington, KY
March—George Rogers Clark High School; Winchester, KY
March—SCAPA at Lafayette High School; Lexington, KY
March—Affrilachian Symposium; Lexington, KY
March—The Coal War, Natasha’s Cafe and Bistro; Lexington, KY
March—Spalding University; Louisville, KY
March—Of Warts and Wishbones, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
March—Third Tuesday Writers Coffeehouse; Owensboro, KY
March—Accents Publishing Release Party, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
March—Bourbon County Library; Paris, KY
March—Judge, Poetry Out Loud Competition; Frankfort, KY
February—Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College; Cumberland, KY
February—Transylvania University; Lexington, KY
February—Union College; Barbourville, KY
January—Young Women Writers Series; Carnegie Center, Lexington, KY
January—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY

2010
December—First Friday, Coffeetree Café; Frankfort, KY
November—Transylvania University, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
November—Wind Publications Reading, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
November—Women Leading Kentucky Roundtable; Lexington, KY
October—Mountain Day Festival, Berea College; Berea, KY
October—Lyric Theater Grand Reopening; Lexington, KY
October—Little/Gaines Artist Series; Lexington, KY
October—Literary Festival, Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green, KY
September—Legacy Trail Premiere; Lexington, KY
September—Born and Bred: Affrilachian Poets and Holler Poets Series, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
September—Frostburg State University; Frostburg, MD
September—Host, Gypsy Poetry Slam; Lexington, KY             
July—Morris Books; Lexington, KY
June—Cave Canem Poets Retreat; Greensburg, PA
June—Contemporary Dance Collective Performance, Downtown Arts Center; Lexington, KY
May—Bourbon County Library; Paris, KY
May—Louisville Public Library; Louisville, KY
May—Book Release for Kaffir Lily, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning; Lexington, KY
April—Curtains @ 8, WUKY 91.3; Lexington, KY
April—Poetry In Motion, Mia’s; Lexington, KY
April—Hazard Literary Festival, Hazard Community College; Hazard, KY
April—Creative Cities Summit, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
March—Judge, Poetry Out Loud Competition; Frankfort, KY
March—JCPS Student Summit, Spalding University; Louisville, KY
March—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Young Women Writers Project, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY
February—Accents Radio Show, WRFL; Lexington, KY
February—Ashland Community College; Ashland, KY
February—Macon State College; Macon, GA
February—Host, Organizer, (Still) Here For Haiti: Fundraiser featuring Kentucky authors, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning; Lexington, KY
February—Somerset Community College; Somerset, KY
January/February—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, YMCA; Lexington, KY
January—Henderson Community College; Henderson, KY
January—Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, Transylvania University; Lexington, KY

 2009
 November—InKY; Louisville, KY
November—Lyric Fundraiser @ Buster’s; Lexington, KY
July—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Camp Carnegie, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning; Lexington, KY
May—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Midway Writers Workshop; Midway, KY
May—Sinclair Community College; Dayton, OH
May—Empowerment Workshop Facilitator; Nicholasville, KY
April—Ohio State University; Athens, OH
April—WRFL: Earth Day Celebration, Memorial Hall Amphitheater, University of Kentucky; Lexington, KY
March—Affrilachian Poet Tour of Southern Appalachia
February— Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Young Women Writers Project; Carnegie Center
February—First Friday, Coffeetree Café; Frankfort, KY
 
2008
November—Transylvania University; Lexington, KY
November—Affrilachian Poets Reading, EKU; Richmond, KY
October—CKCPJ Anniversary Reading, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning; Lexington, KY
September—Poets for Peace, Al’s Bar; Lexington, KY
September—Host and Organizer, Affrilachian Poet Reunion; Lexington, KY
July—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Camp Carnegie, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning; Lexington, KY
June—Holler Reading Series, Al’s Bar; Lexington, KY
April—NKU: Kentucky Writers Day; Highland Heights, KY
March—Poets for Peace, Al’s Bar ; Lexington, KY
February—Performance Poetry Workshop Facilitator, The Affrilachian Way, Berea College; Berea, KY
February—African-American Read-In Series, Eastern Kentucky University; Richmond, KY
February—Bowery Club, AWP Conference; NYC, NY
February—Nuyorican Café, AWP Conference; NYC, NY
January—Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Young Women Writers Project, Carnegie Center; Lexington, KY

2007
October—Pluck! Magazine Release Party; Cincinnati, OH
October—Taking Back the Mic, EKU; Richmond, KY
September—When the Water Recedes: Katrina Benefit Reading featuring the Affrilachian Poets, Third Street Stuff Café
September—WRFL Concert Series featuring Iswhat?!, Memorial Hall Amphitheater, University of Kentucky
August—Host, Gypsy Slam, Until the Violence Stops: KY Festival, Victorian Square; Lexington, KY
March—America! What’s My Name?!: Reading Series, Transylvania University; Lexington, KY
March—Shape of Words Exhibit, Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University; Lexington, KY
February—Spelman College, AWP Conference; Atlanta, GA
February—West Virginia Cultural Center; Charleston, WV


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