Alumni Day and Reception

We invite all English alumni to attend our inaugural Alumni Day! Please come to meet old friends.

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Schedule

  • 2-4 p.m.: Undergraduate Showcase
    • Learn about literature, film, and creative writing from current majors.
    • Gatton Student Center, Room 330.
    • 160 Avenue of Champions, Lexington, KY 40506.
  • 5-7 p.m.: English Alumni and Faculty Reception .
    • Epping's on Eastside.
    • 264 Walton Ave, Lexington, KY 40502.
    • Drinks and complimentary hors d'oeuvres.
    • First drink on us.

 

Visitor Parking

Visitor parking is available nearby. Rates are $2/hour unless noted.

Garage: Cornerstone Garage (PS #5) has entrances on South Limestone and Upper Street. Cost is $2/hour with a $30/exit maximum.

Surface Lots (pay at the meter):

  • W.T. Young Library Visitor Lot off Hilltop Avenue.
  • Prall Street Lot off South Limestone/Upper Street (note: pay at the meter in front of your space only).

For more visitor parking information, visit transportation.uky.edu/visitoroptions.

Free parking for Epping’s on Eastside is available in the surrounding Warehouse Block lots and along adjacent streets.

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Gatton Student Center, Epping's on Eastside

Incubator Series

Come hear the budding work of our MFA students and faculty. Our third and final Incubator of the semester will close out our EGSO symposium. We'll hold an undergraduate open-mic before our featured readings; show up early to sign up.

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Commonwealth House

Provokable Book Launch

Provokable Book Launch 
April 15, 2026
6-7p.m. 
University of Kentucky Art Museum 
Join students from the MFA program for a reading and launch party celebrating the release of, “Provokable: Writing Inspired by the University Kentucky Art Museum.” This student self-published poetry and prose collection originated in professor Erik Reece’s Ekphrastic Writing craft course in the fall of 2025 and  includes the work of 16 MFA students.
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UK Art Museum

2026 English Awards Day

Please join us to celebrate your friends, classmates, students and colleagues at the 2026 Department of English Awards Day on Friday April 24,from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Lewis Honors College Scholars Lounge. We hope the family and friends of awardees will be able to join, as well. Light refreshments will be provided after the ceremony.

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Lewis Honors College Lounge

UK Visiting Writers Series to feature acclaimed author Kei Miller

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 18, 2026) – The University of Kentucky’s Creative Writing Division in the Department of English will host award-winning poet and novelist Kei Miller as part of the Spring 2026 Visiting Writers Series.

The reading will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in the John Jacob Niles Gallery at the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library. The event is free and open to the public.

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