KSPS Annual Meeting Schedule – Revised 10/8/2015
October 16—18 2015
Morehead State University
Combs Building Rm 109
Morehead, Kentucky
Friday October 16
5:30 p.m.
Registration, Book display entries
7:30-9 p.m.
Welcome and announcement of weekend poetry contest.
Morehead State University Poets Reading
9-10 p.m.
Open round robin reading for members and guests
Saturday October 17
7-10 a.m.
Breakfast on your own
8:30 a.m.
Registration table re-opens Combs Building 109, Book display
11:30-12:30
Dr. James Gifford Presentation/Q and A on Jesse Stuart
Lunch on your own/area eating establishments/see attached listings
2-3 p.m.
Executive Board Meeting, Combs 109
3-4 p.m.
Chris Prewitt Workshop
5-8 p.m.
Dinner on your own/consult attached listings
6:30-8 p.m.
Annual Membership Meeting/Electing Officers/Committee
Reports
Chris Prewitt Reading
8-9:30 p.m.
Awards Ceremony—Presentations and Readings by Award
Winners in Adult and Student State Contests.
Raffle Drawings, Winner of Weekend Poetry Contest
Announced. Presentation of President-elect Morgan Adams.
9:30-11 p.m.
Open Round Robin Reading for members and attendees
Sunday October 18
7-10a.m.
Breakfast on your own
Farewells and Plans and Promises
Conference Notes
*All events will take place at Combs Building Rm 109.
*All meals are arranged individually by attendees. Please consult the attached
restaurant listings for Morehead.
*Please submit hard copies of entries for the Weekend Poetry Contest to
Morgan Adams, KSPS vice president, or George Eklund by Saturday at 3 p.m.
One poem of any form, style or content may be submitted. Submit poems at
registration table, as well.
*Please contact Libby Jones to enter the raffle and/or contribute raffle prizes.
libby_jones@berea.edu
*To present your books at the book display table, please confer with staff at the
registration table outside of Combs 109
Notes on Our Presenters
Dr. James M. Gifford is the CEO and Senior Editor of the Jesse Stuart Foundation, a regional
press and bookseller headquartered in Ashland, Kentucky. During his twenty-eight years at the
helm of the Foundation, Gifford has edited and published almost 150 books that focus on the
history and literature of Kentucky and Appalachia. Dr. Gifford received the B.A. degree from
Maryville College, the M.A. degree from Middle Tennessee State University, and his Ph.D. in
history from the University of Georgia. He has published in historical, educational and literary
journals and has won professional awards as a teacher, author, and publisher. His Jesse Stuart:
An Extraordinary Life, was nominated for the Weatherford Award in 2010. Dr. Gifford’s Hidden
Heroes of the Big Sandy Valley is another recent publication and will be available at the Awards
Weekend conference along with other Jesse Stuart Foundation titles.
Mr. Christopher Prewitt is a native Kentuckian who has earned the MA from Morehead State University
and the MFA from Virginia Tech, where he studied with Bob Hicok and other major writers. His work
has appeared in many North American journals, including The Iowa Review, Rattle, Vinyl, and Ghost
Ocean Magazine. He is currently circulating his full length manuscript, The Autobiography of a
Mountain Lion. His blog may be found at https://writerchristopherprewitt.wordpress.com/.
Morehead Restaurants
Italian
Melini Cucina
Pasquale’s
Mexican
La Finca
Don Senor
Mi Monterray
Chinese
China Star
China Café
American Down Home
Buffalo Wild Wings
Renos
CrackerBarrel*best bet for breakfast
Kentucky Fried Chicken
All Seasons Café
Huddle House*best bet for breakfast
Fast Food
McDonald’s
Wendy’s
Arby’s
All of these restaurants are within a 5/10 minute drive from campus. Vans will be
available outside the Combs building to facilitate transport as needed. Central
contact for van transport: 606.315.0547