1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In early 2023, the National Endowment for the Arts announced its first round of funding for the year, which included $350,000 awarded in Kentucky. Among those awards were two for Kentucky literary artists. Poet makalani bandele received a $25,000 Literature Fellowship for creative writing, and Kristen Renee Miller received $10,000 for a Literature Fellowship for translation projects. Listen as Kentucky Arts Council spring intern Sophie DeCorte chats with makalani and Kristen about those fellowships and their plans for the funding. KyArtsCast http://kyartscast.ky.gov <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/27147057/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/4f86d5/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/27147057