The Jack Kerouac Writers In Residence Project of Orlando has teamed up with sunscribbles.com to create

“ON THE ROAD” a 50th Birthday celebration like no other.

15 lucky writers will get to spend the weekend of Aug. 31-Sept. 2 writing in the house where Jack Kerouac was living in obscurity when “On The Road” was published in 1957, and where he spent perhaps one of the most prolific periods of his life, writing “The Dharma Bums” and other landmark works.

Stay in a period-authentic Art Deco hotel near the house. See the original “Dharma Bums” manuscript, as well as an authentic recreation of Kerouac’s writing area. Meet with Kerouac historian/author Bob Kealing.

Your host for the seminar will be former Kerouac Writer in Residence Darlyn Finch, who lived and worked in the Kerouac house from Dec 2006 through February 2007 and whose book “Red Wax Rose,” was produced in the house and published in February 2007 by Shady Lane Press.

A portion of the $495 cost of this event will be donated to The Jack Kerouac Writers In Residence Project of Orlando, a nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of Kerouac’s literary legacy, the preservation of this literary landmark, and the nurture of emerging voices through three-month rent-free residencies at the house.

Read on for more details or go to: sunscribbles.com to register.

KEROUAC WRITERS WEEKEND

Immerse yourself in the world of one of America’s most original and iconic writers:

Write in the historic cottage where Jack Kerouac wrote Dharma Bums and learned On the Road would be published.
Stay in an historic art deco, period-furnished hotel.
See the original Dharma Bums manuscript.
Enjoy classic Kerouac spoken-word and jazz recordings.
Participate in a public reading.
Learn about one of the most prolific periods of Kerouac’s life from pop culture historian Bob Kealing, author of Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends.

Work and learn within the very walls where Jack Kerouac lived hand-to-mouth, plied his trade, and ultimately made literary history. ~ Bob Kealing

$495 fee includes a 3-day seminar, 2 nights at the Wellborn Hotel, admission to the Orange County History Center, transportation between the hotel and the Kerouac House, and a copy of Kerouac in Florida. Meals are extra, at restaurants that are an easy walk on roads Jack Kerouac traveled. A portion of the proceeds will support the work of the Jack Kerouac Writers In Residence Project of Orlando, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Kerouac’s home and legacy in Orlando. (Cost sans hotel: $295.)

Friday-Sunday

August 31-September 2, 2007 (50th Anniversary Weekend)(hurry, demand is expected to be high for this one)
November 30-December 2, 2007
February 29-March 2, 2008
May 30-June 1, 2008

The seminars will be lead by Darlyn Finch, the 19th Kerouac House Writer-in-Residence.
For more information, call 407-312-3591.
Checks payable to: Scribbles, 3852 Albright Lane, Orlando, FL 32828.