Latest News and Events

• Kerouac Writers in Residence for 2012-2013

  Thank you to everyone who submitted writing samples to the Kerouac Project for the 2012-2013 seasons. There was a great response with many wonderful applications. We employed nearly ten selection readers in order to do the applications full justice. Thank you for supporting the Kerouac Project and we look forward to welcoming the coming year of writers to the Kerouac House! These are 2012-2013 Writers and their Alternates. Fall 2012 Caitlin O'Sullivan Xhenet Aliu - Alternate Winter 2013 Michael Rands Julia Jackson - Alternate Spring 2013 Monica Wendel ...

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• Welcome our newest resident, Leslie Parry

  Leslie is a Truman Capote Fellow in fiction and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. You can find her work in The Virginia Quarterly Review and the Indiana Review as well as many other publications. She is currently at the Kerouac House working on her novel. Please follow our Facebook page for information on where to hear her read in the Orlando area. Welcome to town, Leslie.

• A new home for The Dharma Bums

  The Jack Kerouac Writers-in-Residence Project of Orlando is proud to share with Rollins College one of the very few literary treasures with a rich Orlando provenance, Kerouac's final typescript of his 1958 classic, The Dharma Bums. Produced here during Kerouac's last prolific period, this typescript features the editor's original blue pencil markings and Kerouac's handwritten comments on the front. We at the Kerouac Project are grateful for the passion Jonathan Miller and Phillip Deaver have shown to establish a new home for this one-of-a-kind typescript at the Olin Library. Our goal is to see it displayed and shared with students and scholars as an example of Kerouac's indomitable creative spirit while living in Orlando. We hope the Rollins community will further ...

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• 2012 Winter writer breezes in

  Bernadette Esposito was chosen as the writer for Winter 2012 and will be here until the end of February. She lives in Laramie, Wyoming. Our winter, should be a breeze. Welcome, Bernadette.

• A new writer hits the house

  Everyone welcome Beth Raymer to the Kerouac Project. A native of Florida, she was chased down here early by a New York hurricane... We'll take her anytime. Beth's first book, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling was published in 2010. Welcome home, Florida's very own, Beth Raymer.

• Kerouac Writers in Residence for 2011-2012

  This was another amazing year filled with many bright talents to choose from. Thank you to everyone who submitted applications and to the selection committee for their donated time and effort. Congratulations to the upcoming residents and alternates! Fall 2011 Beth Raymer Gemma Green - Alternate Winter 2012 Bernadette Esposito Katy McAulay - Alternate Spring 2012 Leslie Parry Maya Sloan - Alternate Summer 2012 Chloe Honum Vishwas Gaitonde - Alternate

• Welcome David Berner

  David Berner will be the Writer-in-Residence at the Jack Kerouac Project for Summer 2011. His recently published book, Accidental Lessons: A memoir of a rookie teacher and a life renewed is available at Amazon.com. Stay tuned to this website and our Facebook page to see more on what's happening with David this summer. Welcome to Orlando!

• Radio Program at the Kerouac House

  Mark Simpson of WMFE recently hosted a radio program at the Kerouac House. The show featured an interview with Bob Kealing and the poet Billy Collins. They talked about Kerouac, the Beats, the history of the house, and the Writer-In-Residence program. In addition, current Poet-In-Residence Caitlin Doyle was interviewed about her poetry and her time at her house, and also invited to read a poem. To listen to the fascinating discussion with Bob, Billy, and Mark, you can lick on the link below. If you scroll down on the same page, you can also hear a separate podcast of Caitlin’s interview and reading. Enjoy! Click Here to Listen to the Program.

• Welcome Ellie Watts-Russell

  From London via Chicago, Ellie Watts-Russell has found her way to the Kerouac House just in time to grab a little bit of our sunshine. Her writing experience varies from English prisons to Naked Chefs. The Kerouac House is proud to welcome it's Spring 2011 Writer-in-Residence, Ellie Watts-Russell.

• Caitlin Doyle comes with winter

  As the winter term Jack Kerouac House Writer-In-Residence, Caitlin will continue working toward the completion of her first book-length poetry manuscript. She’s hoping that Jack’s ghost will stop by for a Schaefer beer during her time in residence.