Latest News and Events

• Welcome Justin Quarry

  Justin Quarry is our new writer for the Summer of 2008. He should be checking in to the Kerouac House on Monday, June 2nd. Justin comes to us as a recent graduate of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Virginia. Please sign up for our newsletter to keep in touch with where and when Justin will be reading publicly. We wish him the best and welcome him to Orlando.

• Louisa Horn Upcoming Readings

  Louisa Horn will be reading twice this month. Check out her writer's page to learn more about her work. May 21st, 2008 @ 7:00PM at Soft Exposure Reading Series held at Infusion Teahouse in College Park May 24th, 2008 Louisa Horn Farewell Reading @ 8:00PM held at the Kerouac House in College Park Please sign up for the email list if your would like more information and updates on our upcoming events.

• Some Interesting Kerouac Links

  Here are few links that have some interesting information on Jack Kerouac. Happy browsing: Jack and fantasy baseball: http://hi-and-low.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/jack.html A blogger visits the house: http://tinyurl.com/57kle5 Hand drawn map of Kerouac's trip on the road: http://tinyurl.com/2zu5k9 NPR celebrates On The Road: http://tinyurl.com/4xcme

• 2008 Central Florida Book & Music Fest

  The Jack Kerouac Writer in Residence Project presents: The 2008 Central Florida Book & Music Festival Friday and Saturday, March 28th and 29th Friday, March 28th, be part of the scene at Uptown Altamonte's Eddie Rose Waterfront Amphitheater at Cranes Roost Park and enjoy a FREE live concert featuring the David Amram Jazz Quartet, 7:00pm until 9:00pm, and special guest Ben Alba, author of Inventing Late Night. Venue Information: Eddie Rose Waterfront Amphitheater at Cranes Roost Park 247 Cranes Roost Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 Saturday, March 29th, re-live the NYC of the 1950s with a 12:00, noon, luncheon. Admission cost is $30 which includes lunch and David McElroy’s performance of “An Evening With Kerouac” a One Man Show written by Steve ...

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• Valencia CC Kerouac Festival

  On Saturday, February 23, Valencia Community College will host a free literary event in continuation of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's book, On the Road. For More Information Click Here Student Readings 1-2 pm Local Poets (including Darlyn Finch) 2-3:30 pm Feature – Billy Collins (2-time US Poet Laureate) – 3:30 pm Valencia Community College 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail Orlando, FL 32825 (407) 299-5000

• Erin Worley Farewell Reading

  Erin Worley, the current writer in residence, is packing up soon. I hope you all can come out to the house to hear Erin read what she has been working on. She will also answer questions about her time living in the Kerouac House and her adventures co-teaching at Valencia. She is a wonderful writer and has a great sense of humor. What You Need to Know: Saturday, February 16th @ 8pm Erin's Farewell Reading at the Kerouac House Food and wine to follow. A five dollar donation is suggested and dearly appreciated. Click Here For Directions Erin Brooks Worley was raised in Gainesville, Florida. She earned her MFA from Syracuse University, where she was a creative writing ...

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• Become a Kerouac Writer in Residence

  This is the Kerouac Project's official call for submissions. From January through April 2008 we will be accepting applications for the September, 2008 through August, 2009 Residencies. Check out the "Application" link above to learn more. The Selection Committee will be reading your work in May and making our announcement in June.

• Upcoming Kerouac Writer’s Weekend

  Four times a year Darlyn Finch leads an exciting writers weekend facilitated in the house where Jack lived. 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 $295 fee ...

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• Kim and Seana Visit the Kerouac House

  Periodically the Kerouac House gets visitors who are producing short films, documentaries, or working on other film projects. Recently the crew from Kim and Seana's Myspace page visited the house. To see the webisode 10 "Hard Rock" where the house appears click here.

• Bob Kealing speaks on Kerouac at UCF to celebrate On the Road

  Check out the video here.