Writing at Kerouac House
This workshop is sold out!
The Jack Kerouac Writer in Residence Project of Orlando and MAD about Words partner to offer you the opportunity to meet and write with the Kerouac Writer in Residence in a local literary treasure. Jack Kerouac lived in this house at the time On the Road made him a national sensation. And it was in this home that Kerouac wrote his follow-up, The Dharma Bums. The Kerouac House is now a living, literary tribute to one of the great American writers of the twentieth century. Like all the other places in Kerouac’s nomadic journey, he didn’t live here long. But the home represents a critical juncture in Kerouac’s life when he made the transition from a 35-year-old nobody writer to the bard of the Beat Generation.
This workshop will explore the techniques of non-realistic writing (magical realism, the New Wave Fabulists, and more). We will discuss methods of incorporating non-realistic elements into your work, pitfalls to avoid, and markets for this kind of writing. You’ll also have the chance to write and get feedback on a non-realistic piece of your own.
Alicia Shandra Holmes has published fiction in The Bitter Oleander, Rosebud, CRATE, Many Mountains Moving, and The Blue Earth Review. She was a resident at the Sanskriti Kendra cultural center in New Delhi, India, funded through the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme, and the recipient of a Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant for nonfiction. Holmes was a visiting writer featured in the 2009-2010 VOICES reading series at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She received her MFA from the University of Alabama.
Space is limited. Register early to reserve your spot.
About a previous writing workshop at Kerouac House: Two-word description: Fantastic bargain….And our setting for the workshop was not only inspirational but quite comfortable for writing and sharing our work with each other, and the mixture of attendees was an extra added benefit. Great group of people—I enjoyed myself very much. —Gerry Wolfson-Grande
When: Saturday, January 30, 2010 – 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
Workshop starts promptly. Please come no more than 30 minutes early to network and settle in. Refreshments will be served.
Where:Kerouac House, 1418 Clouser Street, Orlando FL 32804 MAP
Fee: $35. – Advance registration required.
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Make your check payable to MAD about Words. (Sorry, we can only take credit card payments online.) Please include your full name, address, phone number and email address. Mail your information and payment to MAD about Words, P.O. Box 5057, Winter Park FL 32793-5057
Please note: Special offers and discounts cannot be combined. Refunds cannot be issued for cancellations unless we receive your written refund request one week before the workshop date. Fees for returned checks and cancellations apply. If, at our discretion, the workshop is canceled, refunds will be issued. Registrations are confirmed by e-mail.
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