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• Samantha Muka awarded a Smithsonian Institution Doctoral Fellowship
• Dr. Fayyaz Vellani wins international award
• 'The Third Man' and ethics
• Writing Faculty Back in Town
• MAKING MAGIC
• Lindsey Powell serves as a Penn delegate at the Ivy League Leadership Summit
• Carol Kalin serves as a judge for a debate among inmates
• Amy Brown co-authors op-ed in Philadelphia Daily News
• Critical Writing instructors win Dean's Awards for Distinguished Teaching by Graduate Students
• Former student writing tutor Clare Foran joins The Atlantic
• Student Jennifer Tran publishes Op-Ed ‘Why do People Hate Street Art?’
• Sara Byala supports MuseumAfrica in Op-Ed in 'The Mail & Guardian'
• Jacqui Sadashige moderates 'Master of None' screening and roundtable
• Amy Brown publishes 'A Good Investment? Philanthropy and the Marketing of Race in an Urban Public School'
• Marks Family Writing Center welcomes its newest tutors
• Isabella Cuan, writing tutor and sophomore in the College, has been awarded the John Thouron Summer Prize
• Writing Tutor Rachel Buff (College '16) publishes a piece in the Pennsylvania Gazette
• Romer LPS '16 publishes in Foreign Affairs
• New '3808' Publication Out Now (Fall 2015)
• Marks Family Writing Center a Penn spotlight
• The Future of Philadelphia's Schools
• Writing Tutor Fred Kwon Coauthoring Papers in Systems Biology
• Teaching Writing Will Make You a Better Historian
• From "Democracy" to Fox News, and Back
• From Front Desk to Front Page
• Zakin wins WiCi award
• New '3808' Publication Out Now (Fall 2014)
• CPCW Tutor interns at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Welcome new 2014 tutors!
• Writing Poetry by Algorithm
• Sorry Was In The Woods by poet Michelle Taransky
• Miriam Clinton, Critical Writing Fellow, discovers new prehistory of Crete
• Former CIA Officer teaches Critical Writing
• Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Instagrams
• The best essays of 2012-2013
• A screening of the documentary Town Hall
• Fayyaz Vellani, Senior Fellow, publishes book on universities and disability discrimination laws
• Adam Mohr, Senior Fellow, publishes book on capitalism and Christian therapy in West Africa
• Sara Byala, Senior Fellow, publishes "A Place That Matters Yet"
• Tutors Graduating Phi Beta Kappa
• Writing Tutor Sean Michalson co-authoring chapter in Green Power
• Writing Tutor Alum Nicole Scott responds to an NYT piece on Penn's hook-up culture
• RealArts in Arts & Sciences Magazine
• Al Filreis, Making His MOOC an 'Outreach for Poetry', in The Digital Campus's "Ten Tech Innovators"
• Distinguished Scholar Martin Seligman speaks to critical writing students
• Recent Publications by Critical Writing Faculty: Michael Burri and Jason Zuzga
• Writing Tutor Meg Schneider, co-president of SPEC film society, brings "Pitch Perfect" to Penn
• Writing Tutor Alum & Former NBC Producer Carly Zakin creates theSkimm
• New Article about PennSound: "The Speed of Sound," by Blake Cole (May 2012)
• Howard Marks speaks with students at Kelly Writers House
• Senior Writing Fellow Jo Ann Caplin publishes editorial on Da Vinci
• Paul Hendrickson named 2011 NBCC Awards finalist
• Kenny Goldsmith Goes to the White House
• Howard Marks' new book forthcoming
• Critical Writing adopts a Christmas family
• Former Writing Tutor Carly Zakin is Associate Producer of MSNBC documentary
• Renowned Dark Tourist Scholar visits Critical Writing Seminar
• Writing Tutor Ben Wang coauthors an article in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Writers House Outreach Coordinator, Allyson Even, leads writing program for h.s. kids
• Arthur I. Miller visits Critical Writing classroom
• Larry Abbott, Critical Writing faculty, publishes biography of Jane Dolinger
• Writing Tutor Triston Francis Wins National Writing Contest
• Howard Marks' book to benefit Writing Center
• New book by Damon Linker, Senior Fellow in Critical Writing
• Fineman to teach mini-course
• Penn's rich poetry legacy
• Senior Cecilia Corrigan's Play Memorial Day to Be Performed Across Philadelphia in May
• Heled Travel and Research Grant winner
• Gail Shister's Critical Writing Seminar mentioned in Philly Magazine
• Writers House becomes new home of 'Jacket'
• Penn Student Voices on WXPN
• Behind the scenes with Jon Stewart
• Critical Writing Senior Fellow Tom Devaney's class collaborates with Chef Fritz Blank
• Moving writing seminars paperless is a good first step, but there are many more that can follow
• Penn's 'Arts and the City' year highlights arts, culture and their unique place at Penn
• High-school students attend poetry workshop (May 2009)
• Written for Professor Brian Spooner's critical writing seminar in Anthropology, Freshman Tony Wang's essay, "Globalization's Effect on Human Information Processing," is featured in the inaugural volume of In Situ: Journal of Anthropology
• Al Filreis brings Dial-a-Poem back to life at Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia
• Penn Current interview with CPCW's Dick Polman
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on teacher training and support points to Critical Writing Program
• Critical Writing's Gail Shister quoted in Daily Pennsylvanian article on TiVo
• Jonathon Greene, Executive Producer of 'Law & Order,' speaks to Critical Writing students at the Kelly Writers House
• Penn Senior Writing Fellow Jo Ann Caplin is quoted by The Daily Pennsylvanian on politics and celebrity
• PennSound offers free access to more than 1,500 digital poetry recordings
• Writers Without Borders delivers international lit to UPenn's doorstep
• Val Ross's DP editorial on the Critical Writing Program
• Writing program unveils new offerings
• Scholarship awards announced
• Nextbook interview with the Creative Writing program's Max Apple
• Chinese/American Association for Poetry and Poetics (CAAP）Founded
• Images inspire stories in Paul Hendrickson’s creative writing course
• Pennsylvania Gazette: The Leaded Word
• Collete Copeland's Critical Writing students publish on art blog
• Poetry Foundation announces new podcast, 'PoemTalk'
• The Daily Pennsylvanian writes about CPCW's RealArts program
• New York Times article on the Kelly Writers House, a "Haven on an Ivy Campus" (PDF)
• Pennsylvania Gazette article on "The Poetics of Giving"
• CPCW co-sponsors American poetry conference in Wuhan, China
• "The Music Of Writing": Roseanne Cash at the Kelly Writers House featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette
• Greg Djanikian featured on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
• Summer Pennsylvanian covers Gabe Crane's blogging trip down Mississippi
• New York Magazine on PennSound: "Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies"
• Eric Karlan's Gazette essay on the green couch
• A second radio segment on PennSound
• Charles Bernstein introduces PennSound on KCBS radio of San Francisco
• Associated Press article on PennSound
• Ezra Pound poetry recordings added to PennSound
• Steve Capus, president of NBC News, speaks as a guest of the Critical Writing Program
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on e-mail etiquette, featuring Valerie Ross and Tom Devaney
• Susan Howe reading co-sponsored by CPCW
• CPCW Director Filreis profiled in Philadelphia Inquirer (PDF)
• Inquirer article mentions Critical Writing Program
• Inquirer article on PennSound
• TV Exec visits, hosted by Critical Writing seminar in TV criticism
• CPCW's Chris Mustazza in City Paper
• Vanity Fair editor hosted by Critical Writing seminar
• Maury Povich Writer-in-Residence Dick Polman celebrated
• Recording of Max Apple's reading at the Kelly Writers House now available
• New York Times article by Ashley Parker
• Writers House featured in Pennsylvania Gazette
• Senior Penn Writing Fellow Felicity Paxton is interviewed by NPR
• Senior Penn Writing Fellow Felicity Paxton publishes an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer
• Laura Dave novel
• APA Article Mentions Merlino's Critical Writing Seminar on Graphic Novels
• PennSound: William Carlos Williams Intern
• Gabe Oppenheim wins journalism award
• Writer of Toy Story screenplay to teach advanced screewriting in the fall
• Penn Current article on Tom Devaney's Critical Writing Seminar on food writing
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on Critical Writing journals
• 2006 Nora Magid Mentorship Prize awarded
• The Behrman Family Endowed Scholarship Fund For Young Writers
• Spring 2006 Critical Writing interns chosen
• Critical Writing journal, Res
• Nora Magid Mentorship Prize 2006
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on CPCW apprenticeships
• 2006 CPCW Apprentices chosen
• Writer of Mona Lisa Smiles to teach screenwriting
• Erica Hunt is 2005-06 CPCW Fellow in Poetics & Poetic Practice
• Famed Inquirer journalist to teach advanced journalistic writing
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on Anthony DeCurtis
• Evening Bulletin article on PennSound
• Alumnus praises online course
• Paul Hendrickson wins Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching
• Geoff Brock has won the New Criterion Poetry Prize
• Gazette article on PennSound
• Christian Science Monitor article on new SAT
• Penn Current article on PennSound
• Chronicle of Higher Education article on PennSound
• Nora Magid Mentorship Prize Winner Announced
• City Paper article on PennSound
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on PennSound
• PennSound is now open for close listening!
• CPCW writing apprentices announced for spring 2005
• Online courses for alumni
• Critical Writing Internships
• Writing Apprenticeships at CPCW
• Critical Writing students in Copeland's Fine Arts seminar publish reviews on artblog
• Nora Magid Mentorship Prize 2005 (9/21/04)
• Kenneth Goldsmith appointed Fellow in Poetics & Poetic Practice (9/21/04)
• Honors in English for Creative Writers (9/7/04)
• Gazette article by former English 10 student (9/1/04)
• New Critical Writing Residential Fellows appointed (4/6/04)
• Critical Writing Director writes on plagiarism in the Philadelphia Inquirer (4/5/04)
• CPCW & Writers House co-sponsor Amos Oz visit (3/31/04)
• Current article: "Gourevitch recounts Rwandan horror" (2/26/04)
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on Peter Straub reading (2/26/04)
• 2004 Creative Writing Contest Winners (2/18/04)
• Daily Pennsylvanian article on writing apprenticeships (2/11/04)
• 3808 Journal looking for editorial board (2/2/04)
• Video camera available for use by CPCW-affiliated people working on writing-related projects (1/9/04)
• Daniel Hoffman receives Aiken Taylor Award (12/23/03)
• CPCW Writing Apprenticeships (12/03)
• Hendrickson makes Globe top ten list (12/7/03)
• Essay contest: Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
• The Nora Magid Mentorship Prize (10/15/03)
• New book by Josh Piven (10/3/03)
• Lauren Rile Smith to attend writers' conference in Germany (9/29/03)
• Filreis to head new Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
• "Writers unite in latest venture"
• Jennifer Snead succeeds Kerry Sherin Wright as Director of the Kelly Writers House
• Photographs of 3808 Walnut renovation
• Heartland Prize awarded to Paul Hendrickson
• Classrooms get updated technology
• Popular culture editors and writers visit Penn in conjunction with Anthony DeCurtis' creative writing workshop
• Charles Bernstein reading at the Kelly Writers House is recorded and made available in MP3 format in part to launch the PennSound project (9/26/03)
• Writers House community gathers to celebrate another year of programs
• Valerie Ross named new Director of the Critical Writing Program
• Geoffrey Brock wins translation award from the PEN Center in Los Angeles