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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