|
February March 2009 April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
All events take place at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia (U of P).
Sunday, 3/1
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 3/2
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 159 Political Commentary in the Blog Age with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 121 Writing for Children with Van Doren
Tuesday, 3/3
6:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: A reading and conversation with Mimi Schwartz and Nahid Rachlin co-sponsored by the Creative Writing program.
Nahid Rachlin is the author, most recently, of Persian Girls, a memoir about her experience of growing up in Iran. She has also written numerous works of fiction, including the novels Jumping over Fire, Foreigner, Married to a Stranger, and The Heart's Desire, as well as a short story, "Forget Me," and a short story collection called Veils. Her stories have appeared in The Virginia Quarterly Review, Prairie Schooner, Redbook, Shenandoah, and New Letters, and her essays have been published in publications such as the Natural History Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. She is also the recipient of the Bennet Cerf Award, PEN Syndicated Fiction Project Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. She currently teaches at the New School University and the Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y in New York.
Mimi Schwartz is a writer and teacher of creative nonfiction. Her memoirs include Thoughts from a Queen-sized Bed, about life in a long marriage, and Good Neighbors, Bad Times: Echoes of My Father's German Village, composed of stories about a small village in Germany where her father lived around the time of World War II. Schwartz's short works have appeared in publications such as Creative Nonfiction, Tikkun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, Fourth Genre, Calyx, Brevity, Jewish Week, Puerto del Sol, and Florida Review. She has also written books on writing. Her book, Writing True: the Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction, co-authored with Sondra Perl, offers tips for writers who are pursuing various modes of creative nonfiction. Her other books are Writing for Many Roles and Writer's Craft, Teacher's Art: Teaching What We Know.
Sschwartz taught nonfiction and creative nonfiction writing at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey for 24 years. She has also offered writing workshops at places like the Geneva Writers' Conference in Switzerland, the Kachamak Bay Writers' Conference in Alaska, New Hampshire Writer Project events, and the Cape May Winter Prose and Poetry Getaway in New Jersey.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 115 Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 110 Writing at Writers House with Jessica Lowenthal
Wednesday, 3/4
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 155 Documentary Writing with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 158 Global Journalism with Peter Tarr
Thursday, 3/5
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 111 Poetry and Poetics with Rachel Levitsky
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Room 202: English 130.402 with Mark Rosenthal
Friday, 3/6
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 170 Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 3/7
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 3/8
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 3/9
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Tuesday, 3/10
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Wednesday, 3/11
- 8:00 - 10:00 PM in Room 202: Penn Cinema. For more information, contact Dustin Blank at dustin.s.blank@gmail.com
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Thursday, 3/12
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Friday, 3/13
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Saturday, 3/14
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 3/15
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 3/16
- 5:30 PM in the Arts Cafe: Hub Planned Event. Please RSVP to jalowent@writing.upenn.edu.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 159 Political Commentary in the Blog Age with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 121 Writing for Children with Van Doren
Tuesday, 3/17
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 115 Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 110 Writing at Writers House with Jessica Lowenthal
Wednesday, 3/18
- 8:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 155 Documentary Writing with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 158 Global Journalism with Peter Tarr
Thursday, 3/19
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 111 Poetry and Poetics with Rachel Levitsky
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Room 202: English 130.402 with Mark Rosenthal
Friday, 3/20
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 170 Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 3/21
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 3/22
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 3/23
7:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: LIVE at the Writers House tapes with host Michaela Majoun.
LIVE at the Writers House is a long-standing collaboration between the Kelly Writers House and WXPN FM (88.5). Six times annually between September and April, Michaela Majoun hosts a one-hour broadcast of poetry, music, and other spoken-word art, along with one musical guest, all from our Arts Cafe onto the airwaves at WXPN. LIVE is made possible by generous support from BigRoc. For more information, contact Producer Erin Gautsche (gautsche@writing.upenn.edu).
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 159 Political Commentary in the Blog Age with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 121 Writing for Children with Van Doren
Tuesday, 3/24
- 6:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Theorizing presents:
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 115 Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 110 Writing at Writers House with Jessica Lowenthal
Wednesday, 3/25
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 155 Documentary Writing with Paul Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 158 Global Journalism with Peter Tarr
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM in Room 202: Penn Cinema. For more information, contact Dustin Blank at dustin.s.blank@gmail.com
Thursday, 3/26
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 111 Poetry and Poetics with Rachel Levitsky
- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM in Room 202: English 130.402 with Mark Rosenthal
Friday, 3/27
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 170 Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 3/28
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 3/29
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 3/30
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: English 159 Political Commentary in the Blog Age with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: English 121 Writing for Children with Van Doren
Tuesday, 3/31
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-573-WRIT or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: English 115 Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: English 110 Writing at Writers House with Jessica Lowenthal
|
|
215-573-WRIT, wh@writing.upenn.edu |