May 2011
Sunday, 5/1
Monday, 5/2
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Writing for Children with Van Doren
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers House Fellows Class with Al Filreis
Tuesday, 5/3
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Advanced Journalistic Writing with Tarr
Wednesday, 5/4
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Documentary Writing with Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Creative Writing: Fiction/Poetry with Lynn Levin
Thursday, 5/5
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Experimental Writing Seminar: the Ecology of Poetry with Durand
Friday, 5/6
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 5/7
Sunday, 5/8
Monday, 5/9
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Writing for Children with Van Doren
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers House Fellows Class with Al Filreis
Tuesday, 5/10
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Advanced Journalistic Writing with Tarr
- 5:30 PM in Room 202: Pennomicon writing group meeting. For more information, contact Matthew Spizuco at pennomicon@comcast.net
Wednesday, 5/11
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Documentary Writing with Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Creative Writing: Fiction/Poetry with Lynn Levin
Thursday, 5/12
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Experimental Writing Seminar: the Ecology of Poetry with Durand
Friday, 5/13
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 5/14
Alumni Weekend Open House
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in the Arts Cafe
Renew your acquaintance or get to know this lively and innovative home for writers of all ages and genres by joining members of the Writers House community for informal conversation, coffee, and light refreshments. We'll be delighted to welcome you home! RSVP to whalumniweekend@writing.upenn.edu or 215-746-POEM.
Alumni Authors Spotlight: Jennifer Egan & Sam Donsky
4:00 PM in the Arts Cafe
rsvp: whalumniweekend@writing.upenn.edu or call 215-746-POEM
watch: a video recording of this event via KWH-TV
listen: to an audio recording of this event
Our Alumni Authors Spotlight reading will feature fiction writer Jennifer Egan (C'85) and poet Sam Donsky (C'07), who will read from their work then join us for a post-reading reception.
Jennifer Egan is the author of The Invisible Circus, which was released as a feature film by Fine Line in 2001, Emerald City and Other Stories, Look at Me, which was nominated for the National Book Award in 2001, and the bestselling The Keep. Her new book, A Visit From the Goon Squad, was published in June 2010. Also a journalist, she writes frequently in the New York Times Magazine.
Sam Donsky (C'07) is a second-year student at Penn Law School. He has been involved with Kelly Writers House since 2003 and first shared the KWH podium with Jennifer Egan in May 2005. Donsky's first poetry manuscript, Poems vs. the Volcano, is a collection of 100 poems – one for each movie that he has seen since graduating from college.
Sunday, 5/15
Senior Capstone
10:00 AM in the Arts Cafe
watch: a video recording of this event via KWH-TV
listen: to an audio recording of this event
Each year, we celebrate graduating seniors who have been closely affiliated with the Writers House community. Attending our "capstone" program are the families and friends of the seniors—a joyous occasion for the community, truly.
Monday, 5/16
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Writing for Children with Van Doren
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers House Fellows Class with Al Filreis
Tuesday, 5/17
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Advanced Journalistic Writing with Tarr
Wednesday, 5/18
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Documentary Writing with Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Creative Writing: Fiction/Poetry with Lynn Levin
Thursday, 5/19
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Experimental Writing Seminar: the Ecology of Poetry with Durand
Friday, 5/20
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 5/21
Sunday, 5/22
Monday, 5/23
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Writing for Children with Van Doren
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers House Fellows Class with Al Filreis
Tuesday, 5/24
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Advanced Journalistic Writing with Tarr
Wednesday, 5/25
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Documentary Writing with Hendrickson
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Creative Writing: Fiction/Poetry with Lynn Levin
Thursday, 5/26
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: The Arts and Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Experimental Writing Seminar: the Ecology of Poetry with Durand
Friday, 5/27
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: Advanced Projects in Popular Culture with Anthony DeCurtis
Saturday, 5/28
Sunday, 5/29
Monday, 5/30
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 202: The Art of the Profile with Dick Polman
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in Room 209: Writing for Children with Van Doren
- 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Arts Cafe: Writers House Fellows Class with Al Filreis
Tuesday, 5/31
Meetings and classes (may require registration or permission; email for more info)
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 202: Advanced Fiction Writing with Max Apple
- 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 209: Advanced Journalistic Writing with Tarr