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All events take place at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia (U of P).
Saturday, 12/1
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 12/2
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 12/3
- 12:15 PM: Lunch & Conversation with editor Brendan Cahill and new novelist Tom Coyne, hosted by Karen Rile. Please RSVP for this event at wh@writing.upenn.edu. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and working as an editor at Running Press in Philadelphia, Brendan Cahill joined Grove/Atlantic in the fall of 1998, where he acquires and edits literary fiction and non-fiction. He has edited over forty non-fiction titles for Grove Press and Atlantic Monthly Press‹in categories including history, biography, science, narrative journalism, and memoir and has worked with such non-fiction authors as Michael Herr, James MacGregor Burns, Anthony Loyd, and Madeleine Blais. The fiction writers he has edited include Stewart O'Nan, Tom Coyne, and Marc Nesbitt. Tom Coyne received his BA in English Literature and his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame where he won the 1999 William Mitchell Award for distinguished achievement in the Graduate Creative Writing Program. His short story, "Behind Sharp Branches," was selected for Virgin Fiction 2 (June 1999), the second installment of Rob Weisbach Books' anthology of new fiction writers. Coyne's first novel, A Gentleman's Game, was released in 2001 by Atlantic Monthly Press, Harper Audio, Harper Large Print, and in the UK by Atlantic Books. Coyne also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie based upon A Gentleman's Game, starring Gary Sinise and due out in Spring, 2002.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 10:00-11:00 AM in Room 202: English 260: Linguistics: Writing About Narrative (Labov)
- 2:00-5:00 PM in Room 202: English 112: Fiction Writing (Rile)
- 2:00-5:00 PM in Room 209: English 145.302: Advanced Nonfiction (Strauss)
- 5:15 PM in Room 202: Penn & Pencil Club
- 8:00 PM in Room 202: Hollywood Club (Marc Brunswick: marcab@sas.upenn.edu)
Tuesday, 12/4
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 10:30-12:00 noon in Room 209: English 003.314: Literature and Society (Stephanie Harzewski: sharzews@english)
- 1:30-3 PM in Arts Cafe: Al Filreis office hours for Holocaust course
- 1:30-3:00 PM in Room 202: English 197.009.301: Writing About Narrative (Gautier)
- 1:30-4:00 PM in Room 209: English 145 (Hendrickson)
- 5:30-7:00 PM in Room 202: Nonfiction Writers Workshop: for non-fiction writers who have been published or are serious about trying. The group will meet every other week for the semester. (Sylvia Auerbach: auersylvia@aol.com)
Wednesday, 12/5
- 12:00-2:00 PM: Join us for a discussion and seminar on innovative poetry, digital audio, and internet radio, featuring Martin Spinelli, producer and creator of LINEbreak of Brooklyn College.
Martin Spinelli is the Radio/Audio Editor of the EPC, a published literary and cultural critic, a national award-winning radio producer, a translator, and earned his Ph.D. from the Poetics Program at SUNY Buffalo. He is currently a member of the faculty in Radio and Media Studies in the Department of Television & Radio at Brooklyn College. He has also been the producer, director, writer and editor on the radio program "LINEbreak." Spinelli conceived of the series, co-selected guests, supervised recordings, commissioned music, edited programs, arranged national distribution and promotion, and solicited broadcasters. LINEbreak is a six-month weekly radio series of half-hour-length programs which feature interviews and performances with formally innovative and best-selling writers from around the world. Heard on networked and independent stations since 1996 and reviewed on national radio and in the national press, the program won a national award for broadcasting excellence in 1997. Spinelli has also been the Radio/Audio Editor of the Electronic Poetry Center, and has developed and installed the audio archive which features the largest available web-based collection of readings and radio programs with contemporary literary figures (since 1995). The Electronic Poetry Center is the most frequented site for contemporary literature resources available on the world-wide-web and will host a projected thirty million transactions this year. Among his essays are "Radio Lessons for the Internet," "Not Hearing Poetry on Public Radio," "Language Advisory: Fresh Air and the Problem with Poetry," and "Literary Radio Editing: Seamless and Self-conscious Production." He has taught such courses as "Writing E-media and Reading the News" and "Utopian Literatures and Utopian Technologies."
- 5:30-9:00 PM: Scholarship Celebration at Irvine Auditorium, featuring a speical "Live at the Writers House." This one-hour spoken word and music radio show will feature Penn undergraduate writers and musicians and air on 88.5 WXPN on 12/9 at 11:00 PM. Co-sponsored with the Office of Undergraduate Finanial Aid Development.
- 8:00 PM: Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes, an open mic performance night. All are welcome!
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 10:00-11:00 AM in Room 202: English 260: Linguistics: Writing About Narrative (Labov)
- 12:00-3:00 PM in Room 209: English 589.301: Modern and Contemporary American Poetry (Filreis)
- 2:00-5:00 PM in Room 202: English 155.301: Writing in the Documentary Tradition (Paul Hendrickson)
- 7:00-8:00 PM in Room 202: The Fish Writing Group (Nancy Hoffman: nhoffmann@earthlink.net)
- 7:00-8:00 PM in Room 209: Penn Review Literary Magazine (Stephanie Langin-Hooper: smlangin@sas.upenn.edu)
- 8:00 PM in Room 202: Film Studies Advisory Board (Marc Brunswick: marcab@sas.upenn.edu)
Thursday, 12/6
- 6:30 PM in the Arts Cafe: Theorizing in Particular: Approaches to Cultural Interpretation presents Eduardo Cadava
Eduardo Cadava teaches in the English Department at Princeton University, where he is also an associate member of the Department of Comparative Literature and the School of Architecture. He is the author of Words of Light: Theses on the Photography of History and Emerson and the Climates of History. He also has co-edited Who Comes After The Subject? and translated several essays by Derrida, Lacoue-Labarthe, Blanchot, and others. He is currently writing a collection of essays on mourning and nationalism, entitled Mourning America, and a book on the relationship between music and techniques of reproduction, memorization, and writing, entitled Music on Bones.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 10:30-12:00 noon in Room 209: English 003.314: Literature and Society (Stephanie Harzewski: sharzews@english)
- 1:30-3:00 PM in Room 202: English 197.009.301: Writing About Narrative (Gautier)
- 1:30-4:30 PM in Room 209: English 115: Advanced Fiction Writing (M. Apple)
- 6:00 PM in Room 202: Meeting for 2002 Philadelphia McSweeneys Festival
- 8 PM in Room 209: Philosophy Circle: a group that meets weekly throughout the semester (Geoff Anders: ganders@wharton.upenn.edu)
Friday, 12/7
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Saturday, 12/8
- 4:00 PM: Laughing Hermit Reading Series presents Alicia Askenase, Panna Naik.
Alicia Askenase is the director of literary programs at the Walt Whitman Cultural Art Center in Camden, New Jersey and a founding co-editor of the Philadelphia-based literary journal6ix.. Her book,The Luxury of Pathos, a "very subversive and honest deconstruction of love" was published by Texture Press. Her poetry has appeared in several journals, including The World,Synergism, Chain,The Journal of Modern Literature, Feminist Studies, and most recently in Rooms and 100 Days. She lives with her family in Moorestown, New Jersey. Panna Naik, one of the leading Indian feminist poets writing in Gujarati was born in Bombay and has been living in the United States. She began writing poetry in 1972. Pravesh (1976),Philadelphia (1980), Nisbat (1984), Arasparas (1989), Avanjavan(1991), and Videshini (2000) are her six collections. Pravesh was awarded the first prize by Gujarat government. Pravesh, Philadelphia, Nisbat and Avanjavan are required readings for undergraduate and graduate programs by the SNDT University and its colleges all over India, while many of her poems are found in school and college textbooks. Her poems appeared in English translation in Massachusetts Review, Chandrabhaga, Journal of South Asian Literature, and In their own voice: The Penguin anthology of contemporary Indian women poets (compiled and edited with an introduction by Arlene R.K. Zide, New Delhi, Penguin, 1993). She has also published short stories in various Gujarati literary journals. Her one story entitled "Political Engagement" is included in Odyssey - an anthology of short stories written by Indian women writers settled abroad, published in London by Nehru Center. The same story is also included in the Gujarati anthology of best stories of 1996. Her other stories are anthologized in best short stories of 1997 and 1998. Image Publications Private Ltd., Bombay, will publish a collection of her short stories this year. A librarian at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Panna Naik holds three Masters degrees (M.A. in Gujarati and Sanskrit literature from University of Bombay, M.S. in Library Science from Drexel University in Philadelphia and M.S. in South Asian Studies from University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia). She also teaches two courses in Gujarati at the University of Pennsylvania to second generation Indian Americans who are curious about their cultural heritage and roots.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 12/9
- 11:00 PM: Live at the Writers House airs on 88.5 WXPN. Tune in to an hour of Philly-based writing and music airing on 88.5 WXPN Philadelphia, 88.1 WXPH Harrisburg, 104.9 Lehigh Valley, and 90.5 WKHS Wharton/Baltimore. Featuring readings & performances by Pamela Zinn, Marqui, An Lam, Rita Rodriguez, Carlos Gomez, and Aliya Sternstein. For a recording of this show, click here."
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 12/10
- Last Day of Fall Classes
- 7:00 PM: Real Lives on Paper: Eleven Documentary Stories hosted by Paul Hendrickson. Featuring Mary Clarke-Pearson, Erik Johnson, Elizabeth Ketels, Kenneth Millstone, Johanna Piazza, Liz Rahaim, Gregory Richards, Jesse Spector, Caryn Tamber, Ratha Tep, and Brenner Thomas.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 10:00-11:00 AM in Room 202: English 260: Linguistics: Writing About Narrative (Labov)
- 2:00-5:00 PM in Room 202: English 112: Fiction Writing (Rile)
- 2:00-5:00 PM in Room 209: English 145.302: Advanced Nonfiction (Strauss)
- 6:30-8:00 PM in Room 209: Lacan Study Group (Patricia Gherovici: pgherovici@aol.com)
Tuesday, 12/11
- 6:00 PM: Planning Committee Holiday Gathering & Party! Come join us for a seasonal celebration! RSVP to wh@writing.upenn.edu
- Twenty-four Hour Writing Advising begins today at noon and runs through till tomorrow at noon.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 7-8:30 PM in Room 209: "Where's the Romance?" West Philly Women's Reading Group (Steph Strassel: strassel@ling.upenn.edu)
Wednesday, 12/12
- Twenty-four Hour Writing Advising ends today at noon.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 7:30 PM in Room 202: Manuck!Manuck!, a group that meets every other Wednesday throughout the semester to share and discuss fiction written by its members (Fred Ollinger: follinge@sas.upenn.edu)
- 8:00 PM in Room 202: Film Studies Advisory Board (Marc Brunswick: marcab@sas.upenn.edu)
Thursday, 12/13
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 4:30-6:00 PM: Modernists' Group features James Peterson
- 8 PM in Room 209: Philosophy Circle: a group that meets weekly throughout the semester (Geoff Anders: ganders@wharton.upenn.edu)
Friday, 12/14
- 3:30 PM in Room 202: Humanities Forum: "A Conversation with Mary Carruthers ." Carruthers is a professor at NYU and works on memory in the Middle Ages. The program is co-sponsored by the Medieval/Renaissance Seminar and the English Department.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
- 3:30 PM in Room 209: Suppose An Eyes: A Poetry Working Group
Saturday, 12/15
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 12/16
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 12/17
- Writers House is closed for programs from Monday, December 17, through Monday, January 14. Have a wonderful winter break! House Administrative hours will be from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Tuesday, 12/18
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Wednesday, 12/19
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Thursday, 12/20
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Friday, 12/21
- Writers House closes at end of day until January 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 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Saturday, 12/22
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Sunday, 12/23
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Monday, 12/24
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Tuesday, 12/25
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Wednesday, 12/26
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Thursday, 12/27
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Friday, 12/28
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Saturday, 12/29
Please note that some of the discussions and classes listed below are open to the public and some require advance registration or enrollment. Call 215-746-POEM or e-mail wh@writing.upenn.edu for more info.
Sunday, 12/30
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Monday, 12/31
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