The Kerouac Project
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On September 3rd, 2016 at 7:00 PM we will be hosting our fourth annual Kerouac Project Benefit at Joe’s Pub in New York City. To help sponsor the event, we are selling two VIP tables for six people (each). Tickets will be available for pick up at the box office the night of the event.…
We are delighted to share the names of the four writers awarded a residency at the Kerouac House during 2016–17. The alternates for each residency appear in italics. The Kerouac Project of Orlando wants to congratulate the chosen residents and their alternates and extend our thanks to the record number of people who applied this year to…
The Kerouac Project of Orlando invites you to help us celebrate Jack Kerouac’s 94th birthday with a special fundraising drive. Although Jack is no longer with us, his literary legacy lives on through his writing and through our internationally acclaimed writer-in-residence program housed in the same 1930s Orlando bungalow where his classic Beat tome The…
During my time at the house I’ve been revising a memoir about my experience in the Troubled Teen Industry and working on a new manuscript which has me very excited—a book about how the science of sound can help affect social change. I’ve been warmly welcomed by the Orlando literary community to interviews, radio spots,…
Court Tree Gallery will be donating 15% of the gallery commission on the above piece titled “Skid Row Wine” based on the poem of the same title. The painting is offered for $2,850. Interested parties can contact Stephen here. “When exploring my influences it was natural to gravitate to Kerouac. Along with his writing…
It all started with a phone call. First, to David Amram—my dear friend, and Kerouac’s early collaborator. Then, to actors Michael Shannon and John Ventimiglia, “How about doing a little show for the Kerouac House at Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village?” They all agreed. That was three years ago. On Friday, October 30, 2015,…
We are delighted to share the names of the four writers awarded a residency at the Kerouac House during 2015–16. The alternates appear in italic. The Kerouac Project of Orlando wants to congratulate the chosen residents and their alternates and extend our thanks to the record number of people who applied to become a writer-in-residence at the…