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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 Kerouac House.

Fall – John Christian Sevcik, a non-fiction writer from Seattle, Washington.    Sarah Giragosian, a poet from Hartford, Connecticut.

Winter – Sarah Viren, a non-fiction writer from Lubbock, Texas.    Che Yeun, a fiction writer from Cambridge, England.

Spring – Erik Deckers, a fiction writer from Indianapolis, Indiana.    Amy Schleunes, a fiction writer from Nicaragua.

Summer – Ryler Dustin, a poet from Lincoln, Nebraska.    Anna Wilson, a fiction writer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sending a special thanks to Jeffrey Cole for his generous and much needed significant donation! Thanks to his continued support, The Kerouac House will look young again with new windows in the back part of the house, a new pair of kitchen doors, and a full exterior paint job, all to historical preservation standards. These updates and repairs add far more value than the dollars invested. They preserve the beauty and charm of the house where Jack Kerouac wrote Dharma Bums and where our writer residents continue to create literary art to this day. Again, THANK YOU Jeffrey Cole for your generosity!

You can see Jeffrey Cole in this informative video. He makes his appearance 2:15 minutes into the video: vimeo.com/86572903