KEROUAC WRITERS WEEKEND

Immerse yourself in the world of one of America's most original and iconic writers:

Write in the historic cottage where Jack Kerouac wrote Dharma Bums and learned On the Road would be published.Stay in an historic art deco, period-furnished hotel.See the original Dharma Bums manuscript.Enjoy classic Kerouac spoken-word and jazz recordings.Participate in a public reading.Learn about one of the most prolific periods of Kerouac's life from pop culture historian Bob Kealing, author of Kerouac in Florida: Where the Road Ends.

Work and learn within the very walls where Jack Kerouac lived hand-to-mouth, plied his trade, and ultimately made literary history. ~ Bob Kealing

$295 fee includes a 3-day seminar, 2 nights at the Wellborn Hotel, admission to the Orange County History Center, transportation between the hotel and the Kerouac House, and a copy of Kerouac in Florida. Meals are extra, at restaurants that are an easy walk on roads Jack Kerouac traveled. A portion of the proceeds will support the work of the Jack Kerouac Writers In Residence Project of Orlando, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Kerouac's home and legacy in Orlando. (Cost sans hotel: $145.)

Friday-Sunday

August 29-August 31, 2008

November 28-November 30, 2008

February 27-March 1, 2009

May 29-May 31, 2009

The seminars will be lead by Darlyn Finch, the 19th Kerouac House Writer-in-Residence.
For more information, call 407-312-3591.

Checks payable to: Scribbles, 3852 Albright Lane, Orlando, FL 32828.

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