Kerouac Project

Help Support the Jack Kerouac House in Orlando! Major renovations are needed for this cultural/historical landmark. @Kerouac_Project kerouac-project.com/support

Happy Friday! After winter break, NewPages is back with our weekly roundup of submission opportunities featuring 117 venues to share your work with! Our newsletter subscribers get early access to new submission opportunities. #writers #writingcommunity newpages.com/blog/where-to-…

Did you get your ticket to @lauraleebahr's and my book signing on February 5, 2026? It's at the @Kerouac_Project in Orlando at 7 pm. bit.ly/llbedbooklaunch #amreading #booksigning #satire #thriller

It's almost that time again! Applications go live February 7th, 2026. #writing #WritingResidency #WritingCommmunity #FictionResidency #NonfictionResidency #PoetryResidency #Plays #Screenplay

Kerouac Happenings - Nov. 2025 - mailchi.mp/9844a490186d/k…

Kerouac Happenings - Nov. 2025 - mailchi.mp/9844a490186d/k…

📻Restless girls on the airwaves! It was a real pleasure to speak with Rachael Hegarty for Poetry People. ❣️Éist ar ais anseo! | Listen back to Sunday's broadcast here! rte.ie/.../1539422-po…

🗓️Poets! @stingingfly dates for your diary 🔥 General submissions open until 18 November | Updated Featured Poet eligibility criteria now live | Free Zoom Info Session on 10 Nov | Applications until 2 Dec for 2026 Poetry Workshop (across 4 months). Info➡️stingingfly.org

The Press 53 Award for Short Fiction awards a $1,000 advance, publication, & 52 author copies to an outstanding unpublished collection of short stories. $30 reading fee. Judge is Kevin Morgan Watson. Enter by December 31. #writers #writingcontest newpages.com/guide-submissi…

Possibly the weirdest headline we've ever seen, and that's saying something! ‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction. theguardian.com/books/2025/oct…

Just saw the trailer for the new Ken Kesey-inspired documentary, Magic Trip from @MagnoliaPics, about the infamous bus trip by the Merry Pranksters. Jack's best friend, Neal Cassady, was the driver, and Jack even makes an appearance. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=57OaoZ…

Check out the Kerouac Alumni 25th Anniversary Well Wishes youtu.be/0n6BOr8vCPk?fe… via @YouTube

Jack's "On The Road" was published 68 years ago — September 5, 1957. It launched the Beat Generation, and Jack lived in Orlando when it came out. The Kerouac House is celebrating our 25th anniversary tomorrow, as well. Join us at our potluck at 7 pm. facebook.com/events/2563300…

Want to learn more about the Sept. 6 celebration, upcoming Book Club episodes, and more? Check out the full details in our latest email. mailchi.mp/e2e09e4f0510/k…

Kerouac Happenings - Aug 2025 - Community Potluck Sept. 6! - mailchi.mp/e2e09e4f0510/k…

Most people don't realize it, but Jack was a child of immigrants. From People magazine: Jack Kerouac's Immigrant Mindset and 'Outsider's Feeling' Shaped His American Road-Trip Classic On the Road (Exclusive). people.com/jack-kerouac-s… #jackkerouac #OnTheRoad #Immigrant

If you've ever wanted to see inside the Kerouac House in Orlando, but don't live anywhere near it, you can take a virtual walking tour now. discover.matterport.com/space/hyPwU7xz… #KerouacHouse #JackKerouac

Don't miss Skye Jackson's farewell reading on June 21st or Zach Zimmerman's comedy special available on YouTube. Kerouac Happenings - June 2025 - mailchi.mp/1fe724518436/k…

Kerouac Happenings - June 2025 - mailchi.mp/1fe724518436/k…

Michael Imperioli on Jack Kerouac, Buddhism and a Changing New York: ‘I Still Love the City to Death’. variety.com/2025/film/news… #JackKerouac #BeatGeneration #MichaelImperioli