This week got off to an auspicious start with word of who will be joining us this spring semester for the annual Kelly Writers House Fellows program. While there's much more info to follow in the coming weeks and months, we wanted to share the good news as soon as possible.
This year, Al Filreis will be joined by Simone White to co-lead the seminars, in which twenty or so students will read the work of each Fellow and then meet privately with them during that week's three-hour class session. Current UPenn undergrads interested in joining the class should contact Filreis at afilreis@writing.upenn.edu. In conjunction with this, the public will be able to take part in (either in person or from afar) the traditional Monday evening reading and Tuesday morning interview/conversation with each guest. Limited in-person seating for each event can be reserved by writing to whfellow@writing.upenn.edu.
Our full slate of 2023 Kelly Writers House Fellows will include:
— poet and theorist of ethics Joan Retallack: February 20–21
— cultural critic and essayist Wayne Koestenbaum: March 27–28
— bestselling YA novelist Jason Reynolds: April 24–25
Of course, we'll keep our readers posted with more info as it becomes available. In the meantime, if you'd like to spend a little time some of the wonderful visitors we've had over the past 23 years, you can do so here.
