Kelly Writers House

Senior capstone throwback: Zach toasts Adelaide

Applications for our 2026 Summer Workshop for Young Writers are due one week from today! This year is the *tenth* convening of our 10-day residential program for rising high school juniors and seniors. Full financial aid is available. For more info, see: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/summer/

This is the day when former students of Anthony DeCurtis honored him at the Writers House for his teaching and mentorship. .decurtis

This caught on.

Once more for the team!

Our expert and iconic RA duo, Meg & Lyn!

KWH Summer Workshop goes to the Common Press!

Ending our run of craft sessions with a Summer Workshop staple: Jesse Schwartz’s Close Reading, Distant Writing!

Today, Wes Matthews not only led a section of memoir workshop, he led a craft session entitled Dramatic Witnessing: Writing From the Beauty of Our Lives. Here’s a glimpse!

Our three morning workshop groups! One led by Jesse, one led by Jamie-Lee, one led by Wes.

Scenes from South Street, featuring the Summer Workshop.