Writing and Reading Groups

The Kelly Writers House is proud to host several ongoing writing and reading groups. For information about joining the following groups, contact the group organizers listed below.

Calliope; A discussion group and workshop for undergraduates interested in prose poetry. Bi-weekly meetings will begin with a discussion of selected contemporary poetry, and will then move to the original work of members. For more information please contact Kate Fleishman at kmfleish@sas.upenn.edu.

The Fish Writing Group; Contact Nancy Hoffman at nhoffmann@earthlink.net.

Manuck! Manuck!; A fiction writing group that specializes in short fiction. For more information, contact Fred Ollinger at follinge@diadig.com.

Penn and Pencil Club; A creative writing workshop for Penn employees. For more information, contact John Shea at john.shea@uphs.upenn.edu.

The Plays’ The Thing: A Workshop For Playwrights; If you’re interested, please contact wh@writing.upenn.edu.

Reality Writes; a group dedicated to writing and workshopping creative nonfiction. For more information contact Mary Hale Meyer at MaryHale.Meyer@jevs.org

Suppose An Eyes; A poetry workshop open to anyone. For more information contact Pat Green at patgreen@vet.upenn.edu.

Word.Doc; A student-conceived and organized group for members of the community interested in arts and medicine. For more information contact Kerry Cooperman at kerryc@sas.upenn.edu.

Write On!; Is a group for Penn students working with middle school students on expository and creative writing projects. For more information contact wh@writing.upenn.edu.