FOUR RESIDENCIES ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. "WRITERS IN RESIDENCE" ARE AWARDED A RENT AND UTILITY FREE STAY IN THE "KEROUAC HOUSE" ALONG WITH A FOOD STIPEND. IN EXCHANGE, WRITERS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND READINGS, INTERVIEWS AND TEACHING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AT THE END OF THEIR STAY, WRITERS REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A FAREWELL READING HELD IN THE HOUSE, FREE OF CHARGE, FOLLOWED WITH A Q & A REGARDING THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THE KEROUAC PROJECT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN FESTIVALS AND LITERARY EVENTS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF JACK KEROUAC, THE WRITER AND THE KEROUAC HOUSE AS A LITERARY LANDMARK IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA.
