Welcome to the
Pen and Pencil Club!
The Pen & Pencil Club is open, so come on down to Latimer Street for a drink! The club was able to survive the pandemic shutdown thanks to the generous support of members and donors.
We have a bar code scanner to make entry easier and faster, so:
⭐ GET YOUR DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP CARD ⭐
- Visit penandpencil.org/profile
- Log in
- Click “Download membership card”
- Save the image to your phone
- OR print out and put in your wallet
- Questions? Email secretary@penandpencil.org
Not yet a member? Sign up to apply here.
Location & Hours
1522 Latimer St.
Philadelphia, PA
215-731-9909
Hours are subject to change without notice. This week's schedule:
• 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday – Friday
• 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday – Sunday
Membership rates:
• Associate membership: $40
• Young active journalist membership: $40 (age 25 and under at time of application or renewal)
• Active journalist membership: $60
• Sustaining membership: An additional $60 per year that can be added to any type of membership; includes the option to book one free private event upstairs during your membership year and a P&P t-shirt (while supplies last)
We're honored to present a tribute to beloved former general manager Dan Kenney, whom we lost in 2019 after decades of service.
Artist Raphael Tiberino, the Club's current General Manager, has drawn a sketch paying homage to his predecessor and is offering prints for $50, with proceeds from all sales going to the Club's general fund. When you order a print, you'll be honoring Danny's memory and helping the Club survive.
About the Club
The Pen & Pencil Club is one of the oldest surviving press clubs in the country. Since 1892, the P&P, as it is affectionately called, has been open daily with nearly no interruption, including during Prohibition and World War II. It is the result of the merging of several membership groups and private clubs dedicated to journalists, editors and other members of the working press.
The Club is run by working journalists for working journalists and other members of Philadelphia's literary community, but all may join, regardless of line of work.
Support Our Educational Programs — Donate to the P&P Foundation!
The Pen & Pencil Club has established a non-profit foundation whose purpose is to support its educational activities and programs for our journalist and writer members.
The P&P Foundation will promote journalistic interest and visibility in the Philadelphia area, including by organizing educational events in coordination with our nonprofit partner the Pen & Pencil Club. The Foundation is based at the Club but is separate from it and has its own governing board.
You can support the Foundation by making a tax-deductible donation online via GiveLively:
Donate to the P&P Foundation
Or you can mail a check to:
P&P Foundation
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102