By the book: FIU’s creative writing program is a force to reckon with

By the book: FIU’s creative writing program is a force to reckon with

Reading Time: 1 Min. FIU alumni are authors of acclaimed books and poetry collections. Above are just four outstanding Panther grads. Left to right, clockwise: Dennis Lehane; Ana Menendez; Richard Blanco; and Ashley M. Jones To celebrate Florida’s Literacy Week, we share the success of FIU authors and poets changing the world with their words […]

Venita Blackburn Thinks You Should Turn Your Troubles Into Stories

Venita Blackburn Thinks You Should Turn Your Troubles Into Stories

Reading Time: 1 Min. Photo by Curology on Unsplash When I heard Venita Blackburn had a novel coming out, my desire to read it was palpable, a hunger. Her work is distinctive—it’s sharp, smart, and imaginative, often pushing voice and form—and her debut novel, Dead in Long Beach, California , is no exception. The novel […]

The Singularity

The Singularity

Reading Time: 1 Min. The following is from Balsam Karam’s The Singularity . Karam (b. 1983) is of Kurdish ancestry and has lived in Sweden since she was a young child. She is an author and librarian and made her literary debut in 2018 with the critically acclaimed Event Horizon , which was shortlisted for […]

‘American Fiction’ Writer-Director Cord Jefferson On Oscar Noms And Pushing Boundaries Beyond Black Cinema: “Hopefully It Cracks The Door Open For More Filmmakers Behind Us”

‘American Fiction’ Writer-Director Cord Jefferson On Oscar Noms And Pushing Boundaries Beyond Black Cinema: “Hopefully It Cracks The Door Open For More Filmmakers Behind Us”

Reading Time: 1 Min. Writer-director Cord Jefferson on the set of ‘American Fiction’ On Tuesday, writer-director Cord Jefferson received his first Oscar nomination for American Fiction in Writing (Adapted Screenplay). Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, American Fiction straddles the line between drama and satire to depict social commentary on microaggression and pigeonholing […]

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