Richard Blanco, 2013 Inaugural Poet Written by Erika Somoza, January 9th, 2013 On Wednesday, January 9th, 2013, the inaugural planners will announce that our very own Richard Blanco will be the 2013 […]
How to Write a Short Story Written by Erika Somoza, January 8th, 2013 Fiction writer and Professor John Dufresne offers some tips on how to get started writing a short story and how […]
Spot the FIU MFA Program at the Miami Book Fair This Weekend Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, November 14th, 2012 FIU’s MFA program will be well-represented at Miami Book Fair International this weekend, Nov. 17 & 18th. Faculty who’ll be […]
So Spoke the Earth, Edited by M.J. Fievre, Debuts Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, November 12th, 2012 M.F.A. alumna M.J. Fievre has edited So Spoke the Earth, a Haiti anthology, published by Women Writers of Haitian Descent, […]
Dan Wakefield Has Edited Kurt Vonnegut: The Letters Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, November 4th, 2012 FIU’s long-time Writer-in-Residence Dan Wakefield has “splendidly assembled and edited” (New York Times) the letters of Kurt Vonnegut. The book […]
Jesse Millner’s Dispatches from the Department of Supernatural Explanation Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, November 2nd, 2012 Jesse Millner’s second poetry collection, Dispatches from the Department of Supernatural Explanation, has been published by Kitsune Books. His poems […]
Boat Girl, Melanie Neal’s Memoir, Sets Sail Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, October 8th, 2012 Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love, and Fiberglass details the coming-of-age-experiences of Melanie Neale, a 2006 FIU MFA Creative Writing […]
The 2012 FIU Writer’s Conference Approaches Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, September 19th, 2012 This October, FIU’s 2012 Writers Conference, put on in partnership with Books & Books, will be held at the Biltmore […]
2012 Alumni Reading at Books & Books Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, September 13th, 2012 Four recent graduates of FIU’s MFA Creative Writing Program read vibrant and thought-provoking works Sept. 9 at our annual alumni […]
Debra Dean’s The Mirrored World Published Written by Kasey Cortes-Lohn, September 5th, 2012 Debra Dean’s second novel, The Mirrored World, has just been published by Harper Collins. In the book Dean reimagines the […]