One of my favorite people in the world: Dan Wakefield. Dan, who introduced me to the world of nonfiction at Florida International University, is a novelist, journalist and screenwriter whose best-selling memoir “New York in the Fifties” was produced as a … Continue reading Dan Wakefield talks about Anthony Gagliano
A note from Les Standiford, Director of the Creative Program at Florida International University [The] most illustrious lineup ever has been finalized for the 2013 FIU Writers’ Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, October 24-25. Dennis Lehane, author … Continue reading FIU Writers Conference 2013
by guest blogger John Bond I’m a writer. Sometimes. I learned from John Dufresne that everybody wants to have written. What distinguishes the wannabes from writers is that writers write. Every f[…] day… So, I’m a writer. Except when I’m … Continue reading John Bond’s Essential Library for Writers
Reading at Books & Books (Coral Gables, FL) by the fabulous alumni of Florida International University’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, featuring Jennifer Ammon, Jen Bartman, Cecila Fernandez, M.J. Fievre, Nick Garnett, Diane Marshall, Molly McGreevy, Alexis Sellas, and Norma … Continue reading FIU Alumni Reading
Haiti is an island nation in which the noir genre may feel more like realism. Still, the writers on the panel — Danticat, Mark Kurlansky, M.J. Fievre, and Marie K. Theodore-Pharel — inspired with their ability to craft literature out … Continue reading Haiti Noir at the Miami International Book Fair
On Tuesday, May 18, writers Lynne Barrett and Les Standiford gave a joint reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables to celebrate the publication of Delta Blues, an anthology edited by Carolyn Haines with a foreword by Morgan Freeman. … Continue reading Literary Arts: Delta Blues