Books & Books Welcomes FIU Creative Writing Alumni
Sophia Noya | Staff Writer Jemercis Lazo reads her writing to the audience | Sophia Noya, PantherNow As part of the annual Writers on the…
Creative Writing
Writers on the Bay: Balancing oppression, cruelty and humor with visiting poets
Kaysea Suzana | Assistant Entertainment Director Two poets juxtaposed satirical humor with an earnest look into life in oppression at the spring semester’s first Writers…
Hearts Writing Club brings out the best in students’ creativity through writing
Menah-Alla Ahmed | Contributing Writer Through imaginative prompts and creative freedom, the Hearts Writing Club spotlights students’ creative writing skills. The Hearts Writing Club’s current…
Student Literary Awards – A Celebration of Student Written Artistic Expression
By Thomas Marin/ Staff Writer FIU’s Creative Writing Program hosted the annual Student Literary Awards this past Thursday, Apr. 21, at the Biscayne Bay Campus….
Alumnus Becomes Bestselling Author of “Shutter Island”
Dante Nahai / Staff Writer Critically acclaimed films like “Shutter Island,” “Gone Baby Gone” and “Mystic River” all have one thing in common. They were…
July 26: SGA President Talks Engineering Campus & Grad Student Tells About Being A Mom In FIU
This week on The Golden Hour we talked about the changes happening at the Engineering Center and one graduate student gives her point of view…
Writing is an ‘art of practice,’ according to Gulf Stream Magazine editors
A story is nothing without successful characterization, according to three editors of the University’s Gulf Stream Online Literary Magazine.
Lawrence Sanders Award serves as capstone to reading series
“It makes the whole thing seem so much more real, not something that’s happening in a vacuum but something that’s immediate and has often a social justice component, representing different subject positions in the world and literature,” she said. “It just makes it more meaningful for everyone, readers and writers.”
Students to Carry Weight of Award-winning Words
Ackena Miller/ Contributing Writer “I know they must carry the weight of their lives in the curl of their sullied and empty hands,” wrote John…
‘Happy forward moves’ to be showcased in “Queen of America”
Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea will read from his latest book “Queen of America” at the Barnes and Noble Writers On the Bay reading series on Feb. 16.