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St. Petersburg poet laureate and USF alumna publishes debut novel
In Gloria Muñoz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity’s first extraterrestrial settlement.
April 29, 2025Alumni News, Events, Publications
USF poets bring home gold, silver and bronze book awards
Ajibola Tolase, an assistant professor in the Department of English, won a gold medal from the Florida Book for his poetry collection “2000 Blacks.” He joins colleagues Heather Sellers, who received a bronze medal in the poetry category in 2022 for her collection, “Field Notes from the Flood Zone,” and Julia Koets, who received a silver award in the poetry category in 2021 for her collection, “Pine.”
April 22, 2025Events, Honors and Awards
This year's inaugural book festival was a success, offering the public an opportunity to engage with award-winning authors who explore the unique, complex, and often strange history, environment and culture of Florida. The Florida Studies Book Festival was held at ßŮßÇÂţ» St. Petersburg on April 5 in the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.
April 1, 2025Events
Undergraduate Humanities Conference encourages professional and personal growth
Nearly 100 students participated in this year’s Undergraduate Humanities Conference, an event providing real-life experience for future academic, professional and personal challenges.
February 20, 2025Events
Celebrating the power of words: World-renowned poets visit the College of Arts and Sciences for poetry series
A new partnership between the USF Humanities Institute and the Michael Kuperman Memorial Library will welcome world-renowned poets to campus to bring students and the community together and empower audiences to pursue their craft.
January 29, 2025Events
The Humanities Institute celebrates its growth both in a newly renovated space and for the future
The Humanities Institute welcomed the USF community to its newly renovated space through an open house.
May 29, 2024Department News, Events
The Spoonbill Series October Recap
On October 16th, 2022, several USF Creative Writing MFA students read their work in front of a crowd of supportive listeners. Hosted at the Corner Club, USF MFA students and supporters alike met up on a lovely fall Friday and partook in the vulnerable yet thrilling experience of live readings.
November 3, 2022Events
USF’s 6x6 Reading Series a Virtual Success
In pre-pandemic times, the hallmark of USF’s 6x6 Reading Series was the bustling energy, coffee aroma, and voices of great writers filling Felicitous on 42nd. This year, 6x6 carried on the tradition remotely, hosting the event on Microsoft Teams.
March 19, 2021Events
ßŮßÇÂţ» Students Host Celestial-Themed Reading
The USF English department hosted the Fall edition of their biannual 6x6 reading series at Felicitous Coffee and Tea on 42nd Street on Friday, October 19.
November 26, 2019Events
Annual MFA Event Took Place at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum
The creative writing department’s annual MFA graduation reading, Curtain Call, took place at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum. This year’s ten graduates read for a packed house of around 200 audience members.
April 12, 2019Events
Saw Palm Celebrates Release of 13th Issue
The staff behind Saw Palm, USF’s Florida-themed literary magazine run by the Creative Writing Program’s MFA students, hosted a release party at Southern Brewing & Winemaking on Friday, March 1. This party celebrated the completion and release of the 13th issue of Saw Palm.
March 26, 2019Events
Vintage-Themed Reading Features USF English Students
The USF English Department hosted its spring 2019 installment of the 6x6 reading on Feb. 22 at Felicitous Coffee and Tea on 42nd Street. The reading featured six undergraduate and six graduate students who shared their creative writing of 1,000 words or fewer.
February 27, 2019Events