Highlights:
• The Creative Process of Florida Writers
• Authors Ray Arsenault, Randy Wayne White
• Poet Zhaedyn Hodge Sigars
• More Florida Book Award Winners
• Florida’s Literary Tradition
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ON THE COVER: TELLING THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORIES
Eight of the Florida Book Awards gold medal winners discuss the joys and challenges of creating their works, and how this state influences their writing.
By Colette Bancroft
A GUIDE TO THE FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS
Looking for something to read? Meet the 28 book award winners and get the run-down on their winning books in 10 categories. Guaranteed you’ll find something that tempts you.
By Jon Wilson
TWO DIVERGENT WRITING PATHS CELEBRATED
This year, two writers, one an acclaimed historian, and the other a writer of best-selling fiction, are honored with the Florida Humanities Council’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement for Writing Award. We profile them here:
• Lifetime Achievement for Writing Award winner historian Ray Arsenault: Chronicler of a changing South
• Lifetime Achievement for Writing Award winner novelist Randy Wayne White: Twisting plots under the sun
By Tom Scherberger
STATE OF WONDER
Mangrove in the moon Near the traffic and noise in South Florida, a photographer captures a lone tree against the sky, a transitory moment soon to disappear.
By Joel B. McEachern
THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN WORD
Meet this year’s state Poetry Out Loud winner, Tampa’s Zhaedyn Hodge Sigars — whose
oratorical skills are matched by his talent for writing poetry — and his mentor and teacher, Casey Curry.
By Dalia Colón
LITERARY FOOTSTEPS
500 years and counting: Travel our state’s surprisingly long literary history, rich with adventure, exploration, and lots of comings and goings.
By Thomas Hallock
| Media Type | |
|---|---|
| Producer | Produced by the Florida Humanities Council |
| Publication Title | FORUM Magazine |
| Publication Date | 2019 – Summer |
