UCF Alum Wins Whiting Award, $50,000 as an Emerging Writer Jaquira Díaz ’06 recalls her most important lesson at UCF: ‘I learned to call myself a writer.’
The Powerful Force of Nostalgia Sure, we could sell the magical objects of our youth, but sometimes you can’t put a price on your past.
English Faculty Member Named 2020 NEA Creative Writing Fellow Micah Dean Hicks earned the competitive honor for his second novel, Break the Bodies, Haunt the Bones, and is one of 36 fellows selected out of 1,700 applicants.
Q&A: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ UCF’s ‘Star Wars’ expert discusses predictions for the movie, what’s next for the franchise and, of course, Baby Yoda.
UCF Researchers Bring 1755 Literary Work into Digital Age UCF scholars will create the first complete, online and fully searchable version of the famous 18th century Johnson’s dictionary. It is considered one of the most influential works of English literature of all time.
4 Honored as Pegasus Professors for Impact, Career Achievements Josh Colwell, Naim Kapucu, Tison Pugh and Martine Vanryckeghem have been selected for the highest academic award a professor can receive at the university.
Technical Communication Blends Passions, Paves Way for Student Success For student Andrea Romero, success can be found through the Department of English’s technical communication track and the connections she’s found along the way.
UCF Forum to Begin 4th Year with New Columnists Nine new columnists will join the UCF Forum opinion series Wednesday to start sharing their weekly views on social issues, national and international affairs, community…
Lifelong Florida Novelist to Speak at Writers in the Sun Series Connie May Fowler, a lifelong Florida novelist, screenwriter and essayist whose works have touched on personal relationship, domestic violence and the disappearing landscape of the…
‘We Meet Our Storytellers Where They Are, Not Where They Have Been.’ UCF English student Alice Spicer hopes one day there will be a new literary genre for the storytellers that inspire her: people with Alzheimer’s and…