INTERVIEWS
Locally Speaking: An Interview with Maureen McDole
Jessica Brasseur interviews Maureen McDole, a poet and the CEO of Keep St. Pete Lit.
Young Folks at Home: A Conversation with Kristen Arnett
Jason Katz Interviews Kristen Arnett, short story author and novelist.
The Symbiotic Writer: Interview with Sandra Gail Lambert
Michele Sharpe interviews Sandra Gail Lambert, 2018 NEA Fellow.
"Florida Will Always Be at the Center of my Writing Center": An Interview with Seth Brady Tucker
Dennis Mont'Ros interviews Seth Brady Tucker, poet and senior prose editor for the Tupelo Quarterly Review.
Miami Musicality: A Conversation with Cuban-American Poet Mia Leonin
Sarah Escue interviews Mia Leonin, Cuban-American poet and author of three poetry collections, Braid, Unraveling the Bed, and Chance Born (Anhinga Press) and the memoir, Havana and Other Missing Fathers (University of Arizona Press).
Visions of Baruj Salinas
In issue ten of Saw Palm, Sergio Rojo interviews Cuban artist Baruj Salinas. Here, Fiction Editor, Aracelis González Asendorf, translates that interview to English.
On Writing and Mystery: A Conversation with María Elena Llana
Fiction Editor, Aracelis González Asendorf, has a conversation with María Elena Llana.
From Pedro Pan to Power of the Pen: An Interview with Amarilys Gacio Rassler
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to writer Amarilys Gacio Rassler.
The Furtive Expatriation of Cuban Art: An Interview with Art Historian, Juan Martinez
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to art historian, Juan Martinez.
Cubania Today: An Interview with Ana Veciana-Suarez
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to Cuban author and journalist, Ana Veciana-Suarez, about the city that defined her writing.
Exotic and Familiar: An Interview with Vanessa Blakeslee
Rob Alexander and Vanessa Blakeslee talk about life in Florida and Blakelee's new book, Train Shots.
Mojo Books & Music
Brittany Cagle talks to local business owner Melanie Cade about independent music and bookstore, Mojo Books and Music.
Gunfights & Florida History
Bestselling novelist and former Tampa Tribune reporter Tim Dorsey discusses the role of Florida in his novels and the characteristics of Florida writers with our editor Allan Shaw.
Exploring the Art of Underwater Cinematography
Our editor Darrell Nicholson talks with Hollywood cinematographer and Key Biscayne native Pete Zuccarini to discuss the challenges of filming under water, wildlife documentaries, Hollywood blockbusters, and his latest collaboration with director Ang Lee on the film Life of Pi.
A Conversation with Musician Dick Hyman
Florida resident and long-time collaborator with Woody Allen Dick Hyman discusses moving to Florida, composing film scores, and the connections between music and storytelling with contributor Mark Feinman.
On Art & Life
Award-Winning and Oprah Book Club author A. Manette Ansay discusses historical fiction and her latest novel Good Things I Wish You with our editor Sharon Snow Pinson.
Satan’s Fear of Mayors
Saw Palm advisory editor John Henry Fleming watches a high school football practice with author John Brandon while discussing the role of place in his novel Citrus County.
The Next Literary Superstar
Saw Palm managing editor Jaquira Díaz interviews Columbian-American author Patricia Engel about Miami's role in her award-winning collection of short stories, Vida, and what it means to be a Latina writer.
A Full-Blooded Character
The best selling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane, discusses the differences between his hometown of Boston and his adopted home of Florida, his inspirations, and his writing process with contributor Shawn Alff.
Miami’s Poet—Whether He Likes it or Not
Poet, art critic, and Cuban-exile Ricardo Pau-Llosa, discusses his "promising love-hate relationship with South Florida" with contributor Armando F. Mastrapa.
A Woman of Letters
Contributor Ryan Little interviews best-selling author, FSU creative writing professor, and Pulitzer Prize nominee Janet Burroway about writing and her novel Bridge of Sand, which she describes as “a love song to the Gulf Coast.”
Living & Writing in a "Land of Memory Stealers"
Florida native, novelist, memoirist, and screenwriter Connie May Fowler discusses the role of Florida in her fiction with contributor Erin Trauth.
Poet Erin Belieu
David Moody discusses the latest collection of poetry from Erin Belieu, Black Box, while Erin attempts to create a Halloween costume for her five-year-old son.
Jessica Brasseur interviews Maureen McDole, a poet and the CEO of Keep St. Pete Lit.
Young Folks at Home: A Conversation with Kristen Arnett
Jason Katz Interviews Kristen Arnett, short story author and novelist.
The Symbiotic Writer: Interview with Sandra Gail Lambert
Michele Sharpe interviews Sandra Gail Lambert, 2018 NEA Fellow.
"Florida Will Always Be at the Center of my Writing Center": An Interview with Seth Brady Tucker
Dennis Mont'Ros interviews Seth Brady Tucker, poet and senior prose editor for the Tupelo Quarterly Review.
Miami Musicality: A Conversation with Cuban-American Poet Mia Leonin
Sarah Escue interviews Mia Leonin, Cuban-American poet and author of three poetry collections, Braid, Unraveling the Bed, and Chance Born (Anhinga Press) and the memoir, Havana and Other Missing Fathers (University of Arizona Press).
Visions of Baruj Salinas
In issue ten of Saw Palm, Sergio Rojo interviews Cuban artist Baruj Salinas. Here, Fiction Editor, Aracelis González Asendorf, translates that interview to English.
On Writing and Mystery: A Conversation with María Elena Llana
Fiction Editor, Aracelis González Asendorf, has a conversation with María Elena Llana.
From Pedro Pan to Power of the Pen: An Interview with Amarilys Gacio Rassler
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to writer Amarilys Gacio Rassler.
The Furtive Expatriation of Cuban Art: An Interview with Art Historian, Juan Martinez
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to art historian, Juan Martinez.
Cubania Today: An Interview with Ana Veciana-Suarez
Nonfiction Editor, Carmella Guiol, talks to Cuban author and journalist, Ana Veciana-Suarez, about the city that defined her writing.
Exotic and Familiar: An Interview with Vanessa Blakeslee
Rob Alexander and Vanessa Blakeslee talk about life in Florida and Blakelee's new book, Train Shots.
Mojo Books & Music
Brittany Cagle talks to local business owner Melanie Cade about independent music and bookstore, Mojo Books and Music.
Gunfights & Florida History
Bestselling novelist and former Tampa Tribune reporter Tim Dorsey discusses the role of Florida in his novels and the characteristics of Florida writers with our editor Allan Shaw.
Exploring the Art of Underwater Cinematography
Our editor Darrell Nicholson talks with Hollywood cinematographer and Key Biscayne native Pete Zuccarini to discuss the challenges of filming under water, wildlife documentaries, Hollywood blockbusters, and his latest collaboration with director Ang Lee on the film Life of Pi.
A Conversation with Musician Dick Hyman
Florida resident and long-time collaborator with Woody Allen Dick Hyman discusses moving to Florida, composing film scores, and the connections between music and storytelling with contributor Mark Feinman.
On Art & Life
Award-Winning and Oprah Book Club author A. Manette Ansay discusses historical fiction and her latest novel Good Things I Wish You with our editor Sharon Snow Pinson.
Satan’s Fear of Mayors
Saw Palm advisory editor John Henry Fleming watches a high school football practice with author John Brandon while discussing the role of place in his novel Citrus County.
The Next Literary Superstar
Saw Palm managing editor Jaquira Díaz interviews Columbian-American author Patricia Engel about Miami's role in her award-winning collection of short stories, Vida, and what it means to be a Latina writer.
A Full-Blooded Character
The best selling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island, Dennis Lehane, discusses the differences between his hometown of Boston and his adopted home of Florida, his inspirations, and his writing process with contributor Shawn Alff.
Miami’s Poet—Whether He Likes it or Not
Poet, art critic, and Cuban-exile Ricardo Pau-Llosa, discusses his "promising love-hate relationship with South Florida" with contributor Armando F. Mastrapa.
A Woman of Letters
Contributor Ryan Little interviews best-selling author, FSU creative writing professor, and Pulitzer Prize nominee Janet Burroway about writing and her novel Bridge of Sand, which she describes as “a love song to the Gulf Coast.”
Living & Writing in a "Land of Memory Stealers"
Florida native, novelist, memoirist, and screenwriter Connie May Fowler discusses the role of Florida in her fiction with contributor Erin Trauth.
Poet Erin Belieu
David Moody discusses the latest collection of poetry from Erin Belieu, Black Box, while Erin attempts to create a Halloween costume for her five-year-old son.
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