Writing

The 10 winners of this year's Whiting Awards have been announced; the $50,000 prize honors emerging writers, with the hope of allowing them to concentrate full-time on their work.

Meet Iniyah Jones. The 12 year-old is in 6th grade at Seminole Middle School, in Plantation. And she's already pursuing a career in journalism. Jones is…

Robert Rutherford is behind the wheel at least five days a week, which means that inspiration for a story can hit him at any bus stop. The Wilton Manors…

It’s graduation time for some students, as classes wrap up for the holiday season. One such ceremony was held behind the razor wire and locked doors of…

Denyse Woods has published five novels that have been translated into six languages.But she said she was still surprised — and elated — when she learned…

The Voices of Our Nation Arts foundation workshop kicked off this week at the University of Miami.VONA is a place for writers of color to hone their work…

Writing contests offer all kinds of rewards, but this one may be unique: a residency in Key West, and the opportunity to write in Ernest Hemingway's…

Geetha Balakrishnan grew up in what she calls a “very white Australia.”“I’m grateful for my education, but there are certain things you can’t explore in…

We're taking this week to help parents and students understand the new Florida Standards Assessments, which students will take for the first time…

Miami Northwestern High School teacher Daniel Dickey says there's no silver bullet or secret book which will spark a student's interest in…

Miami Northwestern High School English teacher Daniel Dickey has found a way to make his tenth graders brag about their reading skills.Mischael Saint-Sume…

Holiday rerun: This story was originally published Oct. 3, 2014.Bridget McKinney, principal at Miami's Allapattah Middle School, says her students…