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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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We're taking this week to help parents and students understand the new Florida Standards Assessments, which students will take for the first time…
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Miami Northwestern High School teacher Daniel Dickey says there's no silver bullet or secret book which will spark a student's interest in…
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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…
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Holiday rerun: This story was originally published Oct. 3, 2014.Bridget McKinney, principal at Miami's Allapattah Middle School, says her students…