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St. Petersburg poet laureate and Թϱalumna publishes debut novel

St. Petersburg poet laureate and Թϱalumna publishes debut novel

04/29/25 — In Gloria Muñoz's debut novel, a genre-bending work of young adult climate fiction, Florida is crumbling under the weight of climate disaster, and seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal must decide whether to remain on Earth with her friends and family or to leave everything behind and embark on a mission to establish humanity’s first extraterrestrial settlement.

ԹϱAssistant Professor Ajibola Tolase (center left) and Թϱalumna Aracelis González Asendorf (center right) both received gold medals from the Florida Book Awards.

Թϱpoets bring home gold, silver and bronze book awards

04/22/25 — Ajibola Tolase, an assistant professor in the Department of English, won a gold medal from the Florida Book for his poetry collection “2000 Blacks.” He joins colleagues Heather Sellers, who received a bronze medal in the poetry category in 2022 for her collection, “Field Notes from the Flood Zone,” and Julia Koets, who received a silver award in the poetry category in 2021 for her collection, “Pine.”

04/01/25 — This year's inaugural book festival was a success, offering the public an opportunity to engage with award-winning authors who explore the unique, complex, and often strange history, environment and culture of Florida. The Florida Studies Book Festival was held at ԹϱSt. Petersburg on April 5 in the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

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