Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College

The Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College promotes reading and writing throughout the year by consistantly presenting high-quality literary activities open to all in South Florida.

The Center works with established and emerging writers from Florida and beyond. Through Center programs, they help students and diverse members of the community deepen their understanding of literature and sharpen their creative writing abilities.

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Spring 2009 Reading Recommendations

First Year in College
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
Morrison asks powerful questions about beauty and conformity in telling story of a young black girl who yearns for the blond hair and blue eyes she believes will allow her family to fit in. Yet, as her dreams grow more fervent, her life slowly starts to disintegrate in the face of adversity and strife.

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	Summer Creative Writing Courses Writers of all levels will have another shelter from the storms and heat at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts this June. Registration is now open for FCLA’s six-week long creative writing classes, which range in topics from the short short story to environmental writing and memoir to screenwriting. It’s Summer School you won’t want to miss! The Newsletter of the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College. Click here for past issues or to join our mailing list!
		[Saturday, June 6] Creative Writing Course: The Building Blocks of Great Screenwriting with Ben Odell 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. \| Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus > more [Tuesday, June 9] Creative Writing Course: Writing Earth - An Intro to Environmental Writing with Michael Hettich 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. \| Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus > more [Thursday, June 11] Creative Writing Course: Writing Really Short Stories - All About Flash Fiction with David Beaty 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. \| Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus > more [Monday, June 15] Spanish Authors in America presents Mauel Rivas (presented in collaboration with America Reads Spanish and the Instituto Cervantes in New York ) 7 p.m. \| Centro Cultural Español 800 Douglas Rd. Suite 170, Coral Gables > more

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