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April 23-25, 2027

Word of South

Shane Hinton

Shane Hinton is the author of three books: Pinkies (CLMP Firecracker Award Finalist), Radio Dark, and Other Shane Hintons (Florida Book Award Bronze Medalist). He is the editor of the anthology We Can’t Help It If We’re From Florida, a fiction editor for Tampa Review, and he teaches writing at The University of Tampa. Shane […]

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Daniel Rivero

Daniel Rivero is an investigative reporter with WLRN Public Radio in Miami. His work has been featured in the Miami Herald, NPR, the Guardian, ABC News and other outlets. His first book, Just Freedom: Inside Florida’s Decades-Long Voting Rights Battle, was published in 2025 and won a Florida Book Award. Daniel will be joining Word […]

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Kati Schardl

Kati Schardl first heard the call of the wild as a scabby-kneed kid exploring Jackson County’s woods and waters in the Florida Panhandle. She learned her craft as a journalist in Tallahassee at the rabble-rousing independent daily newspaper the Florida Flambeau. For nigh on 20 years, she served as music columnist, theater critic and arts […]

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