Biography
Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés was born in New Jersey to Cuban parents. Educated in Miami and New York, her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry appear in numerous journals and anthologies, including Southern Humanities Review, Flash Fiction, Saw Palm, Literary Mama, Kweli Journal, Guernica, and The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. Her short story collections, Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You (2015) and Marielitos, Balseros, and Other Exiles (2009), were #4 and #5 on the Guardian’s list of ten of the best books to help understand Cuba. Everyday Chica, winner of the 2010 Longleaf Press Poetry Prize was followed by Everyday Chica, Music and More, a poetry CD set to Caribbean folk music was released in 2011. She was the 2009 Theodore Morrison Fiction Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.
Education
- Ph.D. in African American Women Writers, Composition, and writing from State University of New York at Albany (1989)
- M.A. in American and English literature from Barry University (1985)
- B.A. in English, Creative Writing from The University of Miami (Coral Gables) (1982)
- A.A. in English from Miami Dade College (1980)
Research Interests
Latinx Literature, writing, women writers of color, Emergent American Literature and women's studies.
Creative Activities
Faculty advisor for Dominican American Student Association
Publications
Books
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Forthcoming
--- Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You, Ig Publishers
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Everyday Chica, Longleaf Press
- Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles, Ig Publishers
Recordings
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Everyday Chica, Music and More, Longleaf Audiobook
Awards
- 2011 Multicultural Student Center Advisor of the Year
- 2010 United Arts of Central Florida, Individual Artist Fellowship
- 2010 Longleaf Poetry Chapbook Award
- 2009 Theodore Morrison Fiction Fellow at Breadloaf Writers Conference
Courses
| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus | |
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| 93567 | AML3630 | Latinx Literature | Mixed Mode (M) | M,W 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM | Unavailable | |
| 83764 | CRW3120 | Fiction Writing Workshop Ⅰ | Mixed Mode (M) | M,W 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Unavailable | |
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An intermediate level fiction writing workshop for English majors incorporating small and large group feedback, analysis, and criticism. Students will complete in-class writing exercises as well as online assignments. Together we will read and analyze contemporary literary fiction throughout the semester with a focus on craft to gain an understanding of common techniques and elements of fiction. |
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| 83873 | CRW3120 | Fiction Writing Workshop Ⅰ | Mixed Mode (M) | M,W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Unavailable | |
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An intermediate level fiction writing workshop for English majors incorporating small and large group feedback, analysis, and criticism. Students will complete in-class writing exercises as well as online assignments. Together we will read and analyze contemporary literary fiction throughout the semester with a focus on craft to gain an understanding of common techniques and elements of fiction. |
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| Course # | Course | Title | Mode | Days/Times | Syllabus |
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| 12007 | CRW3010H | Honors Creative Writing | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Unavailable |
| 19818 | CRW4760 | Dig Storytelling Create Writer | In Person (P) | Tu,Th 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Unavailable |