Biography
Nikki Fragala Barnes (they/she, @bynikkibarnes) is a researcher and lecturer with UCF’s English Department, teaching creative writing. Barnes’ research braids critical making, digital instructional design, communal pedagogies, Black trans feminisms, Indigenous methods and museum practice. They are adapting research from their dissertation into a community series at the Winter Park Library. Recent scholarly work appears in Multimodal and Digital Creative Writing Pedagogies and The Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics.
Barnes holds a PhD in Texts and Technology (UCF’25) and an MFA in Poetry in the Expanded Field. Creative work appears in our state’s literary journal, Of Poets and Poetry, and several anthologies including Cadence, Sunflowers Rising, and O Miami’s Waterproof.
An arts advocate and experimental poet, Barnes centers material works on accessibility, land-based public histories, and the poetics of place. Also an independent editor and curator, Barnes serves on the editorial collective of the Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy and the Painted Pebble Literary Magazine. Barnes’ work is transdisciplinary, collaborative, and site-sensitive.
Barnes serves as the president of the Orlando Area Poets, a chapter of the FSPA/NFSPS, as well as their inaugural Education Ambassador. They are also an active board member serving the Central Florida LGBTQ Museum of History, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, and the Mennello Museum of American Art.
Courses
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| 59648 | CRW3053 | Thry & Practice Creative Wrtng | A | Asynchronous Online (W) | 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM | Unavailable | |
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In this entry-level course, students read literary texts to develop an understanding of authorial decisions in contemporary writing in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction. Students will increase their knowledge of relevant writing terminology and concepts and gain insight into the emphases and specialties of the UCF creative writing program. Students will also become familiar with professional pathways including publishing and other applications of a degree in English with a specialization in creative writing. By mapping a plan for ongoing writing practice, students will also identify possible avenues to pursue writing careers. |
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