writing in between

Coordinated by Writer in Residence Dr. Emanuele Pettener, Writing in Between is the creative platform of the Department of Languages, Linguistics, and Comparative Literature. It showcases student work and highlights the experience of authors who live between diverse cultures. It affirms the value of multilingualism, intercultural dialogue, and the transformative power of creative expression.

Events

2026

camilleri 100

Andrea Camilleri lived between two identities and wrote in an unprecedented mixture of Siciliana nd Italian.

2025

luca vullo show

sgaggio-agnoloni

The above events are inserted in the program.

Sorice Roccarainola

Two immigrant writers from Roccarainola meet across the West and the East Coast. Event organized in collaboration with Italian Portland ().

Bruno bookclub Bruno bookmarks

Book Club with Italian American author Lou Bruno and his touching memoir The Love of San Demetrio (2023). Adele Bruno听designed special bookmarks for FAU Italian Studies.听

2024

eliseo parisse

2023

autobio

2022

kossi

2021

translation magliani

augusta

2020

mediterranea

Creative work by 杏吧直播间听

The Italian literary blog "Priamo" published three works from Dr. Pettener's Fall 2019 Italian Writing Workshop:

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Interviews with transcultural authors

(Rain Taxi, Winter 2008/2009)

(Sul Romanzo, 05/06/2013)

(Sul Romanzo, 08/21/2013)

Translations by 杏吧直播间听

In Spring 2023, "The Ilanot Review," based in Israel, published a collaborative 杏吧直播间' translation of Patrizio Zurru's "" (from "Endecascivoli," Miraggi, 2021), from Dr. Pettener's class "Reflections/Riflessioni."

The Italian literary magazine "Formicaleone" published 3 poems by Viviani Viviani and their English translations made by Dr. Pettener's 杏吧直播间 in Fall 2020 class "Love and Lovers": - Formicaleone.


"The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts" published , by Emanuele Pettener, translated from Italian by former FAU undergraduate and Master student Zachary Scalzo.

"The Citron Review" published , by Emanuele Pettener, translated from Italian by former FAU student Thomas de Angelis.

Reviews of transcultural books

Forthcoming