Literary Journals and Press
The Department of English publishes Troubadour, the university's student-edited literary and art journal, and Panhandler Books, a book imprint of original creative writing distributed by University Press of Florida.
Troubadour
Troubadour is UWF’s annual student-edited and designed literary journal of selected art and creative writing from student submissions across campus. Submission guidelines are announced each year early in the Fall semester. For more information, contact jfink@uwf.edu
Panhandler Books
In Spring 2015, the Department of English at University of West Florida launched Panhandler Books. Distributed by the University Press of Florida, Panhandler Books publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction consistent with Panhandler Magazine’s mission to champion underrepresented literary genres. Publishing one book every two years, Panhandler Books will provide exceptional attention to the work published in the series.
Panhandler Books:
- Proper Imposters Four Novellas by Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Mauricio Montiel Figueiras, Jason Ockert and Jeff Parker
- Spectacle by Lauren Slaughter
- This Luminous by Allan Peterson
- Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames by Stefan Kiesbye
- Wasp Box by Jason Ockert