The Rise of FSU’s Writing Program The Palm Beach Post looks at how Florida State University’s creative writing program “has become during the past five years what some believe to be the best in the country.” They add: “It did it with the help of patent money from the cancer drug Taxol, developed by an FSU scientist; the energy from pontifical mobster writer Mark Winegardner; and support of an established and respected English department.” Winegardner, who stepped down recently as director, says: “I defy you to find a faculty that is better in terms of quality and quantity of awards […]