Arts, Literature, Humanities, and Entertainment
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Josephine Abady | American director and producer |
| Lily Afshar | First woman to receive a Doctorate of Music in guitar performance, and famous musician |
| Dorothy Allison | American writer |
| Cristian Amigo | Chilean composer, guitarist, and ethnomusicologist |
| Cathy Areu | Founder, publisher Catalina magazine |
| Alan Ball | Screenwriter and creator of Six Feet Under, True Blood, American Beauty |
| Doug Bandow | Former columnist and fellow for the Cato Institute |
| John Bensko | Notable American poet |
| Michael Berenbaum | Writer and former Professor of Theology |
| Matt Bondurant | (PhD) Writer, The Wettest County in the World |
| Ricou Browning | American film director, actor, producer and underwater cinematographer |
| Anthony J. Bryant | American author and editor |
| Christopher Buehlman | American playwright, poet and comedian |
| Jessica Burkhart | Author, Canterwood Crest |
| Jesse Bullington | Author, Enterprise of Death, Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart. |
| Valorie Burton | Writer, Listen to Your Life, What's Really Holding You Back?, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards |
| Brigitte Byrd | French-born poet and author |
| Khari Cain | American record producer, engineer and composer |
| Kat Candler | Award-winning independent filmmaker |
| Virginia Spencer Carr | Famous biographer and Professor at Georgia State University |
| Sandra M. Castillo | Famous poet |
| John Cernuto | An American professional poker player |
| Matt Chapman | Co-creator of Homestar Runner |
| Ryan Van Cleave | Notable American writer, and also a creative writing instructor |
| Colleen Clinkenbeard | Director,writer, and producer for the English-language dub of Fullmetal Alchemist |
| Leslie Cochran | American peace activist |
| Steven Conrad | Screenwriter, The Weather Man |
| John Crawford | Author of the Iraq War memoir The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell |
| William A. Dawson | Coach who was portrayed by Matthew Fox in the film We Are Marshall |
| Thomas A. Desjardin | Notable historian and author |
| Dimitri Diatchenko | Actor and musician |
| Ricardo Dominguez | Professor and electronic activist |
| Irita Van Doren | Former editor of the New York Herald Tribune |
| Martin Eichinger | American sculptor |
| Wayne Flynt | Writer, Historian, and professor emeritus at Auburn University |
| Luis Fonsi | Puerto Rican singer, composer and soap opera actor |
| Alyson Fox | American artist & illustrator |
| Ron J. Friedman | Former Academy Award winning writer, films Brother Bear, Chicken Little, and Open Season |
| Jeff Galloway | American author and Olympian |
| Memphis Garrett | Runner up in Big Brother 10 |
| Charles Ghigna | Children's author and poet |
| Bud Grace | Cartoonist |
| Juan Gutiérrez | Notable Colombian author |
| Courtney Hansen | Syndicated columnist, tv personality, and model |
| Allan Havey | HBO stand-up comic and host |
| Masumi Hayaski | Photographer, and Fulbright fellow |
| John Earl Haynes | Historian, specializing in American communist and anti-communist movements |
| Ron Hazelton | Popular home improvement television personality |
| Rebecca Hazelton | Award-winning American poet, editor, and critic |
| Lex Hester | Notable consolidation architect, former chief administrative officer in Orlando, Broward County and Jacksonville |
| Dayle Hinman | Famous criminal profiler |
| Skip Horack | Writer, and currently a professor at Stanford University |
| Barry Horowitz | Former wrestler with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling |
| Anne Hull | National staff writer for the Washington Post |
| James F. Hutchinson | Notable painter, and member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame |
| Adam Johnson | American novelist and short story writer |
| LeAlan Jones | American journalist |
| Stephen Graham Jones | Author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction |
| Liam Julian | Former editor of Policy Review |
| Danny Kanell | Currently the host of ESPNU's late-night sports and humor show UNITE, and former professional football player with the NFL |
| Fiona Kelleghan | Science fiction scholar |
| Kevin Kelly | an American professional wrestling manager, pundit, sportscaster and ring announcer |
| Jesse Lee Kercheval | American academic and writer |
| Margaret Keyes | Nationally recognized leader in the field of heritage conservation |
| Jonathan King | Producer and Vice President for Focus Features, works are Dreamgirls, I, Robot, and Finding Forrester |
| Arthur Kurzweil | An American author, educator, editor, writer, and publisher |
| Christine Lahti | Former Academy Award winning director, and actress, Chicago Hope, Jack & Bobby |
| Sharon Lechter | Author Rich Dad, Poor Dad |
| Jamie Linden | Screenwriter, We are Marshall |
| D. S. Lliteras | American author |
| Jean Lorrah | Science fiction novelist and contributor to Star Trek series |
| Eric Lyman | American journalist |
| Brooke Magnanti | Research scientist, blogger and writer who goes by the pen name Belle de Jour |
| Greg Marcks | Writer & director the film 11:14 and Lector |
| Doug Marlette | Cartoonist who won the Pulitzer Prize, and famous novelist who wrote The Bridge and Magic Time and former professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Charles Martin | Notable American author |
| Jenna McCarthy | Notable American author |
| Jen McClanaghan | Notable American poet |
| Mike McQueen | Notable American journalist |
| Drew McWeeny | Famous film critic |
| Michael James Nelson | Producer, writer, comedian The Bachelor, Miracle Workers, National Lampoon Comedy |
| Nancy Oliver | Screenwriter |
| Heather Parcells | American dancer, singer, and actress |
| Kathleen Parker | Syndicated columnist |
| Masood Ashraf Raja | Assistant Professor and Editor of Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies |
| Janisse Ray | American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist |
| Gabrielle Reece | Sports presenter, former fashion model, and professional volleyball player |
| Emilie Richards | Author of romance and mystery novels |
| Fabiola Romero | American model, and an original member of the FSU Cowgirls, and currently a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins |
| Jordan S. Rubin | Famed novelist |
| Gwyn Hyman Rubio | Notable Novelist |
| Alex Sadkin | Famed record producer and saxophonist |
| Jeff Shaara | Famed novelist |
| Jeffrey Scott Shapiro | American investigative journalist and attorney |
| Linnea Sinclair | Award winning writer of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy Romance and Paranormal Romance |
| Leonard Skinner | Namesake of the influential rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Alli Speed | Notable internet celebrity from the Internet Killed Television web series |
| Jane Springer | Award winning American poet |
| Jenn Sterger | Columnist for Sports Illustrated, Model, and original member of the FSU Cowgirls |
| Leon Stokesbury | Notable American poet |
| Ted Studebaker | Notable Christianian Missionary to Vietnam |
| Robin Swicord | American screenwriter and film director |
| Lynne Taetzsch | Abstract painter and writer |
| Hunter S. Thompson | American author and journalist |
| Ann VanderMeer | Editor of Weird Tales Magazine and several anthologies of Fantasy and Sci-Fi literature. Wife of author Jeff Vandermeer. |
| David Ward-Steinman | American composer and music professor |
| Peter Tom Willis | Former commentator for the Florida State Seminoles |
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