The editors of Panhandler Books are honored to provide the archive of Panhandler Magazine here on the Panhandler Books site. Panhandler Books grew as the literary imprint of Panhandler Magazine, and the archive includes many wonderful interviews and original work by contemporary artists and authors. The opinions and speech expressed in Panhandler Magazine and Panhandler Books are solely those of the published authors and artists. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or speech of the University of West Florida, its employees, students, or the editors of Panhandler Magazine and Panhandler Books.
Interviews
Elizabeth Bradfield
Poet
March 27, 2014
Catherine Carter
Poet
Panhandler Issue 5
Maile Chapman
Fiction Writer
October 20, 2012
Kenneth Fields
Poet
Panhandler Issue 3
Stefan Kiesbye
Knives, Forks, Scissors, Flames – Panhandler Books
April 9, 2017
Michael Martone
Fiction Writer
February 4, 2018
Jenny Molberg
Poet
August 18, 2020
Dan Murphy
Poet
May 21, 2025
Jason Ockert
Fiction Writer
Panhandler Issue 5
Jason Ockert
Wasp Box – Panhandler Books
June 21, 2015
Jason Ockert
Interview on Shadowselves
January 17, 2022
Matthew Olzmann
Poet
March 3, 2016
Jeff Parker
Fiction Writer
Panhandler Issue 2
Andy Paris
Playwright and Director
Panhandler Issue 6
Charlotte Pence
Poet
February 11, 2020
Allan Peterson
Poet and Artist
January 24, 2013
David James Poissant
Fiction Writer
June 23, 2020
George Saunders
Fiction Writer
Panhandler Issue 6
Roger Sedarat
Poet
February 20, 2013
Taije Silverman – Now You Can Join the Others
Poet
May 3, 2023
Taije Silverman
Poet
Panhandler Issue 4
Joseph Skibell
Fiction Writer
Panhandler Issue 4
Joseph Skibell
Fiction Writer
October 3, 2025
Lauren Goodwin Slaughter on Spectacle
Poetry Writer and Panhandler Books Author
January 13, 2021
Natasha Trethewey
Poet
Panhandler Issue 2
Seth Brady Tucker
Poet
January 11, 2026
The Typewriter Project
Poetry
January 19, 2018
Tobias Wolff
Fiction Writer
October 20, 2012
C. Dale Young
Poet
Panhandler Issue 3
Fiction
Jacob Appel
Panhandler Issue 6
Adam Desnoyers
March 21, 2014
John Henry Fleming
June 30, 2024
Andrew Furman
January 16, 2017
Jim Grimsley
Panhandler Issue 1
Nathan Holic
December 12, 2023
Rin Kelly
March 1, 2022
Manoli Kouremetis
Panhandler Issue 5
Jason Ockert
Panhandler Issue 1
Jeff Parker
Panhandler Issue 1
Dan Pinkerton
January 13, 2015
David James Poissant
June 23, 2020
Sean Prentiss
Panhandler Issue 3
Andrea Robertson
Panhandler Issue 5
Emily Sandberg
October 20, 2012
Caleb Michael Sarvis
March 25, 2017
Lauren Slaughter
November 29, 2019
Eric Trethewey
Panhandler Issue 2
Laura Valeri
November 11, 2014
Nick Wolven
June 28, 2014
Poetry
Samuel Ace and Maureen Seaton
November 28, 2012
Bradley Armstrong
Panhandler Issue 2
Elizabeth Bradfield
Panhandler Issue 1
Charlie Clark
Panhandler Issue 3
Maggie Colvett
April 4, 2015
Jeff Fearnside
March 17, 2021
Caroline Goodwin
February 3, 2019
Brooks Haxton
Panhandler Issue 1
John Hoppenthaler
December 23, 2013
Daniel Murphy
Panhandler Issue 6
Nader Naderpour/Roger Sedarat
Panhandler Issue 4
Charlotte Pence
February 28, 2018
Allan Peterson
Panhandler Issue 2
Dan Pinkerton
March 25, 2013
Maureen Seaton
April 16, 2016
Taije Silverman
Panhandler Issue 1
Gabriel Welsch
Panhandler Issue 4
Nonfiction
Lisa Roney
July 9, 2018
John Capouya – Purify
January 14, 2014
John Capouya – Wayne Cochran
November 8, 2015
John Capouya and Suzanne Williamson
November 21, 2012
Lynna Williams
Panhandler Issue 2
Art
Sonja Ahlers
September 14, 2018
John Alleyne
March 23, 2022
Robert Andrade
January 4, 2014
Jeremiah Barber
December 28, 2012
Terry Berlier
Panhandler Issue 6
Jessica Bizer
April 24, 2018
Jo Ann Block
May 1, 2022
Kelie Bowman
November 4, 2017
Joshua Brinlee
October 22, 2019
Tammy Rae Carland
January 4, 2013
Dan Carlson
Panhandler Issue 6
Felecia Chizuko Carlisle
Panhandler Issue 6
James Caudle
Panhandler Issue 6
Beth Alice Cook
Panhandler Issue 4
Skott Cowgill
January 26, 2013
Taylor Crawley
Panhandler Issue 5
Karen David
April 25, 2020
Angela Driscoll
August 25, 2014
Ben Duax
September 2, 2020
Soynika Edwards-Bush
April 14, 2023
Adam Forrester
August 1, 2014
Christy Gast
January 4, 2013
Vaughn Whitney Garland
July 12, 2013
Daniel Glendening
Panhandler Issue 6
S Mark Gubb
May 28, 2018
Roscoe Hall
January 24, 2023
Stacey Holloway
August 30, 2021
Jayne Holsinger
October 22, 2017
Hour House
April 24, 2018
Kelly Kristin Jones
October 23, 2013
Daren Kendall
November 27, 2013
Meredith Kooi
March 30, 2016
Patrick Laumond
March 19, 2013
Eli Lehrhoff
Panhandler Issue 5
Sto Len
January 31, 2019
Cybele Lyle
January 28, 2017
Clyde McDowell
January 26, 2013
Robert Minervini
Panhandler Issue 5
Tabitha Nikolai
September 1, 2015
Mollie Oblinger
April 29, 2015
Juliana Paciulli
May 5, 2016
Michael Robert Pollard
May 21, 2021
Adee Roberson
June 3, 2017
Anya Roberts-Toney
October 6, 2015
Nicole Salimbene
May 1, 2022
Heath Schultz
September 12, 2018
John Slade
December 17, 2020
Patryk Stasieczek
March 6, 2019
Youngsuk Suh
Panhandler Issue 4
Jane Tardo
June 24, 2022
Suzanne Williamson
May 10, 2021
Roxanne Yamins
January 5, 2014
K. Yoland
September 30, 2019
Media
George Saunders is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient who writes fiction and teaches in the graduate creative writing program at Syracuse University. The following Q&A session and reading were part of the University of West Florida’s Common Read Program.
Andy Paris is one of the founding members of Tectonic Theater Project. The following Q&A was part of the University of West Florida’s Common Read Program.
Dan Carlson is an artist based in New York City. The following video is part of his art folio that appeared in Panhandler Issue 6.
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