Raul Palma

Poet, Fiction Writer

Ithaca, NY
New York US

Author's Bio

Raul Palma is an Associate Dean of Faculty in Ithaca College's School of Humanities & Sciences, where he is also an Associate Professor of Writing. He earned his Ph.D. in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he in ethnic studies. He is the author of A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens. His short story collection In This World of Ultraviolet Light won the Indiana Review/Indiana University Press 2021 Don Belton Prize. His work has been supported with fellowships and scholarships from the CubaOne Foundation, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, the Santa Fe Writer's Conference, Sewanee Writer's Conference, and Sundress Academy for the Arts.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
Best Small Fictions 2018 (Braddock Avenue Books, 2018)
Books:
A Haunting in Hialeah Gardens (Dutton, 2023)
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In This World of Ultraviolet Light (Indiana University Press, 2023)
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Alimentum
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Bartleby Snopes
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Eclectica
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Midwestern Gothic
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NANO Fiction
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Prizes won: 

Indiana Review/Indiana University Press 2021 Don Belton Prize for short story collection In This World of Ultraviolet Light.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Cuban American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
Miami, FL
Florida
Raised in: 
Miami, FL
Florida
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Last update: Jun 02, 2026