Paul Wilborn

Paul Wilborn is executive director of the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College, where he programs dance, chamber music, jazz, blues, comedy and other performances. His fiction collection, Cigar City: Tales From a 1980s Creative Ghetto, won the Gold Medal for Fiction in the 2019 Florida Book Awards. His debut novel, Florida Hustle, released in June, earned a coveted “starred review” from Kirkus Reviews. Both books are published by St. Petersburg Press. A pianist and singer, he produced and performed his American Songbook Series for 10 years at American Stage. and headlined major events around Tampa Bay with his band, Paul Wilborn and the Pop Tarts. He lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, the film actor and teacher, Eugenie Bondurant.