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MFA Alumnus Interviewed by NPR
May. 17, 2023—This Spring, alumnus Claire Jiménez (MFA, 2014) was interviewed on National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition about her debut novel What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez. Set during the 2008 recession, the novel is about a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discover that their long-missing sister is potentially alive and a reality TV show contestant....
Congratulations Class of 2023!
May. 3, 2023—Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating English Majors and Minors!
Major Jackson – Newly Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Apr. 20, 2023—Congratulations to Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities, Professor of English for being elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy is both an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members and an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions, and perspectives...
2023 Academy of American Poets Prize Winner – Caroline Stevens
Apr. 20, 2023—Congratulations to MFA third year student Caroline Stevens for winning the 2023 Academy of American Poets prize. Alumnus and poet Edgar Kunz, author of Fixer and Tap Out, was the judge for this year’s contest. Honorable mention goes to third year MFA student, John Mulcare.
In Memoriam of Mark Wollaeger
Mar. 3, 2023—https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2023/03/01/wollaeger-professor-emeritus-and-modernist-scholar-has-died/
English Major Amelia Day releases EP for Immersion Project
Feb. 27, 2023—English major Amelia Day has released an EP as part of her Immersion project. With support from the Joe C. Davis Fund, which supports Immersion projects, she was able to work with a professional music producer in Nashville to produce her first EP Eastward of Eden. More info on the project can be read here....
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy’s 2023 Poetry Contest Open
Feb. 15, 2023—The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is open for poetry submissions from students currently enrolled in any Tennessee college or university. This is in partnership with Vanderbilt University’s Department of English and MFA Program in Creative Writing. Submissions are due by midnight CT on March 15, 2023. More info can be found here.
Lydia Conklin – PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection Finalist
Feb. 6, 2023—Congratulations to Assistant Professor of English, Lydia Conklin for being a finalist for one of the Pen America Literary Awards. The PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize is presented to an author whose debut collection of short stories represents distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise for future work. More info on the awards can be found...
Lorrie Moore – Time’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023
Dec. 20, 2022—Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English Lorrie Moore’s forthcoming novel is listed as one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by Time Magazine. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home is scheduled for publication on June 20, 2023 “Lorrie Moore’s first novel since 2009’s A Gate at the Stairs is a century-spanning ghost...
Allison Schachter – Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize
Dec. 7, 2022—Congratulations to Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English, who has been awarded the Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies. She has been awarded for her translation From the Jewish Provinces: Selected Stories by Fradl Shtok, published by Northwestern University Press. You can read the full press release...