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Vanderbilt Creative Writing Announces MFA Student Reading at The Southern Festival of Books
Oct. 10, 2025—Vanderbilt Creative Writing and The Nashville Review will host an MFA Student Poetry and Fiction Reading at The Southern Festival of Books on Sunday, October 19. Featured writers include Ayesha Asad, Alexandra Green, Kinsale Drake, Athena Nassar, Eliana Reeves, and Kanchi Sharma. The reading begins at 11:30 on the side lawn of the Tennessee State...
Assistant Professor Didi Jackson Wins 2025 Tennessee Book Award for Poetry
Sep. 25, 2025—On September 8, Humanities Tennessee announced Assistant Professor Didi Jackson as the Winner of the 2025 Tennessee Book Award for Poetry. Jackson’s work has been described as “A remarkable book, not only for the phenomenal texture and musicality of its language, but equally for its stunning imagery and metaphorical constructs.” Read more here.
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Vanderbilt University Press Announces Melissa Range as the Winner of the 2025 VU Literary Prize
Jul. 22, 2025—Vanderbilt University Press has announced Poet Melissa Range as the Winner of the 2025 VU Literary Prize. Spearheaded by General Editor Major Jackson, the prize committee reviewed over two hundred and fifty submissions in advance of the jurists Victoria Chang, Dana Levin, and Gregory Pardlo, who selected nine semifinalists. From these semifinalists, Jackson chose the winning...