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December 5 – Gregory Pardlo – Poetry Reading – Buttrick Hall 101 @ 7 PM
Dec. 4, 2024—♦ December 5: Gregory Pardlo, Poetry, Buttrick Hall 101 Gregory Pardlo is the author of the poetry collections Spectral Evidence and Digest, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His other books include Totem, winner of the American Poetry Review/ Honickman Prize, and Air Traffic, a memoir in essays....
CANCELLED: November 14 – Brandon Hobson, Fiction Reading, Alumni Hall 202 Memorial Hall
Nov. 8, 2024—♦ CANCELLED: November 14 – Brandon Hobson, Fiction, Alumni Hall 202 Memorial Hall Dr. Brandon Hobson is the author of the novels, The Removed, Where the Dead Sit Talking, finalist for the National Book Award, and other books. His fiction has won a Pushcart Prize and has appeared in...
October 31: V.V. Ganeshananthan, Fiction Reading, Begonia Labs (2805 West End Ave)
Oct. 28, 2024—October 31: V.V. Ganeshananthan, Fiction, Begonia Labs (2805 West End Ave) V. V. Ganeshananthan is the author of the novels Brotherless Night, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, and an NPR Book of the Year, and Love Marriage. Her work has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading,...
Nov. 18, 4:10 PM – Humanities Expertise and Careers: Paula M. Krebs
Sep. 30, 2024— Monday, November 18: Humanities Expertise & Careers Paula M. Krebs Divinity School G29, 4:10 PM Paula M. Krebs is executive director of the Modern Language Association, the largest disciplinary association in the humanities with 20,000 members from 100 countries. Her role includes national advocacy work for language, literature, writing, and culture research...
October 17: Edward P. Jones, Fiction Reading – Alumni Hall 206 Reading Room
Sep. 29, 2024—All events will be held on Thursday evenings. Book signings and ‘Meet the Author’ events will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by the readings which begin promptly at 7:00 pm. ♦ October 17: Edward P. Jones, Fiction, Alumni Hall 206 Reading Room Edward P. Jones is the author...
September 26: Ilya Kaminsky, Poetry Reading – Buttrick Hall 101
Sep. 19, 2024—♦ September 26: Ilya Kaminsky, Poetry, Buttrick Hall 101 The reading will take place in Buttrick Hall 101. The book signing will start at 6:00 pm, followed by the reading which will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Ilya Kaminsky is the author of Deaf Republic, The New York...
2nd-Year MFA student Sydney Mayes awarded Only Poems prize for “Poet of the Year”
Sep. 19, 2024—Sydney Mayes has been named the 2024 “Poet of the Year” by literary magazine Only Poems. The prize is for $3000. Congratulations, Sydney! Sydney Mayes is a second-year poetry MFA candidate from Denver, Colorado. She holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. Winner of the 2021 Iowa Chapbook Prize, her...
September 12: Paisley Rekdal, nonfiction reading – 7 PM, Buttrick 102
Sep. 9, 2024—♦ September 12: Paisley Rekdal, Poetry, Buttrick Hall 102 Paisley Rekdal is the author of essays and poetry including Animal Eye, Imaginary Vessels, Nightingale, and West: A Translation, longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award in Poetry and winner of the 2024 Kingsley Tufts Prize. Her newest works of...
MFA Alum Rita Bullwinkel (’16) Celebrates Success of Latest Novel ‘Headshot’
Sep. 6, 2024—Congratulations to Vanderbilt MFA Rita Bullwinkel (’16), whose novel is receiving national attention and acclaim. An unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A family’s unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something. Each of the eight teenage girl...
2024-2025 Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Reading Series
Sep. 6, 2024— 2024-2025 Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Reading Series The Vanderbilt Department of English and Creative Writing Program is pleased to announce the Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Reading Series 2024-2025. Click here for the official press release with more details about this year’s series. All readings begin at 7:00 pm on Thursdays. Fall 2024 ♦...