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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...
Visiting Writer Series (10/27) @ 7 PM in Buttrick 101: Michael Collier, poetry
Oct. 20, 2022—♦October 27, 7 PM in Buttrick 101: Michael Collier, poetry Michael Collier has authored, edited, or translated eleven books. He has received Guggenheim and Thomas Watson fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, a “Discovery”/The Nation Award, the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, and an Award in Literature...
Reading by Laura van den Berg: 9/29/22, 7 PM @ The Vanderbilt Bookstore
Sep. 26, 2022—The Gertrude C. and Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series will be hosting a reading by Laura van den Berg on September 29, 7 PM at The Vanderbilt Bookstore. The event is open to the public. Laura van den Berg is the author of five works of fiction, including The Third Hotel, a finalist for the...
Sept. 15, 2022, Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Reading: Aria Aber, poetry reading @ 7 PM in Buttrick Hall 101
Sep. 9, 2022—Author Aria Aber will be featured in Vanderbilt Creative Writing’s next Gertrude C. & Harold S. Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series event. Aber’s debut book Hard Damage won the Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry. Her poems are forthcoming or have appeared in The New Yorker, New Republic, Kenyon Review and elsewhere. A graduate of the...
The Second Year Conference
Aug. 30, 2022—Join us on Friday, Sept. 23 from 10am – 1:30pm in Kissam C210 for the English Department’s annual Second Year Conference. This conference is a showcase of works by the 2nd-year PhD students, and this year will feature 3rd-year students as well. Lunch will be provided. Please REGISTER HERE, and reach out to Connor Abram...
Creative Writing Fall 2022, Volume 1 Newsletter
Aug. 29, 2022—Fall 2022 Volume 1
Undergraduate Welcome Back Party – Wednesday, August 31
Aug. 26, 2022—Wednesday, August 31st The English Majors Association is hosting their annual Welcome Back Party in Duncan Library, Benson Hall 3rd floor. See link below for more details. EMA Welcome Back Party
Major Jackson – Civitella Ranieri Fellowship Recipient
Aug. 25, 2022—Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor Major Jackson is a recipient of a Civitella Ranieri Fellowship. The Civitella Ranieri Foundation, a prominent artist and writer residency program located in a 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, recently announced its 2023-2025 Creative Writing Fellows. Civitella Ranieri Fellowships are awarded through a careful nomination and jury process by a rotating...
Akshya Saxena – Los Angeles Review of Books
Aug. 25, 2022—Assistant Professor of English Akshya Saxena’s essay “How to Read English in India” appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books. You can read it here.