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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.
Creative Writing Student Cailin Welles Bracken Featured on Good Morning America
Aug. 25, 2022—Creative Writing student Cailin Welles Bracken was featured on Good Morning America with her piece “A Letter to College Sports”. It was written for Professor Amanda Little’s non-fiction workshop The Art and Craft of Opinion Writing. It went viral after publication on “The Mental Matchup” and the USA Lacrosse Magazine where it eventually ended up...
Creative Writing Student Marissa Reaves Published in The New York Times
Aug. 25, 2022—In the Summer of 2022, Creative Writing student Marissa Reaves was published in The New York Times’ “Tiny Love Stories” for her flash essay, “Send the Old Stuffie,” written for Professor Justin Quarry’s Intermediate non-fiction course. You can read it here.
Creative Writing Major Eghosa Eguakun Published in The New York Times
Aug. 25, 2022—In the Summer of 2021, Creative Writing major Eghosa’s flash essay, “My Mini Me,” written for Professor Justin Quarry’s Advanced non-fiction course, was published in The New York Times’ “Tiny Love Stories.” You can read it here.
VU Graduate Bryan Byrdlong Receives Prestigious Poetry Fellowship
Sep. 14, 2021—Bryan Byrdlong (he/him) was recently announced as a 2021 recipient of the Ruth Lilly & Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship. Byrdlong majored in English/Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University, is a Black writer from Chicago, Illinois. He is a graduate of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, and a PhD candidate in Creative...
(9/30/2021) Deb Olin Unferth, fiction/nonfiction (virtual reading): 7 PM
Aug. 3, 2021—Deb Olin Unferth’s novels and short story collections are widely celebrated as wickedly comic and cutting edge. She is the author of six books of fiction and nonfiction. Her most recent book is the novel Barn 8 (Graywolf, 2020 ). Her other books include the graphic novel I, Parrot(Catapult 2017) in collaboration with the illustrator...
Congratulations Class of 2021!!!
May. 7, 2021—The Department of English is proudly graduating 50 majors this spring. In honor or their accomplishments over the past four years, we asked them to share their favorite author, literary work, or paper they wrote. Jade Ayers My favorite paper I wrote for an English class is “A Bin for Loonies: The Loony Bin...
Hortense Spillers elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Apr. 23, 2021—Congratulations to Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor Hortense Spillers for her election tot he American Academy of Arts and Sciences. To see all newly elected members, click here. Hortense J. Spillers Biography: Having taught in the U.S. academy for three decades now (and counting), I am reluctant to look back for all those mythical reasons that...
Outstanding English Major Award
Apr. 16, 2021—Congratulations, GRace! Grace LaFrentz is the 2020-2021 recipient of the Outstanding English Major award. The prize is awarded each spring to a graduating senior who excels in study, research, and writing. Students are recommended and nominated by faculty of the Department of English. Grace LaFrentz will graduate this spring with a major in Literary Studies....