MFA Student Sydney Mayes Awarded The FSG Writer’s Fellowship

Dec. 18, 2025—The 2026 FSG Writer’s Fellowship has been awarded to the poet Sydney Mayes. President and Publisher of FSG Mitzi Angel says: “Sydney Mayes is a poet of talent and originality. Her work is at once lucid and lyrical, archivally informed and new, cerebral and attentive to the body. Drawing from intimate and national histories, from...

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Creative Writing program hosts poets Didi Jackson and Patrick Paridee Samuel

Dec. 4, 2025—Vanderbilt’s Creative Writing Program hosted a salon on November 13 with assistant professor Didi Jackson and fellow poet Patrick Sharidee Samuel. They discussed their recent collections, My Infinity and And Another Thing. Following the salon, graduate and undergraduate students participated in a book-making workshop and produced their own work.   For upcoming events, visit the...

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2025 Creative Writing newsletter now available

Nov. 13, 2025—The newsletter can be viewed by clicking here. PDF Version  

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See Our Calendar

Aug. 6, 2025—Check out our department calendar for academic deadlines and upcoming events!

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