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Allison Schachter a Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies
Jan. 19, 2023—Allison Schachter’s monograph Jewish Women Writing Modernity, 1919-1939 is a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies. A link to purchase the book can be found here. Congratulations Dr. Allison Schachter!
Major Jackson Named New Host of Daily Poetry Podcast “The Slowdown”
Jan. 12, 2023—Starting January 24, Major Jackson, Vanderbilt Professor of English and the Director of the Creative Writing Program, will take over the hosting duties of the daily poetry podcast, “The Slowdown.” He will replace Ada Limón, who is leaving to become the next U.S. poet laureate. For more information on the announcement and podcast, click...
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...
Allison Schachter – Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize
Dec. 7, 2022—Congratulations to Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English, who has been awarded the Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies. She has been awarded for her translation From the Jewish Provinces: Selected Stories by Fradl Shtok, published by Northwestern University Press. You can read the full press release...
Listen to VU Professor Allison Schachter Discuss Yiddish Culture on Public Radio
Nov. 17, 2022—Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English, appeared on the Nov. 14 broadcast of Cincinnati Edition to discuss a recent surge in interest in Yiddish language and culture. Listen to the broadcast by clicking here.
Jennifer Gutman – Prize for Top Paper by a Graduate Student
Sep. 20, 2022—Congratulations to Jennifer Gutman for winning the prize for top paper by a graduate student at last year’s conference of the Association for the Study of Arts of the Present (ASAP)!
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.
Lorrie Moore – 2022-2023 Berlin Prize
May. 24, 2022—Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor Lorrie Moore is a recipient of the 2022-2023 Berlin Prize. The Berlin Prize is awarded annually to American or US-based scholars, writers, composers, and artists who represent the highest standards of excellence in their fields, from the humanities and social sciences to journalism, public policy, fiction, the visual arts, and music...
Didi Jackson – Poetry Society of America Award Recipient
May. 24, 2022—Congratulations to Assistant Professor Didi Jackson who was the recipient of the Robert H. Winner Memorial Award. She won for her poem “Two Mule Deer” which you can read here.
This Year’s Academy of American Poets Prize Winner and Honorable Mentions
May. 9, 2022—2024 Academy of American Poets Prize Contest Winner and Honorable Mentions Congratulations to this year’s winner of the 2024 Academy of American Poets Prize Contest, Sydney Mayes, and to the students receiving honorable mentions for their work, Carson Colenbaugh and Ajla Dizdarevic. Winner: Sydney Mayes, GS, MFA, for “the walker system” Honorable Mentions:...