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Author Cristina Rivera Garza Named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow
Oct. 7, 2020—Cristina Rivera Garza, author of the new Vanderbilt University Press book The Restless Dead: Necrowriting and Disappropriation, has been named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The MacArthur Foundation awards its fellowships—known colloquially as “Genius grants”—annually to individuals for “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.” Winners...
A Year of Book Love: Celebrating Eighty Years of Vanderbilt University Press
Jan. 2, 2020—The following is a guest post by Gianna Mosser, director of Vanderbilt University Press. As we look forward to a new decade, Vanderbilt University Press also has the pleasure and occasion to celebrate eighty years of publishing. Founded in 1940, VUP was originally a platform for literary writers affiliated with the university, similar to many...
VUP’s Betsy Phillips Named Nashville’s Best Historian
Oct. 18, 2019—Betsy Phillips, Marketing and Sales Manager at Vanderbilt UP, has been dubbed both Nashville’s Best Historian and author of the year’s Best Short-Fiction Book in the 2019 Best of Nashville edition of the Nashville Scene. She finds herself in the illustrious company of other 2019 “Best of” winners Margaret Renkl, Brittany Howard, Buddy Miller, and...
Welcome!
Sep. 16, 2019—Welcome to the new Vanderbilt University Press blog! We have some exciting new books and plans under way at the Press, and we want to make sure that our readers and authors are able to stay up to date about them easily. There are now several simple ways for you to receive updates from VUP:...