Title: Graduate Student

Program: Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Poetry)
Department: English

Office: 
Email: stephanie.m.pruitt@vanderbilt.edu

Research Area

• Contemporary Poetry

Current Positions

• Graduate Writing Consultant - Vanderbilt Writing Studio
• Artist in Residence - TN Arts Commission

Previous Positions

• Director of Arts Education - Magdalene House, Nashville, TN 2007-2008

Professional Societies

• TN Writers Alliance
• Tennesseans for the Arts
• Affrilachian Poets
• Association of Writers and Writing Programs

Professional Honors

• University Fellowship, Vanderbilt University, 2008-2010.
• Cave Canem Fellow
• 2005 SpokenVizions Magazine Poet of the Year

Publications

• "Mississippi Gardens". Black Nature: A Poetry Anthology. University of Georiga Press. Forthcoming 2009
• "Action", "Front Porch News" and "Cavities". Temba Tupu! (Walking Naked). Africa World Press. 2008
• "Mississippi Gardens" and "Hair Raising". The Ringing Ear. University of Georgia Press. March 2007
• "Wear This Hat". Essence Magazine 12/07.