Lorrie Moore
Vanderbilt faculty, alumni to present at Southern Festival of Books
Oct. 11, 2018—Vanderbilt faculty and alumni are featured at the free Southern Festival of Books, happening this weekend at War Memorial Plaza and the downtown Nashville Public Library.
Lorrie Moore named 2017 Cullman Center fellow
Apr. 28, 2017—Distinguished fiction writer and professor Lorrie Moore has been awarded a prestigious fellowship at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library.
Ann Patchett leads off spring 2017 Vanderbilt Visiting Writers
Jan. 9, 2017—Author Ann Patchett will read and discuss her latest novel, "Commonwealth," at the Central Library Jan. 26 as part of the Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series.
Alumni Marshall and Carlson-Wee among Vanderbilt Visiting Writers
Mar. 14, 2016—The Gertrude and Harold Vanderbilt Visiting Writers Series will host two alumni who are award-winning poets. Anders Carlson-Wee and Nate Marshall will give public readings the week of March 14-18.
An Embarrassment of Riches: M.F.A. Program Nurtures Literary Talent
Feb. 29, 2016—What’s remarkable about the M.F.A. program at Vanderbilt is that, although it’s among the best in the nation, it's not cutthroat like other highly regarded programs. In fact, Vanderbilt has adopted a model that seems the very opposite—one that fosters a tight-knit community based on feelings of cooperation and unity.
Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
May. 15, 2015—Read the latest faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements.
Kudos: Read about faculty awards and achievements
Jan. 15, 2015—Read the latest roundup of Vanderbilt faculty awards and achievements.
At 93, Elizabeth Spencer Still Surprises
Sep. 26, 2014—After a career spanning more than 60 years, most writers would be quite ready to retire, but Spencer is still working and enthralling new readers with her graceful fiction. Her seventh story collection, Starting Over: Stories, was published in January of this year to critical raves.
Acclaimed fiction writer and Vanderbilt faculty member Lorrie Moore to speak
Sep. 2, 2014—Distinguished American fiction writer Lorrie Moore will discuss her latest work Sept. 16 in the next installment of Vanderbilt’s Chancellor’s Lecture Series.
Nine faculty honored with endowed chairs
Jan. 24, 2014—Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 22 at the Student Life Center.
‘Poets & Writers’ ranks Vanderbilt MFA Program in top nine
Oct. 9, 2013—Vanderbilt’s MFA Program in Creative Writing moved up one notch to ninth in the United States in a survey conducted by "Poets & Writers" magazine and reported in its September/October issue.
New faculty: Award-winning author Lorrie Moore will balance writing and teaching at Vanderbilt
Oct. 7, 2013—Lorrie Moore, a distinguished American fiction writer who was a 2012 Chancellor’s Lecturer at Vanderbilt, has kept the corner of her eye on the university’s storied English department over the years.