Transatlantic client and Poet Stephanie Niu has been awarded the inaugural 2024 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize!
A panel of jurists selected Niu’s I Would Define the Sun, a collection of poems about resisting scarcity through language.
“Contemplative and boldly expressive, Niu addresses profound questions of dwindling ecologies, desire, cultural identity and class realities. In so doing, we encounter an audacious voice who thinks by feeling. These are stark lyric poems of immense reach and perceptiveness.” – Professor Major Jackson says of Niu’s I Would Define the Sun.
The Vanderbilt University Literary Prize was launched earlier this year in celebration of the institution’s Sesquicentennial. It will be awarded annually to the sole author of a full-length collection of poetry that demonstrates great poignancy combined with rigor in form, language and artistic vision. The contest drew more than 300 entries.
Learn more about the prize here: https://bit.ly/4bOK1Ni
Stephanie is represented by Noelle Falcis Math.
Congratulations Stephanie!