Stephanie Pruitt is a poet, arts educator and dot-connecting innovative thinker. This Cave Canem Fellow and member of the Affrilachian Poets received the 2010 Academy of American Poets Prize, the 2009 Sedberry Prize and was a finalist for Poets and Writers' Maureen Egen Award. Essence Magazine/Essence.com selected her as one of their "40 Favorite Poets" in 2010. Stephanie is the author of I Am: A Poetic Journey Towards Self Definition and a chapbook entitled Life on Lay-a-way in addition to a spoken word CD, Choice Words. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Vanderbilt University and is currently the Poet-in-Residence at the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy. Stephanie is on the faculty of Vanderbilt University's English Department and leads local writing workshops for and serves on the Board of Directors of Magadalene House, a recovery community for women. Her poems have been described as: "high art with a hearty dose of biscuit-sopping goodness."   Stephanie gardens, scours used bookstores and receives most of her mail in Nashville, TN.
For information about readings, creative writing workshops and other bookings, contact:
Stephanie@StephaniePruitt.com

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