Endowed Chair: Mai Der Vang
Schedule
Wed, 03 Sep, 2025 at 03:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Wittliff Collections | San Marcos, TX
Mai Der Vang, Pulitzer Prize Finalist
EVENT DETAILS
Public Reading
Sept 3, 2025 @3:30 P.M.
The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University
BIO
Mai Der Vang is the author of Yellow Rain (Graywolf Press, 2021), winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets, an American Book Award, and a Northern California Book Award. Yellow Rain was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, PEN/Voelcker Award, the LA Times Book Prize, and the California Book Awards. Her first collection, Afterland (Graywolf Press, 2017), received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets, was longlisted for the National Book Award in Poetry, and was a finalist for the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. Her third collection, Primordial, was released this year from Graywolf Press.
See Mai Der Vang's website for more information: https://maidervang.com/about/
See department website for more information about the University Endowed Chair in Creative Writing:
https://www.english.txst.edu/mfa/faculty/endowed-chair.html
If you require accommodations due to a disability in order to participate, please contact (512)245-2163 at least 72 hours in advance of the event.
Where is it happening?
The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, 7th Floor, Texas State University, San Marcos, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: