Vaughn, Stephanie
Professorresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Creative writing
affiliations
head of
- Creative Writing | graduate program
faculty appointment in
- English (ENGL) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Creative Writing | graduate program
- English Language and Literature | graduate field
teaching
teaches
- ENGL 1158 - FWS: American Lit & Culture (TR 11:40:AM-12:55:PM) | fall 2009 class
- ENGL 4950 - Independent Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ENGL 7850 - Close Reading For Writers: (R 01:25:PM-03:20:PM) | fall 2009 class
- ENGL 7940 - Directed Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ENGL 7950 - Group Study (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- ENGL 3830 - Narrative Writing (T 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- ENGL 4610 - The American Short Story: Where We've Been, Where We're Going (R 12:20:PM-02:15:PM) | spring 2009 class
- ENGL 2800 - Creative Writing (TR 10:10:AM-11:00:AM) | fall 2008 class
- ENGL 4800 - Seminar In Writing (T 12:20:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Program Coordinator, Art Studio and Creaative Writing Workshop in Rome, 2002-present
- Clark Teaching Awards Committee, 1998-99, 2000-01
- Dean's A&S By-Laws Committee, 1997-98
- Vice-President's Transition [Retirement] Task Force,1996-97
- Provost's Committee, A&S Dean Search, 1995-96
- Graduate Task Force, 1994-95
- Cornell University Council Cultural Endeavors Committee, 1994-97
- Provost's Academic Leadership Committee, 1994-95
- Mellon Minority Fellow Advisor, 1993-96
- Organizer, Cornell Reading, "The National Reading: Writers Harvest for the Homeless," Uris Hall, Septermber 22, 1992; fund raiser for Share Our Strength (SOS)
- Advisor, Rainy Day, 1992-93; 1993-94
- Director, Program in Creative Writing, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1999-2000
- Department Appointments Committee, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1997-98, 2001-2002
- Vice-President's Task Force on Creative and Performing Arts, 1987-88
- Council for the Creative and Performing Arts, 1986-97, Chair, 1995-97
background
educational background
- Stanford University, post-graduate Course of Study, Stanford Program in Writing
- University of Iowa, M.F.A., 1978
- Ohio State University, M.A., 1967
- Ohio State University, B.A., 1965
professional background
- Stanford University, Jones Lecturer in Creative Writing, 1979-1982
awards and distinctions
- Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship, 1994
- National Endowment for the Arts Individual Fellowship, 1987
- National Endowment for the Arts Individual Fellowship, 1980
- Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow, Cornell, 1983-85
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Able, Baker, Charlie,Dog (Japanese edition, 1996), Soshisha Publishing, Tokyo
- "Dog Heaven" (reprint), The Picador Book of Contemporary American Stories, ed. Tobias Wolff (UK edition, 1994)
- "Introduction: Jamaica Kincaid's 'Girl,'" You Must Read This, ed. Ron Hansen, HarperCollins (Summer, 1994)
- "Kid MacArthur" (reprint), Vietnam Aftermath, ed. Donald Anderson, Holt (Fall, 1994)
- "Bringing the Muse into the Country: Willa Cather's My Antonia," (Introduction to restored original edition) My Antonia, Bantam, New York: 1994
- "Sweet Talk" (short story reprint), Wives and Husbands, ed. Michael Nagler and William Swanson. Mentor Books: New York, 1993
- "Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog" (short story reprint), American Voices: Best Short Fiction by Contemporary Authors (paperback reprint) ed, Sally Arteseros. Washington Square Press: New York, 1992
- "Dog Heaven" (reprint), Of Dogs and Men, ed. Jeanne Schinto, Andre Deutsch, London, 1991. (Also an American edition, The Literary Dog. Also a Japanese edition)
- Sweet Talk (paperback). Viking/Penguin, 1991
- Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog (British Edition, 1991, Japanese edition, 1991)
- Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog (British edition of Sweet Talk). William Heinemann, Ltd.: London, 1990
- "We're on TV in the Universe" (short story), January, 1990 (and reprinted in U.S. and South Africa)
- Sweet Talk (short stories), Random House: New York, 1990
contact
email address
sv19@cornell.edu