Vinson Cunningham
Vinson Cunningham joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2016. Since 2018, he has served as a critic for the magazine, writing about theatre, television, and more. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2024, and was awarded the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for 2021-2022. And, in 2020, he was a finalist for a National Magazine Award for his Profile of the comedian Tracy Morgan. He is a co-host of Critics at Large, The New Yorker’s weekly podcast about culture and the arts. His début novel, Great Expectations, came out in 2024.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Theatre Vinson Cunningham has published his debut novel, Great Expectations. Published by Hogarth Books, the novel follows a historic presidential campaign which changes the trajectory of the life of a young Black man.
Adjunct Assistant Professor Vinson Cunningham was awarded the 2021-2022 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.