Victoria M. Washington

Bio

Victoria M. Washington is a PhD student of English at Texas Christian University and a graduate of Tougaloo College and Jackson State University. Her work has appeared in the Women’s Review of Books, New Area Studies, and Callaloo. She has received local recognition for her poetry and has earned a nomination for “Best Screenplay/Script” in the 2025 JXN Film Festival for her original script  Lou -“Devil in a Jug”. Her research and creative works interrogate gender and Blackness in an American context and explore the myriad ways that people experience reality. When she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys dancing and trying new recipes in her kitchen. Above all she is a lover of Yahweh and centers her life, both professional and otherwise, around her relationship with God.