Vyxz Vasquez

Vyxz is a PhD candidate in the literature department here at University of California, San Diego. She has been teaching at UC San Diego for a year now and taught at the University of the Philippines for over 10 years. Her students consistently noted how supportive a TA she was--for instance, one student wrote, "Vyxz’ feedbacks were helpful. She cares deeply about her students. She is also accessible outside of class. She made sure to clarify and answer all my questions." Her passion for creative writing and literature drives her research.

• PhD in Literature, University of California, San Diego (2021-present)
• M.A. in Creative Writing, University of the Philippines (2019)
• B.A. in Creative Writing, University of the Philippines (2012)

• Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego (2022-present)
• Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines (2019-present)
• Instructor, University of the Philippines (2012-2019)

• Finalist, Snowbound Chapbook Award, Tupelo Press, June 2022
• Department Fellow, Department of Literature, University of California San Diego, AY 2021-2022
• Finalist, The Gemino H. Abad Awards for Poetry and for Literary Criticism, 2019
• University Scholar, University of the Philippines, 2013-2015