George Mason Creative Writing
@mason__cw
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Mason’s MFA & BFA programs are nationally renowned. Affiliates: @LitWatershed, @PhoebeJournal, @SotoSpeakJrnl, @StillhousePress, @FallfortheBook, @cheusecenter
Fairfax, VA
Joined October 2014
The Spring 2025 Visiting Writers have been announced! Coming this Spring are writers Catherine Barnett (Poetry), Mary-Alice Daniel (Poetry), Mako Yoshikawa (Nonfiction), and Sam Ashworth (Fiction). Find out more about these writers here: https://t.co/Xtikj4ORvx
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The final writer in the Fall 2024 Visiting Writers Series is poet Don Mee Choi this Thursday, November 21! The reading and conversation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Fenwick Library Reading Room. Find more information here:
creativewriting.gmu.edu
Thursday, November 21, 2024 7:30 PM EST: Don Mee Choi is the author of the KOR-US trilogy: Mirror Nation (Wave Books, 2024), the National Book...
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TOMORROW: Come out to our Mason Creative Writing Open House to find out about our program! RSVP for a spot here:
creativewriting.gmu.edu
Monday, November 18, 2024 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM EST
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“We value literary citizenry and ways to live a literary life or build a career in the arts that nourish not only your own soul but also the souls of others,” writes Gregg Wilhelm of @mason__cw. Read AWP’s new Creative Writing Currently post today! https://t.co/XkGdUtUFFX
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Are you in the DC/George Mason area? I’d love to see you at this!!
The next writer in the Fall 2024 Visiting Writer's Series is Aaron Burch (@Aaron__Burch)! This event, part of the Fall for the Book Festival, will take place on October 16 at 6 p.m. in the Fenwick Library Reading Room. For more information, click here!
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The next writer in the Fall 2024 Visiting Writer's Series is Aaron Burch (@Aaron__Burch)! This event, part of the Fall for the Book Festival, will take place on October 16 at 6 p.m. in the Fenwick Library Reading Room. For more information, click here!
creativewriting.gmu.edu
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 6:00 PM EDT: Aaron Burch is the author, most recently, of the novel Year of the Buffalo and an essay collection, A...
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Congratulations to @mason__cw alum, Jessica Anthony (MFA '04), whose latest novel, Most, has been longlisted for the National Book Award! 📚💚💛 🔗Read more: https://t.co/BRn1UNurHi
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Congratulations to MFA Alum Jessica Anthony! Her book, The Most, was longlisted for the National Book Award! Check out the full longlist here:
nationalbook.org
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Fiction
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Come out tonight to the Oakton Library to celebrate the launch of MFA alum @AJWhiteAuthor's third novel!
COMPOUND FRACTURE releases TODAY, and our launch event with Poppy’s parents (aka bookseller Alice and THE @ajwhiteauthor) is TONIGHT at 6pm at Oakton Library! Poppy wants to make sure you’ve preordered her Papa’s book, and really how can you say no to that face?
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Hey! My new craft essay is here! It’s about preposition usage in poetry. Dive into the minutiae with me!
poetry.arizona.edu
To my ear, using several “of”s in a poem tends to make the piece sound expectedly poetic. I rip out “of”s out like stitches. Like most poets, I have a standard answer when I’m asked why I choose to
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It's the first day of the Fall semester! What class are you most excited for? Let us know!
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@AnnaStolleyP @eqmm Additionally, Anna's story "The Jews on Elm Street" will be published in @eqmm's September/October edition. The story came to the magazine through Mason Professor @ArtTaylorWriter, who is a long time EQMM contributor.
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MFA alum @AnnaStolleyP has a new essay on the @eqmm blog about the character Columbo and technology. Read it here!
somethingisgoingtohappen.net
The editor of EQMM and guests blog about suspense, short stories, and the mystery-fiction scene.
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It’s true! BARDS is hosting my COMPOUND FRACTURE launch! Learn more, sign up, and preorder the book here!: https://t.co/WXhnGhhWaJ (you’ll have to scroll a lil, but that’s okay)
Today we wish a happy birthday to our favorite local possum-slash-YA-Author @ajwhiteauthor!! We always have signed copies of AJ’s books on hand and we’ll be hosting a launch for book three in September, so come support the birthday boy and pick up a signed copy! @peachtreeteen
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Check out this feature by MFA alum Lloyd Wallace!
Today's Feature: In this installment of What Sparks Poetry: Language as Form, Lloyd Wallace (@jockeycornsilk) writes on "the sensation is without artifact" by @kellyrosehoffer. Read here: https://t.co/SanNVJ8idY
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and what if I said I had more books coming out with @peachtreeteen? TWO more books about morally-grey, bloody-mouthed autistic trans boys, coming in 2026 and 2027. I cannot WAIT for y’all to meet Morgan and Blythe 🙏🔥
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NEW ARTICLE 🚨 MFA fiction student Lyz Duesterhoeft puts storytelling skills to use for science. Check it out here!
creativewriting.gmu.edu
MFA fiction student Lyz Duesterhoeft worked as part of a team of 11 scientists and students researching factors that “shape public perceptions of...
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Need something to read? Check out MFA alum Rajpreet Heir’s essay in @LAReviewofBooks about Asian American memoirs!
lareviewofbooks.org
For AAPI month, Rajpreet Heir writes about the creative guidance she’s found in memoirs by AAPI authors.
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🔥EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT🔥 Want to see me IRL, for free? I’ll be at the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival in Washington DC on August 24! Come talk to me about COMPOUND FRACTURE, YA thrillers as a way to discuss real social issues, and more! https://t.co/mo0JfIfJy2
newsroom.loc.gov
The 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival returns to the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Aug. 24 and will feature more than 90 authors.
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