Welcome to Mason Matthew Davis, who has been named director of the new Alan Cheuse International Writers Center—building on his twin interests in creative writing and international relations.
After earning his undergrad degree, Davis joined the Peace Corps in Mongolia, and his years as a volunteer in “The Land of Blue Sky” inspired his first book, When Things Get Dark: A Mongolian Winter’s Tale, which won the 2010 Peace Corps Experience Award. Davis holds an MFA in nonfiction writing from the University of Iowa and an MA in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He has worked at The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, been a Fulbright Fellow to Syria and Jordan, and was a Tom and Mary Gallagher Fellow at The Black Mountain Institute in Las Vegas.
November 05, 2016