All News

George Mason Creative Writing Program presents its fall 2026 Visiting Writers Series, bringing some of the best working artists in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to campus for readings, conversations, and book signings.

Alumna Jasmine Groce shares with us how her time as an English literature student at George Mason University shaped her approach as an educator working to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline.

A quick discussion with Writing and Rhetoric Associate Professor Michelle LaFrance on her research on historic cemeteries as places of community and civic engagement.

Meet international traveler and linguistics doctoral student Jannalyn Miklas.

George Mason University students teach poetry to detained and displaced youth at three different Northern Virginia Sites

In this interview, Dr. Jessie Wiggins discusses her dissertation, Post-pandemic Ethos: Reframing Medical Expertise in an Era of Distrust and how she decided to focus on the topic of vaccinated blood.

Honors College student Abigail Mills graduates this spring with a second George Mason degree, capping a journey marked by resilience, mentorship, and creative discovery.

The winners of the 2026 Spring Writing Contests have been selected by seven judges, who awarded $8,750 to 10 student-writers. Rising 3rd-year MFA student Matti Ben-Lev, who is concentrating in nonfiction, took the top prize in three categories: the Rinehart Nonfiction Award, the Rinehart Poetry Award, and the Mark Craver- Virginia Downs Poetry Award.