George Mason University	Department of English	Creative Writing
See the new issue of our MFA Newsletter Mason MFA Students and Alumni: Free t-shirts are available in the English Department. Don't wait. Get your shirt today. Fall for the Book Festival: September 21st to 26th, 2008 Incoming Students: Welcome...We look forward to you being a part of the writing community here at Mason.  Contact the graduate programs manager with any questions you have as you start to register and settle in at Mason.   MFA Alumni Update : Two former students in the poetry program, Heather Holliger and Lindsay Félix, are going to be published in a string theory anthology June 1, Riffing on Strings: Creative Writing Inspired by String Theory Edited by Sean Miller & Shveta Verma  "Riffing on Strings is a unique collection of creative writing that explores the cosmic and cultural resonances of string theory. Inside you’ll find thought-provoking essays, short stories, poems, and a play from over 40 acclaimed authors, including Nobel Laureate Sheldon Glashow, Michio Kaku, Peter Woit, Adam Roberts, Colette Inez, Brenda Hillman, Joseph Radke, and Bruce Holland Rogers, among others." Spring Awards:  Winners are listed below! Congratulations! Congratulations to our graduating writers!

                             The Creative Writing Program is proud of its students and alumni.  Featured work on

                             this site will change periodically to showcase student and alumni accomplishments. 

                             Students and alumni who wish to share their work with the Mason community should send

                             recent work, award announcements, and photos to writing@gmu.edu.

                            Congratulations to our 2008 Spring Award Winners...

                            Mary Roberts Rinehart Award - Poetry

                            Winner: Danika Stegeman, Revival

                            Honorable Mentions: Victoria Shelton, Nature and Emily Viggiano, Notes on a Scarecrow

                            Mark Craver Poetry Award

                            Winners: Wade Fletcher, Double Nines and Brandon Lewis, What Will Not Pose For Portrait

                            Honorable Mentions: Danika Stegeman, Travelogue and Joe Hall, The Promise Is To Stick By A

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                            Virginia Downs Poetry Award

                            Winner: Danika Stegeman, on letting go

                            Joseph A Lohman III Poetry Award

                            Winner: Danika Stegeman, might

                            Mary Roberts Rinehart Award - Fiction

                            Winner: Allyson Armistead, Translation

                            Dan Rudy Fiction Award

                            Winner: Ryan Call, An Embarrassing Knot I Could Not Undo

                            Shelley A. Marshall Fiction Award

                            Winner: Ryan Call, Fermata

                            Mary Roberts Rinehart Award - Nonfiction

                            Winner: Mike Scalise, The No T Experiment