The Creative Writing concentration is designed for students who wish to devote a considerable portion of their work in English to the writing of poetry or fiction (or both). Students fulfill the requirements for this concentration by taking four writing courses, ideally including either the Advanced ...
Creative writing professor Tania James's latest novel, Loot (Knopf, 2023), was named to the longlist for the National Book Award—one of the top ten contenders for the prize in the fiction category—and earned a spot on the Washington Post's "10 Best Books of the Year." "In Tania James’s epic 18th-ce...
“Ukraine may be the only country on earth that owes its existence, at least in part, to a poet.” These words frame “In the Hour of War: Poetry from Ukraine,” a new anthology of poetry from Arrowsmith Press. The poet being referenced is Taras Shevchenko, a national hero of the Ukrainian language, and...
Jennifer AtkinsonPoetryjatkins2@gmu.edu Jennifer Atkinson is the author of five collections of poetry—The Dogwood Tree, The Drowned City, Drift Ice, Canticle of the Night Path, and most recently, The Thinking Eye. Her poetry can be seen in Field, The Cincinnati Review, The Missouri Review, Beloit ...
Welcome to Mason Creative Writing, George Mason University’s literary arts community. Founded in 1980, Mason Creative Writing combines a three-year residential MFA program, one of just 30 BFA programs in the country, and Watershed Lit: Center for Literary Engagement and Publishing Practice. Here a...
Creative writing professor Tania James has been named to the longlist for the National Book Award—with her novel Loot one of the top ten contenders for the prize in the fiction category. In its announcement, the National Book Foundation noted that James' novel is one of "two titles that study the e...
