2020 Festival Events
September Events
Past events are still available for viewing. Find the schedule at the bottom of this page.
Black Lives in America's History, Literature, and Present Day Culture with Keith Clark and Karla Slocum
Wednesday, September 23rd 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Poet Joan Naviyuk Kane in conversation with Mason MFA student Ana Pugatch and BFA alum Eli Vandegrift - Presented by Mason's Creative Writing Program and Mason Libraries
Thursday, September 24th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
Celebrating Susan Shreve and Mason's Creative Writing Program's 40th Anniversary
Friday, September 25th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Meet 1-on-1 With a phoebe Editor, Presented by phoebe
Saturday, September 26 7 p.m. via Zoom
"All Women Everywhere:" Power and Teamwork with Abby Wambach
Monday, September 28th 1 p.m. via Crowdcast
Everything Inside: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
Wednesday, September 30th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
October Events
Technical Communication After the Social Justice Turn
Thursday, October 1st, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Spy Pilot: The Cold War Controversy with Gary Powers, Jr.
Friday, October 2nd, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
The Extraordinary Educational Journey of Frederick Douglass
Saturday October 3rd, 12:15 p.m. via YouTube
Digital Anthology: A Poetry Daily Reading with Carmen Giménez Smith, Peter Streckfus, Vivek Narayanan, and Sandra Lim
Monday, October 5th, 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award Ceremony
Tuesday, October 6th, 6:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
There, There: A Conversation with Tommy Orange
Wednesday, October 7th, 7:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
Rainbow Rowell Answers: What Happens After the Chosen One Saves the Day?
Friday, October 9th, 7:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
Tips and Tricks for Compelling Creative Writing with L.M. Elliott
Saturday, October 10th, 12:15 p.m. via YouTube
Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Friday, October 16th, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Call & Response: Structures Artist Panel- Presented by School of Art
Wednesday, October 21st, 6 p.m. via Zoom Webinar
The Beck Environmental Lecture: All We Can Save
Wednesday, October 21st, 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
On Writing Trauma: Genre-Bending with Nikki Grimes, Grace Talusan, Sonja Solter, and Alysia Lin Yinng Sawchyn
Friday, October 23rd, 3 p.m. via Crowdcast
Dispossession and Discovery: Aboriginal Novelist Tara June Winch
Monday, October 26th, 4:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
Remembering the Revolutionary: Featuring the works of Dr. Toni Morrison, Chinua Achebe and John R. Lewis
Tuesday, October 27th, 6:15 p.m., YouTube Exclusiv
Teaching Living Poets with Fairfax Poet Laureate Nicole Tong and Kimiko Hahn
Thursday, October 29th, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Upending Injustice: Women and the Supreme Court
Friday, October 30th, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Halloween Special: The Curious and Chilling History of Shapeshifters
Saturday, October 31st, 12:15 p.m. YouTube
November Events
Nonfiction writer Michele Morano in conversation with Professor Kyoko Mori - Presented by Mason's Creative Writing Program and Mason Libraries
Thursday, November 5th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
The Missing Soldiers of the Vietnam War: Conversations with Sarah Wagner
Thursday, November 12th 1 p.m. via Crowdcast
Novelist Laura Sims in conversation with Professor Courtney Brkic - Presented by Mason's Creative Writing Program and Mason Libraries
Thursday, November 12th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
Jayla Jumps In: Community and Double Dutch
Saturday, November 14th 12:15 p.m. via YouTube
More Than a Game: The Meaning of Sports in Turbulent Times
Tuesday, November 17th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Call & Response: Structures Literary Reading - Presented by School of Art
Tuesday, November 17th 7:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar
It's About to Get Real: High School, Heartache, and Searching for Home
Friday, November 20 3 p.m. via Crowdcast
Re-Imagining the Classics with Madeline Miller and Emily Wilson
Friday, November 20 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
Past Events
Events are recorded and still available for you to view. Click “View Event” to get started.
Painted Worlds: When History and Fiction Blend
Friday, September 11th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy with Adia Harvey Wingfield
Wednesday, September 16th 4:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
Patriot of the World: Travel and Discovery with Robin Hemley
Thursday, September 17th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast
Unmasking the "Angel of Death" with David Marwell
Friday, September 18th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast
Tackling History: Historians vs. Journalists
Saturday, September 19th 12:15 p.m. via YouTube
Sexual Citizens: The Future of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention
Monday, September 21st 3 p.m. via Crowdcast
Phoebe Literary Journal Reading, Presented by phoebe
Monday, September 21st 7:30 p.m. via Zoom Webinar
