2020 Festival Events
Event Schedule
Past events are still available for viewing. Find the schedule at the bottom of this page.
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Holiday Cookie Decorating Demonstration with Chef Peter Brett
Tuesday, December 8th 6:30 p.m. via Crowdcast
Past Events
Events are recorded and still available for you to view. Click “View Event” to get started.
September Events



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


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
*This is a live event only, and will not be recorded*

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
*Live Event Only - No recording will be available*

Tips and Tricks for Compelling Creative Writing with L.M. Elliott
Saturday, October 10th, 12:15 p.m. via YouTube

Remembering the Revolutionary: Featuring the works of Dr. Toni Morrison, Chinua Achebe and John R. Lewis
Tuesday, October 13th, 6:15 p.m. via YouTube


Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
Friday, October 16th, 12 p.m. via Crowdcast

What We Talk About When We Talk About Intersectional Feminist Publishing
Saturday, October 17th, 3 p.m. via Zoom

Climates of Change Electronic Literature Panel
Monday, October 19th, 12:15 p.m. via YouTube


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

Teach 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. via 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



Book Review Colloquium on Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Friday, November 20th 9:30 a.m. via Zoom

It's About to Get Real: High School, Heartache, and Searching for Home
Friday, November 20th 3 p.m. via Crowdcast
