The Spoken Word Revolution Comes to Mason

Bruce George, co-creator of HBO's Def Poetry Jam, will host a slam poetry competition on Thursday, September 25, at 8 p.m. Students will present their best work in hopes of capturing the top prize!

To perform, sign-up here. (Registration closes September 23.)

To watch, just SHOW UP and keep the FLOW UP with your presence in the crowd.

The event takes place in The Bistro, located in the Johnson Center on Mason's Fairfax Campus. A 7 p.m. reception precedes the event. Co-Sponsored by Mason’s Office of University Life, Weekend Initiatives and the Diversity Programs and Services Office.

Bit O' Lit Samples Beckie Weinheimer's Converting Kate

An excerpt from Beckie Weinheimer's young adult novel Converting Kate appears in the latest issue of Bit O' Lit, a booklet-sized magazine that is handed out for free to Metro commuters in Washington, D.C. The excerpt is also available online at www.bit-o-lit.com.

Weinheimer joins Kathryn Erskine, author of Ibhubesi: The Lion and Quaking, on the Festival's opening day — Sunday, September 21 — at Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax, Va. The authors will read from their works, discuss writing for young adults, and then host a short writing workshop for teens after the event.