FAIRFAX, Va., April 21 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
George Mason University professor and poet Vivek Narayanan and alumna Jessica Anthony, MFA Creative Writing '04, have been named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows.
The duo were two of 223 individuals representing 10 countries who were awarded fellowships this year from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which is celebrating its 101st class of fellows.
Narayanan is an associate professor in George Mason's Creative Writing Program. His books of poetry include Universal Beach, Life and Times of Mr S, After, and the 2024 collection The Kuruntokai and its Mirror. In addition to teaching in the master of fine arts in creative writing program, Narayanan is a ...