GW Director of Creative Writing Selected for Induction into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Thomas Mallon, noted author and director of creative writing at GW, will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences this fall. Mr. Mallon will be one of 220 new members in the 2012 class which includes winners of the National Medal of Science, the Lasker Award, the Pulitzer Prize and the Shaw prizes, the Fields Medal; MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships; the Kennedy Center Honors; Grammy, Emmy, Academy and Tony awards; the Avery Fisher Prize and election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.