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  • SUBMISSION DEADLINE MARCH 31ST!

    March 31st is the deadline to submit your original work for a chance to be featured in our Spring issue of Volition! We want all prose, poetry, screenwriting, art, and photography to be submitted! We are also really looking for art and photography submissions! We know you guys are out there…. SO SUBMIT! bit.ly/Submit2Volition

  • Open Mic Night November 10

    A big thank-you to everyone who submitted work to Volition this semester. The Fall 2017 issue is coming soon! In the meantime, our second Open Mic Night is on Friday, Nov. 10 from 7–10 PM in the JC Bistro. There will be music, prose, poetry, comedy, and food! Invite your friends!

  • Fall 2017 Submission Deadline

    Do you write poetry or prose? Are you a photographer or an artist? Volition’s Fall 2017 submission deadline is Nov. 3rd, less than a month away! Click here (or see the “Submit” tab above) for submission guidelines and more information. We look forward to seeing the creative work of GMU artists, graphic designers, and writers!

  • Join Volition Staff!

    Interested in reviewing prose and poetry, or art and photography from Mason’s best writers and artists? Want to have a hand in designing the layout of the magazine? Or maybe you’d like to publicize our events and submission deadlines online and on campus? Whatever your interests, there’s a place for you on Volition staff! Email us at volition@gmu.edu today, or visit studentmedia.gmu.edu and click on “Apply Now!”

  • Volition Anniversary Celebration – May 5th

    On May 5th, Volition will be celebrating its 20th anniversary alongside the George Mason Review in the JC Bistro at 7 p.m. This will be a wonderful opportunity for students to network and unwind during finals week with food and refreshments.   We hope to see you there!

  • Open Mic Night – March 17th

    What better way to return after a relaxing Spring Break than to enjoy a night of music, literature, and refreshments at Volition’s Open Mic Night? Our March 17th Open Mic Night will be held at the Bistro, first floor of the JC, beginning at 7:00 p.m. We hope everyone had a great time at February’s event and will show up for even more fun this week!

  • Open Mic Night — Feb. 25

    Tune your instruments and polish your short fiction; Volition’s Open Mic Night is occurring this week, Thursday Feb. 25 in the Corner Pocket at the HUB, starting at 7:00 p.m. Come for a night of music, poetry, fiction, and food! More information can be found on our events page, or by talking to us in-person at our JC kiosk sometime this week. And remember, our Spring 2016 submission deadline is March 31st.  

  • Haven’t Picked Up the Fall 2015 Issue Yet?

    If Student Media is just too far away in the brutal Winter cold, but you know you want Volition’s Fall 2015 Issue, then take a look at the IVth Estate stands throughout the Johnson Center! They now also hold our most recent publication.

  • Additional Open Mic Night – Thursday, December 10th!

    The Office of Student Media is hosting a week-long series of events in honor of George Mason’s birthday. To promote the week’s theme celebrating the US Constitution’s First Amendment, an Open Mic Night will be held at the JC Bistro beginning at 7:00 PM. Please consider attending all the other OSM events occurring throughout the week of 12/7-12/11!