--- title: Texas A&M to Give George R.R. Martin an Honorary Degree description: George R.R. Martin is set to receive an honorary degree from Texas A&M University soon. canonical: https://time.com/4216417/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-degree/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-10T22:11:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:58:16.955Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Texas A&M to Give 'Game of Thrones' Author an Honorary Degree og:description: George R. R. Martin says won't accept the degree until he finishes the latest book og:url: https://time.com/4216417/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-degree/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt328fd8199264d4a8/6987839d5f570f9a78b15bef/george-rr-martin.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George R.R. Martin gestures during his masterclass at the NIFFF in Neuchatel og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Texas A&M to Give 'Game of Thrones' Author an Honorary Degree twitter:description: George R. R. Martin says won't accept the degree until he finishes the latest book twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt328fd8199264d4a8/6987839d5f570f9a78b15bef/george-rr-martin.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Texas A&M to Give _Game of Thrones_ Author an Honorary Degree by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 10, 2016 10:11 PM UTC  George R.R. Martin gestures during his masterclass at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Neuchatel, Sitzerland, July 10, 2014. George R.R. Martin gestures during his masterclass at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) in Neuchatel, Sitzerland, July 10, 2014.Denis Balibouse—Reuters by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 10, 2016 10:11 PM UTC [George R.R. Martin](http://time.com/3994289/george-rr-martin-game-of-thrones-song-of-fire-and-ice-ending/) is set to receive an honorary degree from Texas A&M University. Martin, the author of the [popular fantasy series](http://time.com/4206627/game-of-thrones-creators-talk-original-disaster-pilot/) _A Song of Ice and Fire_ that’s the basis for HBO’s _Game of Thrones_, has a long history with the university, according to the Houston _Chronicle_. He regularly gifts the school’s Cushing Memorial Library and Archives with writings and prop weapons — even giving A&M his first-edition copy of _The Hobbit_. Martin expressed his satisfaction Wednesday, in [a post](http://grrm.livejournal.com/471387.html) on his LiveJournal blog. “I am very pleased. Thanks to all my friends at A&M,” Martin said. Also adding that he would not be going to pick up the degree until he finishes _The Winds of Winter_, the [long-awaited sixth book](http://time.com/4165492/game-of-thrones-winds-of-winter-george-r-r-martin/) in his _Game of Thrones_ series. _Game of Thrones_, the TV series, is set to premiere its sixth season on April 16. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4216417/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-degree/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4216417/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-degree/"},"headline":"Texas A&M to Give Game of Thrones Author an Honorary Degree","datePublished":"2016-02-10T22:11:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:58:16.955Z","description":"George R.R. 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