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On Indigenous Joy: A Reading with Joshua Whitehead, Jordan Abel and Tenille Campbell (online)

 
January 20, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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An Apprenticeship In Readiness: Experimental Practices with Mita Mahato and Lara Mimosa Montes (online)

 
February 10, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Exploring Artistic Practices in Creative Writing with Sheryda Warrener

 
Learn how Sheryda Warrener infuses her Creative Writing courses with intentional practice, intellectual exploration, and a sense of playful curiosity.

UBC professor Keith Maillard wins the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

 
Professor Keith Maillard recently won the 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence from the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. The award recognizes annually a British Columbian writer who has contributed to the development of literary excellence in the province.

Winner of the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd / UBC Prize for Best New Fiction announced

 
HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is Emily Cann for her adult novel BRANCHES.
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