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It was the reputation of UBC’s Creative Writing program that convinced me to focus on an MFA. The faculty sounded wonderful, and I loved the idea of the optional-residency program, which would allow me to go ahead with my plans to move to Europe while still enjoying the benefits of a UBC education.

Ellen Keith
MFA in Creative Writing, bestselling author of The Dutch Wife

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The Life of Bryan Wade: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Bryan Wade

 
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Creative Writing students tell poignant stories with comics

 
We’ve gathered a collection of final projects from students in our spring 2022 graduate-level Graphic Forms class to showcase some of the powerful stories our students are telling with comics.

Alum ’20 Jasmine Sealy discusses debut novel The Island of Forgetting

 
Jasmine Sealy’s debut novel The Island of Forgetting released in Canada on April 26. Sealy’s novel is based on her manuscript “A Fair Wind to Take You Home” that won the Prize for Best New Fiction in 2020. We interviewed Sealy about her experience taking The Island of Forgetting from draft to published novel.

Creative Writing students collaborate to celebrate National Poetry Month

 
End of term readings by poetry students fell during Canada’s 24th National Poetry Month. We captured a series of photographs depicting their poetic expressions throughout the month.
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