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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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Poetry Panel with Victoria Chang and Brandon Shimoda (on Zoom)

 
February 13, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free
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Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing 2023

 
The School of Creative Writing is welcoming several new faculty members this year. Anosh Irani and Chelene Knight joined Creative Writing in January, and Alex Marzano-Lesnevich and Austen Osworth will join the School in July.

Virtual Writer in Residence Oliver Baez Bendorf brings mystery and transformation to UBC

 
The School of Creative Writing is welcoming poet Oliver Baez Bendorf as virtual writer in residence from January 23 to February 3. Oliver will lead workshops within Creative Writing classrooms, and also has openings for virtual one-to-one consultations on February 1 and 2.

New publications from Creative Writing faculty expand our ideas on belonging and connection

 
Over the last year, Creative Writing faculty published fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid works that see the world through collaborative acts of art-making—with family, ancestors and communities, and with illustrators, teachers and screenwriters.
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