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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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Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing fall 2023

 
The School of Creative Writing welcomes several new faculty members this fall. A.W. Hopkins, Frances Koncan, Cecily Nicholson and Danny Ramadan joined Creative Writing in September.

Alex Marzano-Lesnevich awarded Hampton New Faculty Grant

 
Assistant Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich received UBC’s Hampton New Faculty Grant in October.

New books from Creative Writing alumni invite us into tenderly crafted worlds

 
Our Creative Writing alumni published compelling work over the last year, including a horror novel soaked with dreams, an intimate family saga set in a beachfront hotel, and a love letter to a son lost to overdose.
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