Three working writers join our BFA students to explore the range of career opportunities available to creative writing grads.
Our evening will start with job search tips from UBC Arts Career Strategist Robyn Stalkie. We’ll have a break for refreshments, then a panel discussion with playwright Christine Quintana, young-adult writer Sarah Suk, and poet Chelsea Lee Wood.
Bring your dreams, qualms, and questions!
About the Speakers
Christine Quintana (she/her)
Born in Los Angeles to a Mexican-American father and a Dutch-British-Canadian mother, Christine Quintana is now a grateful visitor to the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Christine is an actor, playwright, producer, and dramaturg. Winner of an LA Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, Tom Hendry Award, a Governor General’s Award nomination, and the Siminovitch Protégée Prize for Playwriting, Christine’s works have been translated and performed in Spanish, French, German, and ASL in cities worldwide. Christine is a graduate of UBC’s BFA Acting Program.
Sarah Suk (she/her)
Meet Me at Blue Hour, The Space between Here & Now, and Made in Korea, as well as the co-writer of John Cho’s middle-grade novel, Troublemaker. When she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the water or making a loaf of bread. Sarah holds a BA from the University of British Columbia, where she completed a minor in creative writing.
Chelsea Lee Wood (she/they)
Chelsea Lee Wood is a writer, visual artist and hairdresser living on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ nations. She holds a BFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Her poetry has been published by Plenitude Magazine, Artspeak Gallery’s PostScript series and in the limited series collaborative art book Still Life.
Access
The School of Creative Writing is committed to making our events as accessible as possible. If you have questions or requests about access, please reach out to us at crwr.comms@ubc.ca.
