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2010 - 2019
Aaron Bushkowsky, MFA 2015
A prolific writer, Aaron Bushkowsky is a Vancouver-based playwright, film-writer,…
2010 - 2019
Aaron Chan, BFA 2014
Aaron Chan is a musician, filmmaker, and writer born and…
2010 - 2019
Adrick Brock, MFA 2015
Adrick Brock is a writer from Toronto, Ontario. His fiction…
2010 - 2019
Alison Cobra, MFA 2014
Not a real snake. You can find Alison on Twitter¬†…
2010 - 2019
andrea bennett, MFA 2012
andrea bennett is a National Magazine Award–winning writer and editor…
2010 - 2019
Andrea Hoff, MFA 2015
www.andreahoff.com Follow Andrea on Twitter
2010 - 2019
Andrea Miller, MFA 2012
I'm an editor and staff writer at Lion's Roar (formerly…
1990 - 1999
Andrew Gray, MFA 1996
Andrew Gray is the author of a collection of short…
1969 - 1979
Ann Ireland, MFA 1976
Prize winning author of 4 novels and occasional journalist. Contributing…
1990 - 1999
Annabel Lyon, MFA 1996
Annabel Lyon is an Assistant Professor in the Creative Writing…
Anneliese Schultz, MFA 1977
Anneliese was shortlisted for the 2016 UBC/HarperCollins Best New Fiction Prize…
2010 - 2019
Anthony Demers, MFA 2014
ajdemers.com Follow AJ on Twitter
2000 - 2009
Betty Jane Hegerat, MFA 2008
Betty Jane Hegerat is the author of three novels, a…
1990 - 1999
Bob Wakulich, MFA 1999
Bob Wakulich received an MFA in Creative Writing from the…
2010 - 2019
Brandy Lien Worrall, MFA 2010
Brandy's highly anticipated first memoir, What Doesn't Kill Us, chronicles her…
2000 - 2009
Bren Simmers, MFA 2007
Bren Simmers’ first book of non-fiction, Pivot Point (Gaspereau Press,…
2000 - 2009
Brenda Leifso, MFA 2005
Brenda Leifso's poetry has been published in magazines and anthologies…
2010 - 2019
Brent van Staalduinen, MFA 2015
Brent van Staalduinen is an award-winning novelist and story writer…
2010 - 2019
Brooke Carter, MFA 2011
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
1990 - 1999
Calvin Wharton, MFA 1999
Calvin Wharton is a Faculty Emeritus of Creative Writing at…
2010 - 2019
Carly Vandergriendt, MFA 2016
Carly Rosalie Vandergriendt is a Montreal-based writer, editor, and translator.…
2000 - 2009
Carol Shaben, MFA 2008
Carol N. Shaben is an award winning Vancouver-based author and…
Caroline Goodwin, MFA
Caroline Goodwin is currently serving as the first Poet Laureate…
2010 - 2019
Catherine Young, MFA 2015
Catherine Young is a writer and performing artist whose work…
2010 - 2019
Cathryn Morris, MFA 2010
Cathryn Morris graduated from the University of Central Florida summa…
Cecilia Araneda, MFA
Cecilia Araneda has been working as a filmmaker, media art…
2010 - 2019
Charles-Adam Foster-Simard, MFA 2014
Charles-Adam Foster-Simard grew up on the South Shore of Montréal…
2010 - 2019
Chelsea Rooney, MFA 2012
Chelsea Rooney is an author and teacher living in Vancouver.…
2010 - 2019
Cheryl Archer, MFA 2018
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin, MFA 2015
What’s your latest published/performed work(s)? Her latest story, "Hot Mess:…
Chloe Rose, MFA
Chloe Rose is a Montreal-born screenwriter and producer. Her short…
2010 - 2019
Christine Leclerc, MFA 2010
Leclerc is an editor of The Enpipe Line (Creekstone Press,…
2010 - 2019
Christopher Evans, MFA 2017
Christopher lives in Vancouver, BC, where he completed his BFA…
2010 - 2019
David A. Poulsen, MFA 2010
David A. Poulsen has been a broadcaster, teacher, rancher, high…
1980 - 1989
Diane Tucker, BFA 1987
Diane Tucker was born in 1965 in Grace Hospital in…
2000 - 2009
Dina Del Bucchia, MFA 2009
Dina Del Bucchia is a writer, podcaster, literary event host,…
2010 - 2019
Donna Kane, MFA 2014
My poems, short fiction, and essays have been published widely…
2000 - 2009
Doretta Lau, MFA 2001
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Elaine Woo, BFA 2011
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Elaine Woo, MFA 2011
In 2021 Elaine Woo’s Put Your Hand in Mine was…
2000 - 2009
Elizabeth Mason, MFA 2009
Originally from England, Elizabeth Mason spent seven years in Berlin…
2010 - 2019
Ellen Keith, MFA 2016
Ellen Keith recently published her debut novel The Dutch Wife…
2010 - 2019
Emily Davidson, MFA 2012
Emily Davidson is a writer from Saint John, New Brunswick.…
2010 - 2019
Emily Pohl-Weary, MFA 2010
Emily Pohl-Weary is an award-winning author, editor, and creative writing…
2010 - 2019
Erika Thorkelson, MFA 2011
Erika Thorkelson is a writer of non-fiction and, occasionally, fiction.…
2000 - 2009
Estella Carolye Kuchta, BFA 2006
Estella C. Kuchta’s novel, Finding the Daydreamer, will be published…
Featured Interview: Betty Jane Hegerat
Betty Jane Hegerat is the author of three novels, a…
Featured Interview: Brent van Staalduinen
Brent is the writer of Saints Unexpected, his work has…
Featured Interview: Laura Trunkey
Laura Trunkey's writing has been published in journals and magazines…
1990 - 1999
Frances Greenslade, MFA 1992
What’s your latest published/performed work? Shelter, a novel (Random House)…
2010 - 2019
Francine Cunningham, MFA 2015
Francine Cunningham is an Aboriginal writer, artist and educator originally…
2000 - 2009
Gabrielle Prendergast, MFA 2007
I'm a writer, teacher and designer living in Vancouver, Canada.…
2010 - 2019
Genevieve Scott, MFA 2015
Genevieve Scott, MFA 2015, is a Canadian writer and writing teacher…
2010 - 2019
Gillian Wigmore, MFA 2015
Gillian Wigmore is the author of three books of poems,…
2010 - 2019
Gwen Goodkin, MFA 2011
Gwen Goodkin's stories have been published by The Dublin Review,…
2010 - 2019
Jacqueline Firkins, MFA 2019
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Jan Redford, MFA 2015
Jan Redford is a writer living in Squamish BC who…
2010 - 2019
Jane Warren, MFA 2012
Jane Warren has an MFA in Creative Writing from the…
2000 - 2009
Janette Fecteau, MFA 2008
Janette Fecteau is a poet and artist living in Antigonish,…
2000 - 2009
Jason Rothery, MFA 2002
What’s your latest published/performed work? Privilege (a novel) What are…
2010 - 2019
Jean Van Loon, MFA 2013
Jean is an Ottawa native, married to another one, mother…
2010 - 2019
Jeffrey Ricker, MFA 2014
Jeffrey Ricker is the author of Detours (2011) and the…
2010 - 2019
Jeremy Townley, MFA 2012
J.T. Townley has published in Collier, Harvard Review, Hayden's Ferry…
2000 - 2009
Jessica Cullen, MFA 2006
Born in Calgary, Alberta Jessica is nevertheless a devoted British…
2000 - 2009
Joe Wiebe, MFA 2006
Joe Wiebe, the "Thirsty Writer" is the author of Craft…
2010 - 2019
John Mavin, MFA 2010
John Mavin has taught creative writing at Capilano University, Simon…
2000 - 2009
John Vigna, MFA 2007
John Vigna's first book of fiction, Bull Head, was published…
2010 - 2019
Jordan Hall, MFA 2015
Jordan Hall is an emerging artist whose work has been…
Joseph Hutchison, MFA 1974
Joseph Hutchison, Poet Laureate of Colorado (2014-2018), is the award-winning…
2010 - 2019
Justin Neal, MFA 2015
Brought up on Bainbridge Island, Washington, Justin left a marketing…
2010 - 2019
Karim Alrawi, MFA 2013
Karim Alrawi is a novelist and playwright. In addition to…
2010 - 2019
Katherin Edwards, MFA 2013
Katherin Edwards, former maid, gardener and racehorse groom is currently…
2000 - 2009
Katherine Collins, MFA 2002
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
1990 - 1999
Kathryn Mockler, MFA 1998
Kathryn is the author of four poetry books and several…
2000 - 2009
Kathryn Para, MFA 2008
Kathryn Para is an award-winning, multi-genre writer with a MFA…
2010 - 2019
Kelly S Thompson, MFA 2014
Kelly S Thompson is an award-winning writer and editor and…
2010 - 2019
Kelly Shorrocks, MFA 2014
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
1969 - 1979
Ken McGoogan, MFA 1976
Ken McGoogan has survived shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, chased…
2010 - 2019
Keri Korteling, MFA 2016
Keri Korteling is a writer, editor and teacher with an…
1990 - 1999
Kevin Chong, MFA 1997
Kevin Chong was born in Hong Kong and raised in…
2010 - 2019
Kevin Spenst, MFA 2011
Kevin Spenst is the author of four full-length books of…
2000 - 2009
Laura Trunkey, MFA 2009
Laura Trunkey's writing has been published in journals and magazines…
2010 - 2019
Laurel MacMillan, MFA 2015
Laurel MacMillan is a curator, writer, editor and translator based…
2010 - 2019
Lucas J. W. Johnson, MFA 2011
Lucas J. W. Johnson (he/him) is a writer, game designer,…
2010 - 2019
M.F. McDowell, MFA 2012
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Marie Powell, MFA 2011
Marie Powell is the author of more than 40 published…
2010 - 2019
Mark Leiren-Young, MFA 2018
What’s your latest published/performed work? Bar Mitzvah Boy - Playwrights…
2010 - 2019
Martin Calvo, MFA 2017
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Matt Malyon, MFA 2015
Matt Malyon is the founding Director of Underground Writing, a…
2000 - 2009
Matthew J. Trafford, MFA 2008
Matthew J. Trafford is the author of The Divinity Gene:…
2010 - 2019
Meg Stainsby, MFA 2015
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Michelle Deines, MFA 2011
Michelle Deines is an award-winning writer who works in multiple…
1990 - 1999
Miranda Pearson, MFA 1998
Miranda is the author of four poetry collections and completed…
2010 - 2019
Monica Meneghetti, MFA 2012
Monica Meneghetti is a multilingual language professional and writer with…
2010 - 2019
Nadine Bachan, MFA 2015
Nadine is a Vancouver-based writer, born in Trinidad and raised…
Nancy Lee, MFA
Hailed by The Toronto Star as a pure and fearless…
Nathan Adler, MFA 2020
Nathan Adler is author of Wrist, and Ghost Lake (Kegedonce Press), and co-editor of Bawaajigan…
2010 - 2019
Nazanine Hozar, MFA 2013
Nazanine Hozar was born in Tehran, Iran, and lives in…
2010 - 2019
Nikki Vogel, MFA 2014
Most of the time you can find Nikki at her…
2000 - 2009
Owen Laukkanen, MFA 2006
Owen Laukkanen is the author of the bestselling Stevens and…
1990 - 1999
Patti Flather, MFA 1999
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
1980 - 1989
Paul Mitchell, MFA 1985
www.sjmultimediallc.com Life on Mars The Home Makeover Show
2010 - 2019
Paula Jane Remlinger, MFA 2013
I graduated from the MFA program in 2013. I recently…
2000 - 2009
Rachel Rose, MFA 2005
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Rhea Rose, MFA 2013
Rhea lives in Port Coquitlam, BC. While in UBC's MFA…
2010 - 2019
Rhett Davis, MFA 2015
Rhett is a writer, academic and consultant from Geelong, Australia.…
2010 - 2019
Rhonda Collis, MFA 2011
Rhonda Collis is a writer living on Vancouver Island, BC.…
1980 - 1989
Richard Stevenson, MFA 1984
Richard Stevenson was born in Victoria, B.C., in 1952 and…
2010 - 2019
Rob Taylor, MFA 2016
Rob Taylor is the author of two poetry collections, The…
2020-2029
Robyn Braun, MFA 2022
Robyn Braun is an award-winning writer and scholar. Robyn's debut…
2010 - 2019
Roslyn Muir, MFA 2012
Roslyn Muir is an award winning screenwriter, story editor and…
2010 - 2019
Ruth Daniell, MFA 2013
Ruth Daniell is a writer, artist, and performer originally from…
2010 - 2019
Sandra Lynn Lynxleg, MFA 2013
Sandra Lynn Lynxleg was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in…
1980 - 1989
Shayne Morrow, MFA 1988
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…
2010 - 2019
Sonal Champsee, MFA 2017
Sonal Champsee’s short fiction and essays have been published by…
2000 - 2009
Susan Olding, MFA 2007
Susan Olding is the author of Pathologies: A Life in…
2010 - 2019
Suzanne Kamata, MFA 2016
American Suzanne Kamata lives in the prefecture of Tokushima in…
2000 - 2009
Tara Gereaux, MFA 2001
What’s your latest published/performed work? Tara’s first teen novella, Size…
Tara Gilboy, MFA 2014
Tara Gilboy holds an MFA in creative writing from the…
1980 - 1989
Tom Neuhoff, MFA 1984
What’s your latest published/performed work? Humor column at Idaho's Coeur…
2010 - 2019
Victoria Bell, MFA 2010
Victoria Bell is an editor and writer living in Ottawa.…
2010 - 2019
Will Clarke, MFA 2015
Will is the author of two novels from Simon &…
1980 - 1989
Winona Kent, MFA 1985
Winona Kent was born in London, England. She immigrated to…
2010 - 2019
Zac Hug, MFA 2015
Zac Hug is a television writer and essayist living in…
2010 - 2019
Zazie Todd, MFA 2012
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence…