Shayne Morrow, MFA 1988
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence your work? My biggest influence was Bob Harlow, who, early on, encouraged me to focus on non-fiction. (I didn’t for a long time). What’s your latest published/performed work? The Bulldog and the Helix – DNA and the pursuit of justice in a frontier town Is […]
Tom Neuhoff, MFA 1984
What’s your latest published/performed work? Humor column at Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Press. How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence your work? I learned that Canadian beer is better than anything we have in America. Is there anything else about your writing career you’d like to share? I would jump through fire to […]
Aaron Chan, BFA 2014
Aaron Chan is a musician, filmmaker, and writer born and raised on unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver). He holds a BFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and his writing has been published in literary magazines and publications including Plenitude, filling Station, Polychrome Ink, and Xtra. His piece “A Case of Jeff” […]
Meg Stainsby, MFA 2015
How did your time in the Creative Writing Program influence your work? It deepened my appreciation for the need for precise and concrete detail It compelled me to try poetry (finally!) — which then led me to swift success in terms of winning the first poetry contest I’ve ever entered. Lesson learn — write fearward! […]
Sonal Champsee, MFA 2017
Sonal Champsee’s short fiction and essays have been published by magazines such as The New Quarterly, Ricepaper, and Literary Mama. She was a finalist for the Writer’s Union of Canada’s 2017 Emerging Writers Short Prose contest, and has had a play produced by Prathidhwani Drama Wing in Seattle. Sonal holds an MFA in Creative Writing from […]
Marie Powell, MFA 2011
Marie Powell is the author of more than 40 published children’s books, including the young adult fantasy Last of the Gifted: Spirit Sight (Summer 2020) and Water Sight (Fall 2020). She holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Her award-winning short stories and poetry appear in such literary magazines […]
John Mavin, MFA 2010
John Mavin has taught creative writing at Capilano University, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia, with New Shoots (through the Vancouver School Board), and at the Learning Exchange in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. A past nominee for both the Aurora Award and the Journey Prize, his short fiction has been translated, studied, and published […]
Andrea Miller, MFA 2012
I’m an editor and staff writer at Lion’s Roar (formerly the Shambhala Sun) and I’m the editor of three anthologies: Right Here with You: Bringing Mindful Awareness into Our Relationships; Buddha’s Daughters: Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West; and All the Rage: Buddhist Wisdom on Anger and Acceptance. My writing has […]
Paul Mitchell, MFA 1985
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Justin Neal, MFA 2015
Brought up on Bainbridge Island, Washington, Justin left a marketing career in New York City to earn a joint MFA in Creative Writing & Theatre from UBC, choosing in part to its proximity to where his Squamish relatives live. Justin’s screenplay The Skins Game (in development, summer 2020) with Curiosity Pictures and Really Real Films, […]