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Craft Talk with Filmmaker Tracey Deer (on Zoom)

Join us for a craft talk with filmmaker Tracey Deer. Tracey is a Mohawk creator of groundbreaking film and television content. Her work includes five seasons of the award-winning series Mohawk Girls and her 2020 feature film, Beans, which won the prestigious 2020 TIFF Emerging Talent Award, presented by Ava DuVernay, and earned Tracey international acclaim as […]

Queers in Winter with Oliver Baez Bendorf, Michael V. Smith and Hazel Jane Plante (on Zoom)

Join us for a sparkling evening of beautiful queer words from three very exciting writers. They’ll share their latest work, both sharp and tender—it’s a big dose of queer love that should help all of us get through this gritty part of winter. This event kicks off Oliver Baez Bendorf’s virtual residence at the UBC School […]

Reading and Talk with Tommi Parrish (on campus)

We’re delighted to welcome artist and author Tommi Parrish to campus for this in-person reading and talk. Tommi is a trans Australian cartoonist and painter living in Western Massachusetts. Their debut work, The Lie and How We Told It, won the 2019 Lambda Literary Award for best LGBTQ graphic novel. Tommi will share details about the […]

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

Join us for this exciting poetry panel with Victoria Chang and Brandon Shimoda, moderated by Professor Sheryda Warrener. Victoria Chang’s latest works include her book of poetry The Trees Witness Everything (2022), her nonfiction book Dear Memory (2021), and her multi-award-winning book of poems OBIT (2020). Brandon Shimoda is a yonsei poet/writer and the author […]

Reading and Talk with Johnnie Christmas (on Zoom)

Join us for a reading and talk with Johnnie Christmas, author of the middle-grade graphic novel Swim Team (2022). Swim Team follows Bree as she begins middle school and faces her fear of swimming, while confronting longstanding barriers of systemic racism set within the public pool system. Johnnie’s debut graphic novel, it earned a spot […]

Indigenous Writers Across Borders with Carleigh Baker, Alfian Sa’at and Ali Cobby Eckermann (on Zoom)

Join us for a conversation between Carleigh Baker, Alfian Sa’at and Ali Cobby Eckermann. This panel discussion brings Indigenous writers from three different countries together in conversation about their creative work, their experiences navigating creative industries and colonial histories, and writing as a means of resistance to prevailing colonial (and supposedly “post-colonial”) structures. Where do […]

How to Make Chapbooks: Workshop with Kathleen Gros (on campus)

A hands-on session for poets, cartoonists or any CRWR students interested in making booklets of their work! We’re thrilled to welcome cartoonist, illustrator, author of middle grade graphic novels and werewolf enthusiast Kathleen Gros to campus. Kathleen will lead us in this lovely, material session. Come along and make a chapbook with us. This workshop is […]