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Visiting Writers
Reading & Reception with Joshua Whitehead, Writer in Residence at the School of Creative Writing
January 13, 2025 | 3:00 PM
room
Dodson Room (Room 302)
Visiting Writers
On Indigenous Joy: A Reading with Joshua Whitehead, Jordan Abel and Tenille Campbell (online)
January 20, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Readings, Visiting Writers
The Whole Cloth Reading Series: BFA alum Marc Perez reads Dayo
January 22, 2025 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Reading & Reception: New Work by Faculty in the School of Creative Writing
January 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM
room
Dodson Room (Room 302)
Visiting Writers
An Apprenticeship In Readiness: Experimental Practices with Mita Mahato and Lara Mimosa Montes (online)
February 10, 2025 | 11:00 AM
Visiting Writers
Writing Against Erasure: Speculative Nonfiction & Social Justice Vanessa Angelica Villarreal in Conversation with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich (online)
March 3, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Readings, Visiting Writers
The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Joyelle McSweeney reads Death Styles
November 20, 2024 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Visiting Writers
Hybridity & Cultural Specificity: Discussion with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
November 18, 2024 | 2:00 PM
room
Dodson Room (Room 302)
Public Information, Student
BFA Prospective Student Info Session
November 18, 2024 | 1:00 PM
Readings, Visiting Writers
The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Jane Huffman reads Public Abstract
October 30, 2024 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Visiting Writers
ART-ificial: How We Handle Ethics When Using AI
October 21, 2024 | 11:30 AM
Visiting Writers
Climate Anxiety & Creativity: Workshop with Kate Schapira
September 23, 2024 | 2:00 PM
Visiting Writers
Translation, Multilingualism, Poetics: Language Work in Muslim and Jewish Diasporas
September 19, 2024 | 3:30 PM
Visiting Writers
UBC Creative Writing Faculty Reading & Reception
September 16, 2024 | 2:00 PM
room
The Chan Centre for Performing Arts
Alumni, Summer Residency
2024 Alumni Summer Residency with Zac Hug
July 3, 2024 | 12:00 AM
Readings
The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Jasmine Elizabeth Smith Reads South Flight
April 10, 2024 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Readings, Visiting Writers
Corinna Chong in Conversation with Alix Ohlin
March 21, 2024 | 7:00 PM
Student, Visiting Writers
Workshop with Cartoonist Walter Scott on Creating Comics
March 1, 2024 | 10:00 AM
Readings, Visiting Writers
Reading and Talk with Cartoonist Walter Scott about Wendy
February 29, 2024 | 1:00 PM
Readings
The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Rajiv Mohabir Reads Whale Aria
February 13, 2024 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Readings, Visiting Writers
Reading with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Special Guests
January 22, 2024 | 3:00 PM
Visiting Writers
Welcome Reception for Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
January 15, 2024 | 3:00 PM
room
Dodson Room (Room 302)
Visiting Writers
Talk and Reading with Megan Fernandes
November 21, 2023 | 12:00 PM
Visiting Writers
Poet Ali Blythe Reads Stedfast
November 8, 2023 | 11:30 AM
Visiting Writers
Talk and Reading with Anise Vance
November 1, 2023 | 4:00 PM
room
St. John’s College Social Lounge
Visiting Writers
Christina Sharpe: What Could A Vessel Be?
October 19, 2023 | 5:00 PM
room
Green College
Visiting Writers
Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki in Conversation
October 16, 2023 | 3:00 PM
Visiting Writers
Events with faculty at the Vancouver Writers Festival
October 16, 2023 | 12:00 AM
Visiting Writers
Zadie Smith in Conversation with Madeleine Thien
September 23, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Alumni, Student, Summer Residency
Camp Comics: Summer '23
July 15, 2023 | 9:30 AM
room
Buchanan E Courtyard
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Summer Residency
You're invited! Attend our Alumni Celebration on July 6
July 6, 2023 | 5:30 PM
Alumni, Summer Residency
2023 Alumni Summer Residency with Zac Hug
July 5, 2023 | 12:00 AM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Creating Comics about Public Health Issues with Meredith Li-Vollmer (on Zoom)
March 21, 2023 | 4:00 PM
Student, Visiting Writers
How to Make Chapbooks: Workshop with Kathleen Gros (on campus)
March 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM
room
BUCH D204 (Buchanan Building)
Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Tackling Mature Themes in Children's Lit: Workshop with Janae Marks (on Zoom)
March 16, 2023 | 12:30 PM
Alumni, EDI Speaker Series, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Indigenous Writers Across Borders with Carleigh Baker, Alfian Sa'at and Ali Cobby Eckermann (on Zoom)
February 27, 2023 | 4:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and Talk with Johnnie Christmas (on Zoom)
February 17, 2023 | 10:30 AM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Poetry Panel with Victoria Chang and Brandon Shimoda (on Zoom)
February 13, 2023 | 12:00 PM
Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and Talk with Tommi Parrish (on campus)
January 26, 2023 | 9:30 AM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Queers in Winter with Oliver Baez Bendorf, Michael V. Smith and Hazel Jane Plante (on Zoom)
January 25, 2023 | 7:00 PM
Alumni, Student, Visiting Writers
Craft Talk with Filmmaker Tracey Deer (on Zoom)
January 23, 2023 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and Performance with Rae Spoon (on Zoom)
November 23, 2022 | 5:30 PM
Student
Creative Writing Major Information Session
November 21, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and talk with Liz Howard (on campus & Zoom)
November 18, 2022 | 11:00 AM
room
Koerner 548/552
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
An Insider’s Guide to Children’s Publishing (on Zoom)
November 16, 2022 | 4:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Creating Within and Across Genres and Ages with Fran Wilde (on Zoom)
November 14, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Speculative Fiction for Middle-grade Readers with Greg van Eekhout (on Zoom)
November 7, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and Talk with Cole Pauls (on Zoom)
November 2, 2022 | 10:00 AM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Materializing Multilingualism in Comics from Haida Gwaii to Beirut (on Zoom)
November 1, 2022 | 3:30 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Reading and Q&A with Madhur Anand (on campus)
October 21, 2022 | 10:15 AM
room
HENN 200 (Hennings Building)
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
The Role of Fiction During the Climate Crisis with David Huebert (on Zoom)
October 7, 2022 | 2:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Craft Talk: Stage with C.E. Gatchalian (on Zoom)
October 3, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Readings, Student
Fighting Words: A Cure for War Fever with George Elliott Clarke and Gary Geddes (Green College)
September 29, 2022 | 5:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Pop-up performance with Khari Wendell Mcclelland (on campus)
September 29, 2022 | 2:00 PM
room
UBC Rose Garden
Alumni, Faculty, Student, Visiting Writers
Craft at the End of the World with Matthew Salesses (on Zoom)
September 26, 2022 | 2:00 PM
Public Information
The Life of Bryan Wade: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Bryan Wade
June 25, 2022 | 1:00 PM
EDI Virtual Coffee Chat
Grit vs. Talent (how to finish your book/long form projects)
March 21, 2022 | 7:00 PM
EDI Speaker Series
Jenny Heijun Wills presents Writing for Readers of Colour
March 14, 2022 | 1:00 PM
EDI Speaker Series
Catherine Hernandez discusses embodied allyship
February 28, 2022 | 12:00 PM
EDI Virtual Coffee Chat
The multiple paths to publication (agents, small presses and red flags)
February 8, 2022 | 6:00 PM
Public Information
Learn more about our BFA program
November 19, 2021 | 1:00 PM
Alumni, Faculty, Student
You're invited to UBC Creative Writing's Virtual Celebration!
May 6, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Public Information
Online MFA Information Session
October 13, 2020 | 3:00 PM
Public Information, Student
BFA Information Session: Major in Creative Writing
November 21, 2019 | 3:30 PM
room
IK Barber Learning Centre
Creative Writing Summer Mixer for Alumni
July 8, 2019 | 6:00 PM
room
Wong-Trainor Welcome Centre, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre
Readings
Fool Me Twice: An April Locution
April 1, 2019 | 7:00 PM
room
Hood 29 (formerly Cottage Bistro)
Readings
Faculty Showcase Reading
March 20, 2019 | 3:30 PM
room
Walter C. Koerner Library
Public Information
Major (BFA) in Creative Writing: An Information Session
February 11, 2019 | 3:00 PM
room
IK Barber Learning Centre
Public Information
Major (BFA) in Creative Writing: An Information Session
November 5, 2018 | 3:00 PM
room
IK Barber Learning Centre
Alumni
The Play's the Thing: visiting writer Patti Flather reads with UBC playwrights
October 24, 2018 | 4:00 PM
Performance
The Cascadia Project
September 26, 2018 | 7:00 PM
room
Studio 1398
Alumni
Yugumalleq: A film by MFA Candidate Kavelina Torres
August 5, 2018 | 4:30 PM
Alumni
Alumni Event with BFA Alumnus Morris Panych
April 26, 2018 | 6:30 PM
room
Frederic Wood Theatre
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