Exploring Artistic Practices in Creative Writing with Sheryda Warrener
Learn how Sheryda Warrener infuses her Creative Writing courses with intentional practice, intellectual exploration, and a sense of playful curiosity.
UBC professor Keith Maillard wins the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence
Professor Keith Maillard recently won the 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence from the BC and Yukon Book Prizes. The award recognizes annually a British Columbian writer who has contributed to the development of literary excellence in the province.
Winner of the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd / UBC Prize for Best New Fiction announced
HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is Emily Cann for her adult novel BRANCHES.
20% off books by visiting writers and faculty at UBC Bookstore until September 30
We’re excited to host several visiting writers for our students, alumni and faculty this term. To help celebrate, the UBC Bookstore is offering a 20% discount on featured books in-store and online until September 30.
Announcing the 2024 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist
HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, co-sponsored by CookeMcDermid Literary Management.
Read our latest collection of comics from Creative Writing students
Please enjoy this collection of excellent comics from students in our 2024/25 comics classes.
2024 Summer Residency Film Showcase: List of Films
The 11th Annual Summer Residency Film Showcase is a virtual screening of short films, web series and TV episodes written by our students and alumni, followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. Learn more.
UBC professor emeritus George McWhirter receives largest international award for poetry
UBC School of Creative Writing professor emeritus George McWhirter recently won the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize for his English-language translation of Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence, written in Spanish by Mexican poet Homero Aridjis.
Alum ’00 Tammy Armstrong discusses latest novel Pearly Everlasting
Tammy Armstrong’s latest novel Pearly Everlasting is now available in Canada and will release in the US on October 7. Pearly Everlasting is based on Armstrong’s manuscript “Ursula” that won the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction in 2022.
2024 Optional Summer Residency: Speakers and Guests
Our 20th Annual UBC Creative Writing Summer Residency runs from July 3 to 12, 2024. Learn more about the speakers and guests featured this year.