Announcing the 2022 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 2022 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction.
Alum ’22 Jason Emde discusses hosting Writers Read Their Early Sh*t podcast
In his fun, witty and insightful podcast, Jason Emde, MFA ‘22, discusses samples of early work with guest writers, musicians and artists. We asked him a few questions about the podcast, which can be found on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.
UBC Creative Writing leadership changeover continues to prioritize pedagogical excellence, promotion of equity and diversity
On July 1, UBC Creative Writing bid a fond farewell to Professor Alix Ohlin as its Director, warmly welcoming Professor Annabel Lyon into the role for a three-year term.
Director farewell letter from Professor Alix Ohlin
In June, Professor Alix Ohlin completed her service as Director of UBC Creative Writing. She will continue to teach and write within the School. Read a farewell message from Professor Ohlin to the Creative Writing community.
Writer and educator Noor Naga to visit UBC Creative Writing
We’re pleased to welcome poet, novelist and essayist Noor Naga to UBC in July for the Geoffrey and Margaret Andrew Fellowship in Creative and Performing Arts. Naga will engage with Creative Writing students, while working on a collection of essays about home, citizenship and (be)longing in the Arabian Gulf.
Redefining the undergraduate learning experience in Creative Writing
The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) supports UBC’s strategic plan by advancing transformative learning at the university. TLEF projects can be small or large in scope, from creating innovative resources for a single course, to redefining the learning experience for an entire department. UBC’s School of Creative Writing instructors attempted the latter option, and strengthened their cohesion in the process.
How girls are using social media for positive change: An interview with Creative Writing lecturer Tanya Kyi and her daughter
The online world has real dangers, but girls around the world are using social media to create positive change and practice good digital citizenship. Lecturer Tanya Kyi’s new children’s book, Better Connected, focuses on the less-recognized and positive aspects of the online experiences of girls.
Alum ’20 Jasmine Sealy discusses debut novel The Island of Forgetting
Jasmine Sealy’s debut novel The Island of Forgetting released in Canada on April 26. Sealy’s novel is based on her manuscript “A Fair Wind to Take You Home” that won the Prize for Best New Fiction in 2020. We interviewed Sealy about her experience taking The Island of Forgetting from draft to published novel.
Creative Writing students collaborate to celebrate National Poetry Month
End of term readings by poetry students fell during Canada’s 24th National Poetry Month. We captured a series of photographs depicting their poetic expressions throughout the month.
Several members of Creative Writing community selected as finalists for BC and Yukon Book Prizes
We’re proud to announce that several members of the UBC School of Creative Writing community are finalists for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes.