Alum interview with Michael Christie, MFA ’08
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum Michael Christie. Greenwood, Michael’s most recent novel, was a national bestseller and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His essays and book reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Globe & Mail.
Two faculty and five alumni finalists for 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
We’re proud to announce that members of the UBC School of Creative Writing are finalists for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Two faculty members and five alumni have been selected for this year’s shortlist.
Alum interview with Jennica Harper, MFA ’00
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum Jennica Harper. Jennica is a Vancouver-based TV writer and poet. She’s the showrunner and co-creator of the comedy series JANN, starring Jann Arden. Her most recent book of poetry is Bounce House.
Alum interview with andrea bennett, MFA ’12
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum andrea bennett. They are a National Magazine Award–winning writer and editor and the author of two travel guides, one book of poetry, and, most recently, the essay collection Like a Boy but Not a Boy.
Welcoming Bronwen Tate to UBC Creative Writing
We’re delighted to welcome our newest faculty member, Bronwen Tate, to UBC Creative Writing. Bronwen joins us as an Assistant Professor of Teaching, with specializations in nonfiction and poetry. Bronwen earned an MFA in Literary Arts: Poetry from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University and taught at a tiny college in […]
Winner Announcement – the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is Jasmine Sealy for “A Fair Wind to Take You Home.” The two runner-up titles are “Ursula,” by Tammy Armstrong, and “Gladys Owen,” by Clea Roberts.
Creative Writing MFA student wins inaugural University of Lethbridge Bridge Prize
Congratulations to UBC Creative Writing MFA student Sara de Waal, who is the inaugural winner of the Bridge Prize national short story competition. Her story Cecilia and Richard won the $7,500 first-place award out of a pool of 340 stories submitted to the prize. The most carefully constructed story we received, beautiful deployment of metaphor, especially […]
Upcoming Online MFA Information Session
Interested in learning more about UBC Creative Writing’s MFA Program? Please join us online Tuesday, October 13 at 3PM Vancouver time for a live information session and the chance to ask questions of faculty, current students, and alumni. Click here to register for this free event.
Tracy Deonn’s novel “Legendborn” to be released September 15th
We are happy to announce that our MFA student Tracy Deonn is releasing a novel in a few weeks! Legendborn publishes on September 15th of this year with Simon and Schuster, and is all things Black Girl Magic. Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy’s YA contemporary fantasy Legendborn offers the dark […]
2020 National Magazine Awards Winners
The National Media Awards Foundation recently announced the winners of the 43rd annual National Magazine Awards. For the first time, the winners were announced during a live virtual broadcast and through digital channels. We are proud to announce that two current MFA students and two MFA alumni have won awards! Congratulations to the following […]