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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich receives $50K USD Creative Capital Award
UBC Creative Writing is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Alex Marzano-Lesnevich is a 2026 recipient of a $50,000 USD Creative Capital Award for their forthcoming book Both and Neither.
UBC Creative Writing alum Michelle Good appointed to the Order of Canada
UBC Creative Writing alum Michelle Frances Good, C.M. was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada on December 31, 2025.
Tanya Kyi shares impact of receiving a Climate & Wellbeing Education Grant
Tanya Kyi received a Climate & Wellbeing Education Grant to fund the development of curricula embedded with climate change and wellbeing.
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The Whole Cloth Reading Series: Kayla Czaga reads “Midway”
January 28, 2026
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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D.M. Bradford in conversation with Cecily Nicholson (in person)
February 4, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Dynamic Positioning: Imagination & Possibility at the Intersection of Creative Writing and Climate Research (online)
February 23, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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