News & Events

The UBC School of Creative Writing is excited to announce a new initiative that celebrates our graduating MFAs. The Graduate Showcase is a highlighted section of our website featuring profiles of our MFA grads in support of their publication and production goals. .

As part of our Visiting Writer series, we were honoured to host a poetry panel with Brandon Shimoda and Victoria Chang, hosted by Lecturer Sheryda Warrener. We’ve gathered some excerpts from the poetry panel to share with you on the page.

Running from Monday, March 20 to Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival will dazzle audiences with a wildly diverse series of staged readings hosted for the first time by the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre.

As part of our Visiting Writer series, we were honoured to host a poetry panel with Brandon Shimoda and Victoria Chang, hosted by Lecturer Sheryda Warrener. We’ve gathered some excerpts from the poetry panel to share with you on the page.

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.

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.