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Sarah Leavitt shares value of graphic medicine genre with Faculty of Medicine

Cartoonist and lecturer Sarah Leavitt recently collaborated with the Centre for Health and Education Scholarship (CHES) in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as a Mini-Sabbaticant. During her visit to CHES, Leavitt met with faculty and others to learn

Creative Writing students perform songs live on campus radio station

Today several UBC Creative Writing students will perform songs they’ve written live on UBC’s campus radio station, CiTR for course credit.

Ian Williams, winner of 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize

Ian Williams wins 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for debut novel

Ian Williams, an assistant professor in the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing program, has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

In the Media

Instructor John Vigna Explores Peer Review

January 17, 2020

MFA grad wins grant to make short film

Joelle Barron finalist for 2019 Dayne Ogilvie Prize

Achievements

Ian Williams wins 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for debut novel

November 19, 2019

Keith Maillard wins Alberta Book of the Year Award

October 30, 2019

Creative Writing alumnus receives STORYHIVE grant for Indigenous-focused film

October 2, 2019