Three alumni receive 2019 BC Book Prizes
Congratulations to UBC Creative Writing alumni Eden Robinson, Lindsay Wong and Laisha Rosnau, all winners of the 2019 BC Book Prizes. Eden Robinson, received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for her novel, Trickster Drift. Lindsay Wong, received the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize for her book, The Woo Woo. Laisha Rosnau, received the Dorothy Livesay Poetry […]
Students’ work ‘magic to behold’ at Hybrid Forms exhibit
BFA students in Lecturer Sheryda Warrener’s Hybrid Forms class celebrated the end of semester with an exhibition and reading from their final projects at UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
MFA alumna Meg Todd shortlisted for CBC Short Story Prize
MFA alumna Meg Todd made the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize shortlist for her work, “Green is the Colour of Calm.”
8 alumni, 1 student finalists for 2019 BC Book Prizes
Congratulations to the 2019 finalists for this year’s BC Book Prizes presented by the Westcoast Book Prize Society.
Faculty reading showcases new work
The UBC Creative Writing Program invites you to join our talented faculty for a reading, book signing and reception in celebration of their new work.
Announcing the Winner of the 2018 HarperCollins Canada/ UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
The shortlist this year includes a set of powerful short stories, a gripping Vancouver-set thriller, and the winner, a moving story of the impact of residential schools.
Maureen Medved in Toronto and Montreal
Faculty member Maureen Medved is on the road, promoting her fabulous new book “Black Star” in Toronto and Montreal.
Jen Neale, Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize finalist
Congratulations to MFA alumna Jen Neale, author of the novel Land Mammals and Sea Creatures, which is a finalist for the $50,000 2018 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. This prize recognizes Canadian writers of exceptional talent for the year’s best novel or short story collection as selected by a three-member, independent judging panel. The winner will be […]
Leah Mol wins 2018 CBC Short Story Prize
Congratulations to Leah Mol, MFA Alumna, who’s this year’s winner of the $6000 CBC Short Story prize for her story Lipstick Day, a story about teens’ sexual behaviour and peer pressure.. http://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/leah-mol-wins-the-2018-cbc-short-story-prize-1.4616991
An Interview with MFA Alumnus Ellen Keith
UBC Creative Writing graduate Ellen Keith (MFA ’16) recently published her debut novel The Dutch Wife – a historical fiction work that she completed during the MFA Optional Residency program. The book, which won the HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, reached #1 on the Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction Bestseller List. Ellen talks with UBC […]