Alum ’00 Tammy Armstrong discusses latest novel Pearly Everlasting
Tammy Armstrong’s latest novel Pearly Everlasting is now available in Canada and will release in the US on October 7. Pearly Everlasting is based on Armstrong’s manuscript “Ursula” that won the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction in 2022.
UBC Creative Writing seeks submissions for 2024 Prize for Best New Fiction
We’re excited to announce the prestigious HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is seeking submissions for its eighth year. We invite enrolled students and previous graduates of UBC Creative Writing to submit starting May 1.
MFA alumni Kailash Srinivasan and Vivian Li make the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize longlist
Creative Writing MFA alumni Kailash Srinivasan and Vivian Li are on the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize longlist. The winner will receive $6,000, a writing residency and have their work published on CBC Books.
New books from Creative Writing alumni invite us into tenderly crafted worlds
Our Creative Writing alumni published compelling work over the last year, including a horror novel soaked with dreams, an intimate family saga set in a beachfront hotel, and a love letter to a son lost to overdose.
What postmemory makes possible: A conversation with poets Brandon Shimoda and Victoria Chang
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.
Virtual Writer in Residence Oliver Baez Bendorf brings mystery and transformation to UBC
The School of Creative Writing is welcoming poet Oliver Baez Bendorf as virtual writer in residence from January 23 to February 3. Oliver will lead workshops within Creative Writing classrooms, and also has openings for virtual one-to-one consultations on February 1 and 2.
Alum ’22 Jason Emde discusses hosting Writers Read Their Early Sh*t podcast
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.
Alum ’20 Jasmine Sealy discusses debut novel The Island of Forgetting
Jasmine Sealy’s debut novel The Island of Forgetting released in Canada on April 26. Sealy’s novel is based on her manuscript “A Fair Wind to Take You Home” that won the Prize for Best New Fiction in 2020. We interviewed Sealy about her experience taking The Island of Forgetting from draft to published novel.
Several members of Creative Writing community selected as finalists for BC and Yukon Book Prizes
We’re proud to announce that several members of the UBC School of Creative Writing community are finalists for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes.
Alum interview with Marie Leofeli Barlizo, MFA ’13
Marie Leofeli Barlizo is a Filipino-Chinese playwright from Montreal. She is the playwriting mentor at Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program and an instructor at the National Theatre School.