Alum interview with Jessica Johns, MFA ’19
Jessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty and member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta. Her short story “Bad Cree” won the 2020 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize and won silver at the 2020 National Magazine Awards.
Michelle Good wins major awards for novel Five Little Indians
We’re pleased to announce that Michelle Good, MFA alum ’14, has won the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Amazon First Novel Award for her novel, Five Little Indians.
Alum interview with Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, MFA ’16
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum Ngwatilo Mawiyoo. Ngwatilo is the author of two chapbooks, Blue Mothertongue and Dagoretti Corner. She is a poet, filmmaker and performer.
Alum interview with A.W. Hopkins, MFA ’20
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum A.W. Hopkins. Recently A.W. completed work on his first feature film, a comedy called “Indian Road Trip”. For this film he won Best BC Director at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival and Honourable Mention for Best Screenplay in the Borsos Competition.
Faculty and Alumni Finalists for GG and Amazon Awards
We’re delighted to announce that three members of the UBC School of Creative Writing are finalists for the 2020 Governor General’s Awards for Literature and the 2021 Amazon First Novel Award 2020 Governor General’s Awards: Billy-Ray Belcourt, assistant professor, is nominated for in the non-fiction category for his book, A History of My Brief Body. […]
Alum interview with Michael Christie, MFA ’08
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum Michael Christie. Greenwood, Michael’s most recent novel, was a national bestseller and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His essays and book reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Globe & Mail.
Two faculty and five alumni finalists for 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
We’re proud to announce that members of the UBC School of Creative Writing are finalists for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Two faculty members and five alumni have been selected for this year’s shortlist.
Alum interview with Jennica Harper, MFA ’00
Meet MFA Creative Writing alum Jennica Harper. Jennica is a Vancouver-based TV writer and poet. She’s the showrunner and co-creator of the comedy series JANN, starring Jann Arden. Her most recent book of poetry is Bounce House.
Writers’ Trust Award Winners
Congratulations to our award-winning MFA alumni! Jessica Johns, winner of the 2020 Journey Prize. Jessica won the award for her story “Bad Cree”, originally published in Grain Magazine. The story explores the truth inside a dream and the relationship between memory and grief. Where do you store a moment stuck on repeat? The $10,000 Writers’ […]
Winner Announcement – the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
We’re pleased to announce that this year’s winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is Jasmine Sealy for “A Fair Wind to Take You Home.” The two runner-up titles are “Ursula,” by Tammy Armstrong, and “Gladys Owen,” by Clea Roberts.