Creative Writing MFA student wins inaugural University of Lethbridge Bridge Prize
Congratulations to UBC Creative Writing MFA student Sara de Waal, who is the inaugural winner of the Bridge Prize national short story competition. Her story Cecilia and Richard won the $7,500 first-place award out of a pool of 340 stories submitted to the prize. The most carefully constructed story we received, beautiful deployment of metaphor, especially […]
Announcing the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist
We’re delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize. Tammy Armstrong: URSULA Clea Roberts: GLADYS OWENS Jasmine Sealy: A FAIR WIND TO TAKE YOU HOME The winner, chosen by CookeMcDermid and the editorial team of HarperCollins, will be offered representation by CookeMcDermid and a standard contract to publish from HarperCollins, […]
2020 National Magazine Awards Winners
The National Media Awards Foundation recently announced the winners of the 43rd annual National Magazine Awards. For the first time, the winners were announced during a live virtual broadcast and through digital channels. We are proud to announce that two current MFA students and two MFA alumni have won awards! Congratulations to the following […]
Michelle Good’s novel “Five Little Indians” to be released next week
We are proud to announce that our MFA Alumna Michelle Good is releasing her novel Five Little Indians on April 14 with HarperCollins Canada. Michelle was the winner of our 2018 HarperCollins UBC prize for Best New Fiction and earned her MFA in Creative Writing while practising law. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale recently […]
UBC Creative Writing Members Shortlisted for 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
We are very proud to announce that members of UBC’s Creative Writing Program have been shortlisted for the 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! Two faculty members and four alumni have been selected: Michael Christie (Alumnus) Francine Cunningham (Alumna) Kayla Czaga (Alumna) Nazanine Hozar (Alumna) Alix Ohlin (Faculty) Rhea Tregebov (Faculty Emerita) The winners will […]
Creative Writing alumnus receives STORYHIVE grant for Indigenous-focused film
UBC Creative Writing alumnus Shaelyn Johnston launched her first animated film thanks to a $20,000 grant from Telus STORYHIVE. Her film, The Healing Dance, was one of 30 films chosen by a panel to receive funding under the first-ever Indigenous Storytellers Edition of the STORYHIVE competition. The film premiered online in September. Johnston is Ojibwe […]
Creative Writing faculty & alumnus finalists for Scotiabank Giller Prize
Three members of UBC’s Creative Writing program are one step closer to winning the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Two faculty and one alumnus made the shortlist of six finalists.
Creative Writing affiliates longlisted for Canada’s largest literary award
Four members of UBC’s Creative Writing program were longlisted for the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize: Michael Christie, MFA alumnus, for his novel Greenwood (McClelland & Stewart); Megan Gail Coles, MFA alumnus, for her novel Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club (House of Anansi Press); Alix Ohlin, program chair, for her novel Dual Citizens (House of […]
MFA grad wins grant to make short film
Recent UBC Creative Writing graduate Shannon Rayne (MFA) was the 2019 recipient of the MiTribe Short Film Fund for her screenplay “The Procedure”.
UBC Creative Writing alumni receive National Magazine Awards
Two Creative Writing alumni received medals at this year’s National Magazine Awards. Meaghan Rondeau received a silver medal in personal journalism and Terence Young received a silver medal in poetry.