Get your tickets for the 2025 Brave New Play Rites Festival
For the 39th year in a row, the Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival (BNPR), produced by the UBC School of Creative Writing, will take place at the Dorothy Somerset Studio at UBC in Vancouver from March 11 to March 15 at 7:00 pm.
Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing winter 2025
The School of Creative Writing recently welcomed several new faculty members. Ray Clark, Whitney French and Jennifer Moss joined Creative Writing in September. Jules Arita Koostachin (Attawapiskat), Jasmine Sealy and Selina Boan began teaching in January.
Writer in Residence Joshua Whitehead will mentor students and lead two public events while at UBC
The School of Creative Writing is thrilled to welcome Joshua Whitehead as writer in residence from January 13 to January 24. Everyone is invited to two public events that will provide the community an opportunity to meet and learn from Joshua on campus and online.
Registration open for Writing the Romantic Comedy courses with screenwriter Zac Hug
Registration is open for our two new continuing education courses on writing the romantic comedy. Created by experienced screenwriter and UBC instructor Zac Hug, these courses will help you tell your own romantic comedy story by learning to create the outline and script. First course runs January 13 through February 17.
Winner of the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd / UBC Prize for Best New Fiction announced
HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2024 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is Emily Cann for her adult novel BRANCHES.
20% off books by visiting writers and faculty at UBC Bookstore until September 30
We’re excited to host several visiting writers for our students, alumni and faculty this term. To help celebrate, the UBC Bookstore is offering a 20% discount on featured books in-store and online until September 30.
2024 Optional Summer Residency: Speakers and Guests
Our 20th Annual UBC Creative Writing Summer Residency runs from July 3 to 12, 2024. Learn more about the speakers and guests featured this year.
Monthly comics support group open to new members
Are you working on a large comics project – a book, series, webcomic, etc? You’re welcome to join our new group open to students, alumni, faculty and staff for comics support.
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.
Get your tickets for the 2024 Brave New Play Rites Festival
For the 38th year in a row, the Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival (BNPR), produced by the UBC School of Creative Writing, will take place at the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre in Vancouver from March 19 to March 22 at 7:00 pm.