Announcement

Indigenous Writer in Residence Leanne Betasamosake Simpson brings creativity and insight to UBC

Indigenous Writer in Residence Leanne Betasamosake Simpson brings creativity and insight to UBC

The School of Creative Writing is welcoming Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson as writer in residence from January 15 to January 26.

Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing fall 2023

Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing fall 2023

The School of Creative Writing welcomes several new faculty members this fall. A.W. Hopkins, Frances Koncan, Cecily Nicholson and Danny Ramadan joined Creative Writing in September.

New books from Creative Writing alumni invite us into tenderly crafted worlds

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.

The Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival takes a brave new turn

The Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival takes a brave new turn

Running from Monday, March 20 to Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival will dazzle audiences with a wildly diverse series of staged readings hosted for the first time by the Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre.

Ars Scientia inspires new collaboration between creative writing and physics students

Ars Scientia inspires new collaboration between creative writing and physics students

Creative Writing has launched a new non-fiction writing course that brings together physics and creative writing students to produce engaging and accessible science stories. The course, dubbed Storytelling, Persuasion, and Physics, was launched in January 2023.

Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing 2023

Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing 2023

The School of Creative Writing is welcoming several new faculty members this year. Anosh Irani and Chelene Knight joined Creative Writing in January, and Alex Marzano-Lesnevich and Austen Osworth will join the School in July.

Oliver Baez Bendorf

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.

Photo of Tammy Armstrong

Alumna Tammy Armstrong wins 2022 Prize for Best New Fiction

HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing, and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2022 Prize for Best New Fiction is Tammy Armstrong for her adult novel Ursula.

Authors shortlisted for Prize for Best New Fiction

Announcing the 2022 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist

HarperCollinsPublishersLtd, the UBC School of Creative Writing and CookeMcDermid Literary Management are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2022 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction.

Alix Ohlin and Annabel Lyon

UBC Creative Writing leadership changeover continues to prioritize pedagogical excellence, promotion of equity and diversity

On July 1, UBC Creative Writing bid a fond farewell to Professor Alix Ohlin as its Director, warmly welcoming Professor Annabel Lyon into the role for a three-year term.