Director farewell letter from Professor Alix Ohlin
In June, Professor Alix Ohlin completed her service as Director of UBC Creative Writing. She will continue to teach and write within the School. Read a farewell message from Professor Ohlin to the Creative Writing community.
Writer and educator Noor Naga to visit UBC Creative Writing
We’re pleased to welcome poet, novelist and essayist Noor Naga to UBC in July for the Geoffrey and Margaret Andrew Fellowship in Creative and Performing Arts. Naga will engage with Creative Writing students, while working on a collection of essays about home, citizenship and (be)longing in the Arabian Gulf.
New books from Creative Writing alumni that expand our perspectives
Creative Writing alumni published a wide range of work in 2021. From fiction to poetry to nonfiction, mixing genres and category, these publications invite us to consider new perspectives.
Brave New Play Rites returns in honour of Bryan Wade
After two years of online pandemic performances, Brave New Play Rites is returning to the theatre for its 36th year! Brave New Play Rites is the longest-running new play festival in western Canada, and this year’s festival is dedicated to its founder, Professor Bryan Wade.
UBC Creative Writing seeks submissions for 2022 Prize for Best New Fiction
We’re excited to announce the prestigious HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction is seeking submissions for its seventh year. We invite enrolled students and previous graduates of UBC Creative Writing to submit starting April 1.
UBC Creative Writing community mourns loss of Bryan Wade
The UBC School of Creative Writing mourns the loss of Associate Professor Bryan Wade, who passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Bryan joined the Creative Writing program in 1986.
Announcing our winter 2022 Visiting Writers
We’re pleased to announce the next group of Visiting Writers to meet with UBC Creative Writing students. We regularly bring working writers to visit classes and consult with students
Join us for our second Comics Speakers Series
Three comics writers on collaborating with artists; an anthology editor on creating an Eisner-winning collection; a cartoonist on building a career that includes cartoons for the New Yorker! Join us on Zoom for this special three session series.
Join us for our first Comics Speaker Series
Three cartoonists, an agent and a publisher! Come hear from engaging speakers at the centre of Canada’s comics world. Join us on Zoom for this special series. Open to all Creative Writing students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Announcing our fall 2021 Visiting Writers
We’re delighted to welcome a group of innovative and exciting writers to visit UBC Creative Writing this fall. We regularly bring working writers to visit classes and consult with students