“The Show Must Go…Online!”: Brave New Play Rites Festival Goes Virtual
During these uncertain times we need a form of escape and the Creative Writing Program has exactly what you’re looking for! The 34th Annual Brave New Play Rites Festival has moved online, live readings are being broadcasted on Saturdays at 1pm PST for the next five weeks. You can access BNPR’s YouTube channel through this […]
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 […]
Indigenous advocate Tracey Lindberg current Writer in Residence
UBC’s Creative Writing program welcomes Indigenous advocate and novelist Tracey Lindberg as our 2019-2020 Creative Writer in Residence.
New online magazine reviews literature for teens
A new online magazine offers a space where books for tweens and teens can be celebrated intelligently. Young Adulting: Serious Reviews of Teen Fiction reviews young adult, middle grade and new adult books weekly.
Award-winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt to join UBC’s creative writing program
Award-winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt will join UBC’s Creative Writing Program as an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Creative Writing in January 2020.
Students, faculty and alums to attend AWP
The UBC Creative Writing Program will have a large presence at the 2019 AWP Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Major (BFA) in Creative Writing: An Information Session
We’re delighted to host a BFA information session on Monday November 5th from 3-4pm at the Dodson Room in the IK Barber Learning Centre (UBC Vancouver Campus). We’ll provide information on our program requirements, portfolio advice and how to apply. Can’t make it to campus? Check out our livestream on YouTube. Send your questions in […]
Creative Writing at the Vancouver Writers Fest
We’re pleased to be a sponsor of the 2018 Vancouver Writers Fest, with an exciting event planned on Thursday October 18th, and we’re delighted to announce our faculty, students and alumni who’ll be appearing at the festival.
The Cascadia Project
Creative Writing professor Bryan Wade, masters students, and emerging playwrights combine forces to put on a festival of new plays, from September 26th to October 7th, 2018 at Studio 1398 on Granville Island. The festival has been programed into a White, Blue, and Green night, each featuring two plays, over the course of the two-week […]
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions: Indigenous Writing & Creative Non-Fiction
The Creative Writing Program is now accepting applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor Positions, commencing July 1, 2019. We are inviting applicants for an Assistant Professor: Indigenous Creative Writing, and for an Assistant Professor in Creative Non-Fiction (Rogers Chair). See our opportunities page for more information.