Mallory Tater’s debut novel has just been released with HarperCollins
We are proud to announce that our alumna and current faculty member Mallory Tater has just released her debut novel The Birth Yard! Mallory embodies the quintessential journey of a UBC Creative Writing student. From completing her MFA, then going on to teach fiction at UBC, and now releasing her debut novel, we can only wonder […]
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 […]
Sarah Leavitt shares value of graphic medicine genre with Faculty of Medicine
Cartoonist and lecturer Sarah Leavitt recently collaborated with the Centre for Health and Education Scholarship (CHES) in UBC’s Faculty of Medicine as a Mini-Sabbaticant. During her visit to CHES, Leavitt met with faculty and others to learn more about medical education innovation, and to explore ways in which comics might be useful to enhance students’ […]
Ian Williams wins 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for debut novel
Ian Williams, an assistant professor in the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing program, has been named the winner of the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Keith Maillard wins Alberta Book of the Year Award
UBC Creative Writing Professor Keith Maillard won a 2019 Book of The Year Award (Fiction) from the Book Publishers Association of Alberta for his novel, Twin Studies.
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 […]
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.
Faculty reading showcases new work
The UBC Creative Writing Program invites you to join our talented faculty for a reading, book signing and reception in celebration of their new work.
Alison Acheson: New Books Announced
CRWR lecturer Alison Acheson’s picture book, A Little House in a Big Place (Kids Can Press) will be released in spring 2019, and she will be touring for Canadian Children’s Book Centre Book Week in Quebec, early May. She has also had a memoir of care-giving, Dance Me to the End, accepted by Brindle & […]