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Announcement
New course offering: Writing the Romantic Comedy with screenwriter Zac Hug
December 3, 2024
Interviews
Exploring Artistic Practices in Creative Writing with Sheryda Warrener
November 20, 2024
Achievement, Faculty
UBC professor Keith Maillard wins the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence
October 11, 2024
Achievement, Announcement
Winner of the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd / UBC Prize for Best New Fiction announced
September 27, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Farm: Lot 23 by Tonya Lailey
September 25, 2024
Announcement
20% off books by visiting writers and faculty at UBC Bookstore until September 30
September 15, 2024
Achievement, Alumni, Students
Announcing the 2024 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist
September 13, 2024
Achievement, Students
Read our latest collection of comics from Creative Writing students
July 22, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Art of Camouflage by Sara Power
July 16, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Beast by Richard Van Camp
July 11, 2024
Alumni, Students
2024 Summer Residency Film Showcase: List of Films
July 4, 2024
Alumni, Publications
All Things Seen and Unseen by RJ McDaniel
July 3, 2024
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
UBC professor emeritus George McWhirter receives largest international award for poetry
June 28, 2024
Achievement, Alumni, Interviews
Alum ’00 Tammy Armstrong discusses latest novel Pearly Everlasting
June 27, 2024
Announcement, Students
2024 Optional Summer Residency: Speakers and Guests
June 4, 2024
Achievement, Announcement, Students
Meet our May 2024 MFA grads
May 30, 2024
Announcement
Monthly comics support group open to new members
May 29, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Weather by Rob Taylor
May 27, 2024
Faculty, Interviews
Education through comics: Exploring the pedagogical value of comic art with Sarah Leavitt
May 14, 2024
Alumni, Announcement, Students
UBC Creative Writing seeks submissions for 2024 Prize for Best New Fiction
May 1, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Crash Landing by Li Charmaine Anne
April 23, 2024
Alumni, Publications
The Pain Project by Kara Stanley
April 16, 2024
Achievement, Alumni
MFA alumni Kailash Srinivasan and Vivian Li make the 2024 CBC Short Story Prize longlist
April 15, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Unthinkable by Brent van Staalduinen
March 21, 2024
Alumni, Publications
Marrow Memory by Margaret Nowaczyk
March 6, 2024
Announcement
Get your tickets for the 2024 Brave New Play Rites Festival
March 4, 2024
Alumni, Publications
A Bouquet Brought Back from Space by Kevin Spenst
February 28, 2024
Faculty, Publications
Emily Posts by Tanya Kyi
February 27, 2024
Achievement, Faculty
Two Creative Writing professors receive Dean of Arts Educational Leadership and Innovation Award
February 23, 2024
Students
Indigenous Engagement in the School of Creative Writing
February 23, 2024
Faculty, Interviews
Defining love through the lens of Arts with Mandy Catron
February 9, 2024
Announcement
Indigenous Writer in Residence Leanne Betasamosake Simpson brings creativity and insight to UBC
January 4, 2024
Faculty, Publications
New work by Creative Writing faculty to add to your winter to-do list
December 20, 2023
Achievement, Faculty
Anosh Irani receives Writers’ Trust Engel Findley Award
December 18, 2023
Achievement, Announcement, Students
Meet our November 2023 MFA grads
November 29, 2023
Announcement, Faculty
Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing fall 2023
November 1, 2023
Achievement, Faculty
Alex Marzano-Lesnevich awarded Hampton New Faculty Grant
October 17, 2023
Alumni, Announcement
New books from Creative Writing alumni invite us into tenderly crafted worlds
July 11, 2023
Achievement, Announcement, Students
New graduate showcase celebrates and promotes recent MFAs
May 31, 2023
Alumni, Interviews, Students
What postmemory makes possible: A conversation with poets Brandon Shimoda and Victoria Chang
March 13, 2023
Announcement
The Bryan Wade Brave New Play Rites Festival takes a brave new turn
March 8, 2023
Announcement, Students
Ars Scientia inspires new collaboration between creative writing and physics students
March 1, 2023
Announcement, Faculty
Meet the new faculty in Creative Writing 2023
January 24, 2023
Alumni, Announcement, Students
Virtual Writer in Residence Oliver Baez Bendorf brings mystery and transformation to UBC
January 19, 2023
Faculty, Publications
New publications from Creative Writing faculty expand our ideas on belonging and connection
December 1, 2022
Achievement, Faculty
Assistant Professor Billy-Ray Belcourt named a Canada Research Chair
November 17, 2022
Achievement, Announcement
Alumna Tammy Armstrong wins 2022 Prize for Best New Fiction
October 6, 2022
Achievement, Announcement
Announcing the 2022 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist
September 22, 2022
Alumni, Interviews
Alum '22 Jason Emde discusses hosting Writers Read Their Early Sh*t podcast
July 27, 2022
Announcement, Faculty
UBC Creative Writing leadership changeover continues to prioritize pedagogical excellence, promotion of equity and diversity
July 11, 2022
Announcement, Faculty
Director farewell letter from Professor Alix Ohlin
July 11, 2022
Announcement
Writer and educator Noor Naga to visit UBC Creative Writing
June 29, 2022
Faculty
Redefining the undergraduate learning experience in Creative Writing
June 6, 2022
Faculty, Interviews, Publications
How girls are using social media for positive change: An interview with Creative Writing lecturer Tanya Kyi and her daughter
May 18, 2022
Students
Creative Writing students tell poignant stories with comics
May 16, 2022
Alumni, Interviews
Alum '20 Jasmine Sealy discusses debut novel The Island of Forgetting
April 21, 2022
Students
Creative Writing students collaborate to celebrate National Poetry Month
April 20, 2022
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
Several members of Creative Writing community selected as finalists for BC and Yukon Book Prizes
April 14, 2022
Announcement, Students
New books from Creative Writing alumni that expand our perspectives
April 13, 2022
Students
Creative Writing students write on urban water sustainability in connection with the City of Vancouver
March 30, 2022
Announcement
Brave New Play Rites returns in honour of Bryan Wade
March 5, 2022
Announcement
UBC Creative Writing seeks submissions for 2022 Prize for Best New Fiction
February 28, 2022
Announcement
UBC Creative Writing community mourns loss of Bryan Wade
February 11, 2022
Faculty
Nalo Hopkinson discusses her writing with the Faculty of Arts
February 2, 2022
Achievement, Faculty
Nalo Hopkinson awarded 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
January 24, 2022
Announcement, Students
Announcing our winter 2022 Visiting Writers
January 20, 2022
Announcement
Join us for our second Comics Speakers Series
January 6, 2022
Faculty, Publications
New books from Creative Writing faculty challenge conventional opinions
September 27, 2021
Announcement
Join us for our first Comics Speaker Series
September 26, 2021
UBC represents at 2021 Vancouver Writers Festival
September 26, 2021
Announcement, Students
Announcing our fall 2021 Visiting Writers
September 8, 2021
Announcement
Call for applications: The Geoffrey & Margaret Andrew Fellowship
August 31, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with Marie Leofeli Barlizo, MFA '13
July 27, 2021
Announcement, Faculty
UBC Creative Writing hires first tenure-track faculty member in graphic forms
July 20, 2021
Announcement, Faculty
Award-winning speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson joins UBC
July 7, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with Jessica Johns, MFA '19
June 29, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Publications
Michelle Good wins major awards for novel Five Little Indians
June 22, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with Ngwatilo Mawiyoo, MFA '16
June 18, 2021
Achievement, Faculty
Creative Writing lecturer Sheryda Warrener receives UBC Killam Teaching Prize
May 31, 2021
Announcement
New Writing for Video Games certificate program begins July 5
May 27, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with A.W. Hopkins, MFA '20
May 5, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
Faculty and Alumni Finalists for GG and Amazon Awards
May 4, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with Michael Christie, MFA '08
April 21, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
Two faculty and five alumni finalists for 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
April 15, 2021
Alumni, Interviews
Alum interview with Jennica Harper, MFA '00
April 12, 2021
Interviews
Alum interview with andrea bennett, MFA '12
April 1, 2021
Announcement, Faculty
Welcoming Bronwen Tate to UBC Creative Writing
November 4, 2020
Achievement, Alumni
Writers' Trust Award Winners
October 26, 2020
Faculty
Agness, Murderess, Awards Winner!
October 23, 2020
Alumni, Announcement
Winner Announcement - the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
October 2, 2020
Achievement, Alumni, Publications, Students
Creative Writing MFA student wins inaugural University of Lethbridge Bridge Prize
September 25, 2020
Announcement
Upcoming Online MFA Information Session
September 23, 2020
Achievement, Alumni
Announcing the 2020 HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize Shortlist
September 3, 2020
Achievement, Publications, Students
Tracy Deonn’s novel “Legendborn” to be released September 15th
July 31, 2020
Achievement, Alumni
2020 National Magazine Awards Winners
June 20, 2020
Announcement, Students
Creative Writing Courses Online - Fall 2020
June 10, 2020
Announcement, Students
“The Show Must Go…Online!”: Brave New Play Rites Festival Goes Virtual
April 9, 2020
Achievement, Alumni, Publications
Michelle Good’s novel “Five Little Indians” to be released next week
April 8, 2020
Achievement, Faculty, Publications
Mallory Tater’s debut novel has just been released with HarperCollins
March 25, 2020
Achievement, Alumni, Announcement, Faculty
UBC Creative Writing Members Shortlisted for 2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes
March 16, 2020
Faculty
Sarah Leavitt shares value of graphic medicine genre with Faculty of Medicine
January 29, 2020
In the Media
Instructor John Vigna Explores Peer Review
January 17, 2020
Students
Creative Writing students perform songs live on campus radio station
November 27, 2019
Achievement, Faculty
Ian Williams wins 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for debut novel
November 19, 2019
Announcement
Indigenous advocate Tracey Lindberg current Writer in Residence
November 7, 2019
Students
Creative Writing undergraduate course spotlight for winter 2020
November 4, 2019
Achievement, Faculty
Keith Maillard wins Alberta Book of the Year Award
October 30, 2019
Achievement, Alumni
Creative Writing alumnus receives STORYHIVE grant for Indigenous-focused film
October 2, 2019
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
Creative Writing faculty & alumnus finalists for Scotiabank Giller Prize
September 30, 2019
UBC represents at 2019 Vancouver Writers Festival
September 30, 2019
Achievement, Alumni, Faculty
Creative Writing affiliates longlisted for Canada’s largest literary award
September 4, 2019
Alumni, In the Media
MFA grad wins grant to make short film
August 1, 2019
Announcement
New online magazine reviews literature for teens
July 31, 2019
In the Media
Joelle Barron finalist for 2019 Dayne Ogilvie Prize
July 8, 2019
In the Media
Ellie Sawatzky finalist for 2019 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award
July 8, 2019
Students
New Shoots launches 34th anthology of teen writing and art
July 4, 2019
Achievement, Alumni
UBC Creative Writing alumni receive National Magazine Awards
June 4, 2019
Achievement, Alumni
Three alumni receive 2019 BC Book Prizes
May 13, 2019
Students
Students’ work 'magic to behold' at Hybrid Forms exhibit
April 30, 2019
Achievement, Students
MFA student Roquela Fernandez recognized for teaching excellence
April 24, 2019
In the Media
MFA alumna Meg Todd shortlisted for CBC Short Story Prize
April 23, 2019
Announcement, Faculty
Award-winning poet Billy-Ray Belcourt to join UBC’s creative writing program
April 11, 2019
Announcement
Students, faculty and alums to attend AWP
March 21, 2019
Achievement, Alumni, In the Media
8 alumni, 1 student finalists for 2019 BC Book Prizes
March 20, 2019
Faculty
Faculty reading showcases new work
March 5, 2019
Students
Brave New Play Rites brings new voices to Vancouver
March 1, 2019
Students
Jennifer Monroe Visits CRWR Screenwriters
February 1, 2019
Faculty
Alison Acheson: New Books Announced
February 1, 2019
Achievement, Alumni
Michael Orlando Joins Pacific Screenwriting Scripted Series Lab
January 3, 2019
Faculty
Sara Graefe tours for "Swelling with Pride"
November 7, 2018
Achievement, Alumni
Announcing the Winner of the 2018 HarperCollins Canada/ UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
October 25, 2018
Faculty, Publications
Maureen Medved in Toronto and Montreal
October 23, 2018
Announcement
Major (BFA) in Creative Writing: An Information Session
October 22, 2018
Achievement, Alumni
3 Alumni on Governor General’s Award Shortlist
October 9, 2018
Achievement, Alumni
Jen Neale, Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize finalist
September 26, 2018
Announcement
Creative Writing at the Vancouver Writers Fest
September 25, 2018
Alumni, Publications
Michelle Barker's House of One Thousand Eyes
September 12, 2018
Announcement
The Cascadia Project
September 10, 2018
Announcement
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions: Indigenous Writing & Creative Non-Fiction
July 26, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Yugumalleq: A film by MFA Candidate Kavelina Torres
July 26, 2018
Alumni
Alanna Francis Leaps into Screenwriting with The Rest of Us
July 9, 2018
Announcement
2018 New Shoots Anthology Launch
July 9, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Leah Mol wins 2018 CBC Short Story Prize
June 15, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Congratulations to our Graduates
May 31, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Eden Robinson Receives an Honorary Degree
May 23, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
An Interview with MFA Alumnus Ellen Keith
May 17, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Alumni Spring Books
May 11, 2018
Announcement
2018 HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction
April 30, 2018
Announcement, Faculty
Writers in the Rereading Room
March 31, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Writing the Future: Gallery
March 21, 2018
Announcement, Faculty
"Writing Is a Long Distance Game"- an Interview with Maureen Medved, Author of the Upcoming Novel "Black Star"
March 20, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Congratulations to our MFA and alumni nominated for the BC Book Prizes!
March 13, 2018
Announcement
Second Annual Cold Reading Series Collaboration
March 7, 2018
Announcement
MFA's Reading Series 'Locution' hosts Indigenous Evening with Alicia Elliott and Katherena Vermette
February 18, 2018
Announcement, Faculty
MFA's Reading Series 'Locution' hosts Indigenous Evening with Alicia Elliott and Katherena Vermette
February 18, 2018
Alumni, Announcement
Alumna focus: Francine Cunningham: 'I walk around all day observing things and thinking about what ifs.'
February 8, 2018
Announcement, Faculty
Hiromi Goto Visits UBC Creative Writing Department
January 29, 2018
Announcement, Faculty
“The Impossible Uncaused Cause”- an Interview with Timothy Taylor, Author of The Rule of Stephens
January 23, 2018