We’re pleased to participate in the 2021 Vancouver Writers Fest with an exciting event planned on Thursday, October 21. This year’s festival features faculty members and alumni speaking on a variety of issues topical to writers today.
PROGRAM-SPONSORED EVENT
UBC Creative Writing: Night Class
Thursday, October 24
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
In-person at the Revue Stage
$25
ASL on request
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Tanya Lloyd Kyi, Sarah Leavitt and Lindsay Wong
Now a staple of the Festival, this interactive, unpredictable workshop offers writing tips, tricks, and cues from six members of UBC Creative Writing’s illustrious department. Participants will learn key writing skills in five minutes or less through nimble, electrifying craft and rapid-fire creativity. Try out concepts and ask questions before listening to UBC students share model work. Full of invigorating thought exercises, Night Class explores a wide array of styles and genres, from poetry, song, and screenwriting to comics, nonfiction, and YA. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to gain key insights that will help take your writing to the next level.
Hosted by Alix Ohlin.
EVENTS WITH OUR FACULTY AND ALUMNI
MONDAY, OCTOBER 18
- Maria Stepanova in Conversation with Aislinn Hunter
Aislinn Hunter - PODCAST: Jordan Abel in Conversation with Tanya Talaga
Jordan Abel - One-to_One with Lisa Bird-Wilson and Katherena Vermette
Katherena Vermette
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
- The Emoji Lit Pub Quiz with Rob Taylor
Rob Taylor - Danny Ramadan Presents: A Night of Storytelling
Amber Dawn, Danny Ramadan, Jaz Papadopoulos, Brandi Bird
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
- The Poetry Bash with Bertrand Bickersteth, Molly Cross-Blanchard, Joseph Dandurand, Chantal Gibson, Billeh Nickerson and Rob Taylor
Molly Cross-Blanchard, Rob Taylor - Defying Stereotypes in Memoir with Ben Philippe and Ian Williams
Danny Ramadan
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23
