The School of Creative Writing is excited to share our stellar Fall 2026 Visiting Writers events!
This series features emerging and established writers working across various genres, modes, and forms, and with diverse approaches to process and practice.
To Turn The Page In More Than Two Directions: Making & Remaking Dog Days, With Emily LaBarge
An exciting glimpse into the experimental process Emily LaBarge undertook writing her acclaimed hybrid memoir Dog Days.
Date: October 26, 2026 (Monday)
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: online
Also Happening: Reading & Rereading DOG DAYS
Kate Black, recent alum and author of Big Mall, will host a generative reading session featuring excerpts from Dog Days on Oct 20 at local favourite bookshop Upstart & Crow. This event is open to current students in the School of Creative Writing. Register here to claim your spot!
We: Layli Long Soldier in conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt
Layli Long Soldier talks with Billy-Ray Belcourt about the poems, essays and visual art in her long-awaited second collection, We.
Date: November 23, 2026 (Monday)
Format: online
Publishing Industry Event: Paige Sisley and Janice Zawerbny In Conversation
Get an insider’s look at fiction publishing in the workplace, and what makes your manuscript stand out at the bi-annual HarperCollins PublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction.
Date: October 21 (Wednesday)
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Format: in person
Venue: Pẽna Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (Room 301)
Guest:
Paige Sisley, literary agent with Cook McDermid
Janice Zawerbny, Senior Executive Editor at HarperCollins Canada
Past events
2026 Fall Faculty & Alumni Showcase: Creative Research Across Genres and Modes
Recent MFA grad Emily Chou celebrates the publication of her debut graphic novel On Your Way at our Faculty and Alumni showcase. Come discover the messiness of process and the invisible work of writing.
Date: September 23, 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (Pacific Time)
Format: in person
Venue: Dodson Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (Room 302)
