Join us on Wednesday January 28th, as UBC MFA Alumni Andrew Wreggitt talks about his career spanning thirty years in the television and media industry. With more than 90 hours of produced network television, five books of poetry and five plays to his credit, as well as numerous awards and nominations, Andrew has a wealth of knowledge about the modern Canadian television industry.
Join us by livestream at 7pm PST (or on-site at the Barber Learning Centre at UBC). The video will also be archived for future viewing.
http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/wreggitt/
On March 15th, UBC Creative Writing hosted a wonderful Gala Reception to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. See the photos! Continue reading “50th Anniversary Gala”
In an exciting first, Creative Writing will co-host this year’s announcement of the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist with the Vancouver Writers Fest on Monday, September 16 at 8:00 a.m. in UBC’s Museum of Anthropology. Never before has a Giller event been staged outside of Toronto; the location of this announcement symbolizes the growing influence of the West Coast literary community and UBC Creative Writing’s place at its heart. Continue reading “The Giller Prize Goes West”
Join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary! Over the next year we’ll be sponsoring a series of events to commemorate 50 years of Creative Writing at UBC. Continue reading “50th Anniversary”