SFU Department of English

06/02/2026

SFU English alumnus Sean McGarragle will be hosting a creative writing class Vancouver Public Library next month! Sign up ASAP (only 39 spots available as of now)!

✍️ Calling all emerging and established writers!

Ready to spark your creativity, build your skills, and connect with Vancouver’s vibrant literary community? Join us for our upcoming Creative Writing Classes.

🗓️ Registration opens June 1 at 9 am

• July 15 — Using Tarot in Your Creative Practice (Giselle Vriesen)
• July 22 — Writing the Silly (Sean McGarragle)
• July 23 — Creating Compelling Characters (Loghan Paylor)
• July 25 — Wordplay Your Way to Poetic Prose (Geoffrey Morrison)

✨ Open to all experience levels. Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out!

🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/Xiw8L30
📝 Register June 1: https://buff.ly/0Io81ni

06/01/2026

Just a few pictures from our amazing two-day celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Women's Print History Project!

Picture 1: Check out some of the amazing WPHP team that was able to be with on May 28th for our celebration (full list of the WPHP team: https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/page/10)

Picture 2: Kate Moffatt's crocheted blanket documenting just some of the bibliographical records in the WPHP database

Picture 3: Attendees made bookmarks and posters in the WAC Bennett library's Dick Kouwenhoven Book Arts Studio

Picture 4: Professor Michelle Levy speaks about how books are entered into the WPHP database

Watch for more pictures on our Instagram in the coming days!

05/28/2026

Join us tomorrow for an engaging afternoon where we will celebrate 10 Years of The Women's Print History Project featuring Professor Kate Ozment. The program includes a live podcast, a WPHP roundtable, and a talk, followed by a reception.

🗓 When: tomorrow, 2–5 PM
📍 Where: SFU Harbour Centre (HCC 7000)

RSVP by 5 PM today.
https://tinyurl.com/2pzkvhnf

05/27/2026

Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow at SFU Burnaby’s Bennett Library for "A Celebration of 10 Years of The Women’s Print History Project". Enjoy engaging talks, hands-on workshops, and a catered reception. Don’t miss it!

RSVP now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-celebration-of-10-years-of-the-womens-print-history-project-tickets-1988197226425?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/26/2026

Take a look at these fantastic photos from Professor Leith Davis’s graduate class, "ENGL 832: Songs, Spectacles and Circuses in the Long Eighteenth Century" (Spring 2026)!
Circus performers Peter Boulanger and Ninon Parent (The Underground Circus) visited the class to share insights from their work in the industry and lead an engaging Circus Arts workshop.
This visit is part of Professor Davis’s TILT project, with research assistants Belle Eist and Jasmin Naidu, exploring how Embodied Humanities approaches can deepen student learning and engagement.

05/25/2026

Please join us for Day Two of The Women's Print History Project conference on May 29th (2-5 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre (Room 7000). Enjoy a live podcast, WPHP roundtable, and talk by Professor Kate Ozment, followed by a reception.
Learn more & RSVP.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7vfd67

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

Today is the last day to apply for a bursary!
Visit Financial Aid and Awards for all the details.
https://www.sfu.ca/students/financial-aid/undergraduate/bursaries.html

05/21/2026

On May 28th, The Women's Print History Project will be hosting Day One of its conference at SFU Burnaby campus.
On Thursday, May 28th (1-5 PM), events will be held at the W.A.C. Bennett Library.

They will include:
-exhibits curated by SFU English graduate students and alumni
-a talk by Professor Michelle Levy
-hands-on workshops
-a catered reception

RSVP today!
https://tinyurl.com/n6bf7r4y

05/21/2026

Check out this amazing new book, "Call and Response-ability: Black Canadian Works of Art and the Politics of Relation" coming out next month (available for pre-order now). It features articles by Professors Cornel Bogle and Joanne Leow, as well as our former writers-in-residence Wayde Compton and Juliane Okot Bitek!
Learn more.
https://www.mqup.ca/Books/C/Call-and-Response-ability