UBC MACL

The University of British Columbia Master of Arts in Children’s Literature (MACL) Program.

[UBC School of Creative Writing @ubccrwr]

We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the HarperCollinsPublishersLtd/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction. Congratulations to Emily Cann, A.W. Hopkins and Nilofar Shidmehr!
@HarperCollinsCa @CookeMcDermid @UBC_Arts
https://t.co/pi8PG7KHpt

[Angel Daniel Matos @ProfAngelMatos]

My book, The Reparative Impulse of Queer Young Adult Literature, is now available for pre-sale! Please let your your libraries know about this, and remember that the volume will be open source and freely available online on October 1. So excited for my book to be out soon!

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

Beyond Borders 2024 happening this Friday!! Check out how diverse our presenters are. Here is Beyond Borders, mapped.
#macl #beyondborders #graduateconference #childrensliterature

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Announcing our creative keynote!

Registrations will open soon! Please drop by to hear Giselle's address and attend the conference panels.

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

We are pleased to announce our academic keynote speakers for the 2024 MACL graduate student conference, Beyond Borders: Trends in World Children's Literature and Children's Literature in Translation!

For more information, please visit our website - https://t.co/vjFpr4WtGZ

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

Join us for the final Lunch and Learn this winter term!

This month as we wrap up the series, we have with us Emily Pohl-Weary, published children's author, faculty at creative writing and the chair of MACL to share her experiences and career with us.

Fee and open-to-all!

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We look forward to your submissions!

For more info please visit our conference website - https://t.co/vjFpr4WtGZ

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

MACL GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE 2024
Dates : 21st and 22nd June

We are accepting proposals till 10th March!

For the CFP and more info, visit our official website - https://t.co/vjFpr4WtGZ

#conference #childrensliterature #kidlit #graduateconference #graduateschool

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Fill out the form here -
https://t.co/mbLRGJHjF2

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Presenting the first Lunch and Learn event of 2024! 

This month we have children and teen librarians Jean Broughton and Jam Doughty from Vancouver Public Library to share their experiences and careers with us!

#ubc #macl #childrensliterature #kidlit #onlineworkshop

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MACL-ers enjoying some term end festive cheer!

#childrensliterature #gradschool #ubc #childrenswriters #childrensbooks #childrensfiction

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Congratulations to Graeme Kennedy, MACL student, on successfully defending his thesis!

THESIS TITLE : “Finding Home: Ecocritical Approaches to Memory, Story, and Place in The Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Night Gardener, and The Barren Grounds”

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

Some moments from yesterday's Lunch and Learn session. Maya and Steven led us through their artistic journeys, giving us insights into their processes, their positionality as Indigenous illustrators and shared advice they've collected for storytellers and artists!

#ubc #macl

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We are proud to feature The Publishers Marketplace announcement for MACL graduate Corey Liu's thesis novel "Horny Lover Boys" which has officially sold to Little, Brown Children’s in the U.S.
Congratulations Corey!

#macl #graduateschool #kidlit #childrenswriters #childrensbooks

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

Presenting this November's Lunch and Learn event and first ONLINE edition!
This month we have eminent Indigenous illustrators, Maya McKibbin and Steven Keewatin Sanderson.
Please email [email protected] to register and receive the Zoom link for this open-to-all session!

[UBC MACL @ubcmacl]

MACL students Rue Burgoyne-King and Ibha Gupta are this year's winners of the Ronald Jobe Children's Literature Scholarship. Congratulations MACL-ers!

#macl #ubc #graduateschool #childrensliterature #childrenswriters #childrensbooks #vancouver

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MACL Lunch & Learn! An amazing session with multiple award winning author Jen Ferguson on how she wrote her spectacular debut "The Summer of Bitter Sweet" and what it takes to write for YA!

#ubc #vancouver #bc #macl #YA #indigenousYA #youngadult #writers #childrensbooks

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Join us for the October Lunch & Learn with award-winning YA author Jen Ferguson, hosted by returning MACL-er Vanessa Bedford-Gill. Please bring along friends, peers and any YA enthusiasts for this open-to-all event!

[UBC School of Creative Writing @ubccrwr]

Join us for a conversation with Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki on their comic ROAMING. Hosted by UBC Creative Writing on OCT 16 at 3:00 pm in IKBLC. Moderated by Emily Chou, MFA 2023. Open to UBC students & CRWR alumni. Seats limited. RSVP: https://t.co/lTqANTyGLE

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Author Tanya Kyi talking about her love for non-fiction books for children and sharing her tips on writing kidlit! #macl #lunchandlearn #childrenslit