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UBC Night Class
An interactive writing workshop with instructors from UBC’s School of Creative Writing. Open to writers of every experience level; standard tickets are CAD 28 including GST and service fees.
- Date and time
- Location
- The NEST · 1398 Cartwright Street · Vancouver · V6H 3R8
- Organizer
- Vancouver Writers Fest
About this event
Night Class is an interactive workshop led by instructors from UBC’s School of Creative Writing. Sarah Leavitt, A.E. Osworth, Zac Hug, Frances Koncan and Nalo Hopkinson will each introduce a writing concept and guide a short exercise in five minutes or less.
The workshop ranges across stage, screen, comics, fiction and other forms, offering writing tips and prompts for aspiring, emerging and established writers. Taylor Brown-Evans hosts.
Presented by Vancouver Writers Fest on Oct. 21, 2026, at 8 p.m. Vancouver local time. Standard tickets are CAD 28 including GST and service fees; the event ends at 9:30 pm.
Presented in collaboration with UBC School of Creative Writing. Online tickets are currently sold out; there is no waitlist. Follow the festival newsletter or social media for possible ticket releases. For most events, a standby line outside the venue may offer last-minute empty seats; arrive up to 45 minutes early, but entry is not guaranteed.
Standard admission is CAD 28, including GST and service fees. Tickets for people under 25 are CAD 15; members and seniors aged 65+ pay CAD 25.20. Age verification may be required. This regular festival event does not admit babies carried in arms. Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged except if the event is cancelled. Late entry is not guaranteed and latecomers receive no refund. Please avoid strongly scented products. Box office and accessibility enquiries: boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca, 778-658-0462. Showpass order support: 1-844-307-7469.