The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce the arrival of Clare Muireann Murphy, its new Storyteller-in-Residence. Murphy will hold the position into early April 2013.
Of her new post, Murphy says, “I am utterly honored and delighted to be Storyteller-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative Writing and Oral […]

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Two University of Manitoba graduate students are recipients of fellowships that will enable their studies of oral traditions and the documentation of oral history of First Nations residents.
The C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowships in Creative Writing and Oral Culture fund graduate students working in the areas of creative writing and/or oral culture. The recipients […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce the arrival of Sally Ito, its new Writer-in-Residence. Ito will hold the position through December 10, 2012.A poet, essayist and short fiction writer, Ito will visit classes, mentor writers and give workshops over the fall term. In addition, she will […]

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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce that Dr. Patrick Ryan will be the Fall 2011 Storyteller/Writer-in-Residence. Ryan will be in residence from September 19 to December 7, 2011, and will be available, by appointment, to mentor storytellers and creative writers who wish to improve their craft. […]

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Storyteller-in-residence Ignatius Mabasa gives tips on telling stories in this edition of Campus Cast.
You can also watch Ignatius tell a story in the video below:
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The University of Manitoba’s Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture is pleased to announce the arrival of Ignatius Mabasa, its new Writer/Storyteller-in-Residence. Mabasa will hold the position through December 2010.
A poet, novelist and storyteller from Zimbabwe, Mabasa will visit classes, mentor writers and storytellers, and give several performances throughout the fall term. In addition […]

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Two students in the department of English, Film & Theatre have been given scholarships to create some literary eeriness. One is developing a Canadian Gothic novel and the other is dead-set on zombies and robots.
The C. D. Howe Memorial Foundation Fellowships in Creative Writing and Oral Culture fund graduate students working in the areas of […]

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