Big news! SFU ranks among world’s Top 10 for climate action and sustainable cities in Times Higher Education’s 2026 Impact Rankings. Read the full story below!

Join The Writer's Studio at SFU on Bluesky at 10:30 a.m. PT this Sunday. We're chatting about soliloquies and rants. https://ow.ly/cRXY50ZkuuE

HR professionals, earn your CPHR faster through our fully online Human Resources Management Certificate. RSVP for our Aug 7 info session to learn more. https://ow.ly/7NYS50ZiQ3t

As a municipal communications coordinator, Michelle Gaudet delivers emergency information to the public during extreme weather events. Find out why she wanted to enroll in our Climate Action Certificate. https://ow.ly/M9lJ50ZlkYj

Learn to analyze organizational performance measures from a qualitative and quantitative perspective, an essential skill for any business analyst. Join Bassam Meski for our three-day course this month. https://ow.ly/leVX50Zkuta

What can poets learn from cartooning, music and cinema? Join Kevin Spenst in downtown Vancouver for our three-night writing course. https://ow.ly/Qh9f50ZiPfO

Our offices are closed today for the Canada Day holiday. We look forward to connecting with you when we reopen tomorrow!

Jump start your writing this summer. This week-long writing intensive will help you renew your relationship to your imagination, your voice and your capacity to write, write, write. https://ow.ly/mACw50Z7QN4

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join our The Writer's Studio at SFU writing sprint on Bluesky where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PT.

Join us in person for our next Lunch Poems at SFU. On Jun 17, you'll hear from poets Elizabeth Ruth and Michael V. Smith. https://ow.ly/ZQjM50Z8l1r

It's time for our monthly writing chat! Join @TWSSFU on Bluesky this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. PDT to discuss cutting down a manuscript. https://ow.ly/hOMa50Z8jpX

Calling all writers: If you're applying to The Writer's Studio at SFU for the program starting this fall, applications will be accepted until Jun 5 at midnight. https://ow.ly/YTf350Z2tcK Brian Payton Roz Nay Junie Désil Nazanine Hozar

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join our The Writer's Studio at SFU writing sprint on Bluesky where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PT. https://ow.ly/CyHM50Z1UFl

The Editors/Réviseurs Canada 2026 conference starts today in Halifax! If you're attending, we hope you'll stop by our booth to say hello.

Join city planner Neal LaMontagne for a lively introductory course on urban planning from SFU's City Program. Planning for Non-Planners starts online on May 25. https://ow.ly/tL8m50Z1SPn

Join us in person for our next SFU Lunch Poems. On May 20, you'll hear from poets Leanne Dunic and Jónína Kirton. https://ow.ly/RvxI50YWNyX

Join The Writer's Studio at SFU on Bluesky at 10:30 a.m. PT this Sunday. We're chatting about Scrivener and whether this writing tool is worth revisiting. https://ow.ly/5TFq50YWNeM

What role does colonization play in the climate crisis? Explore an Indigenous rights-based approach in our next Climate Action course. https://ow.ly/69sK50YWN99

Join PR pro Kylie McMullan for expert guidance on launching your career. Register now for our introductory PR course starting May 7. https://ow.ly/lQvo50YUObx

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join The Writer's Studio at SFU writing sprint on Bluesky where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PDT. https://ow.ly/HW6950Yx3ee

Join poet Tara Bentall King for our next The Writer's Studio at SFU Community Workshop on Apr 26 and spark new ideas for your writing. https://ow.ly/lQNB50YCJ2Z

You're invited to our Reading Series on Apr 27 at Container Brewing. Space is limited so be sure to arrive early. https://ow.ly/wY6f50YCJ2p

Congratulations to Loghan Paylor, alum of @twssfu.bsky.social and instructor of our course Writing with Confidence, on winning CBC's Canada Reads 2026 with their novel The Cure for Drowning! mediacentre.cbc.ca/announcement...

Take your creative writing to the next level. Chat with SFU Writer's Studio mentors, staff and alumni at our free online info session on Apr 29. https://ow.ly/tvWu50YHjNC

Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2026 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! We're so proud to see our wonderful @twssfu.bsky.social alumni Tanya Boteju, @leataranto.bsky.social and @kimspencerwrites.bsky.social in the Children's Literature Prize category. 👏

How can you understand (and influence) traffic and city flow? Learn the basics of transportation engineering with SFU City Program in just 4 online classes. https://ow.ly/KN0050YCIYc

Join The Writer's Studio at SFU on Bluesky at 10:30 a.m. PT this Sunday. We're chatting about what we can learn from poetry. #TWSOchat https://ow.ly/jgJz50YCITC

Join us online for our next Lunch Poems at SFU. On Apr 15, you'll hear poets Jordan Redekop-Jones and Joanna Streetly. https://ow.ly/C50750YC5gi

What happened when 5,000 New Yorkers gathered after 9/11 to decide the future of Ground Zero? Join the SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and SFU LIVE on Apr 12 at 6 p.m. for an exclusive pre-release screening of 9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero. https://ow.ly/iLsJ50Yx293

Congratulations to our The Writer's Studio at SFU alum and bestselling novelist Janie Chang, who’s won the Simon Fraser University 2026 Outstanding Alumni Award in the Legacy category! https://ow.ly/ImrN50YyolQ

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join The Writer's Studio at SFU writing sprint on Bluesky where we'll write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PT. https://ow.ly/Scb850YwTCQ

How do we write science fiction amidst the growing presence of AI? Join our hands-on @twssfu.bsky.social Community Workshop led by @lydiakwa.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.ca/e/tws-commun...

Solving problems in cities often needs cooperation with communities outside it. Get an introduction to regional planning starting Mar 31. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Join us downtown at SFU's Vancouver campus for our @twssfu.bsky.social Lunch Poems. On Mar 18, you'll hear poets Sadiqa de Meijer and Theresa Muñoz. www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-poem...

Congratulations to Loghan Paylor, alum of the @twssfu.bsky.social and instructor of our course Writing with Confidence, for being a #CanadaReads finalist for The Cure for Drowning! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Did you know @sfucity.bsky.social offers introductory courses on urban topics for both professionals and engaged citizens? Learn more at the online info session on Jan 7. www.eventbrite.ca/e/city100-se...

If you're interested in studying poetry in the new year, think about taking "Poetry 1" with @raoulfernandes.bsky.social. January-March via @cs-sfu.bsky.social. It's an online, asynchronous course you can complete from anywhere, while also having a cohort for workshops and discussions:

Our warmest congrats to @twssfu.bsky.social graduate Jordan Redekop-Jones on winning the CBC Poetry Prize! The @sfuenglish.bsky.social grad student is the second of our alumni to win a CBC literary prize this year. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

There's still time to join our free lecture this Friday. On Nov 21, our Liberal Arts and 55+ Program presents a free online talk on international aid, how it works, and the difference it can make. RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/internatio...

Beginning Nov 15, join author Jami Macarty for the next @twssfu.bsky.social community workshop. Over five online sessions, you'll learn to mine your own notebooks for writing ideas: www.eventbrite.ca/e/whats-in-y...

So excited for new author Léa Taranto, a graduate from @twssfu.bsky.social who's been named a finalist in the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. Oct 26th at 10:30am PDT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers

We’ve arrived at the final day of #VWF2025, and today’s offerings are among the best. Tickets available for: 78. Food for Thought writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve... 79. The Divorce Diaries writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve... 81. Global Political Narratives writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...

We're still buzzing from the news! SFU has been named Canada’s number one comprehensive university in the 2026 Maclean’s University Rankings! 🏆

Join us online on Oct 24 for a free art history lecture, courtesy of our Liberal Arts and 55+ Program. RSVP to save your spot: www.eventbrite.ca/e/great-wome...

Thanks to everyone who made it out today for our @twssfu.bsky.social Lunch Poems reading featuring two very talented poets: Evelyn Lau and Estlin McPhee. We hope you can join us next month when we'll host the reading online. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026. Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Always an honour for us and @twssfu.bsky.social to support the @writersfest.bc.ca each year. Check out this intriguing Oct 21 event exploring the role of the writer in times of crisis: ow.ly/NqNC50X8K9p

Free event tonight! Join @twssfu.bsky.social to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our student anthology, emerge, at our online book launch. RSVP for online access: www.eventbrite.ca/e/emerge-25-...

Congrats to our @sfucity.bsky.social director on being quoted in @nytimes.com today!