Humber School for Writers
Our distinguished school has had over 300 alumni go on to publish books. We offer a broad range of courses and programs including an intensive writing week in the Summer Workshop and the opportunity to work on a book-length manuscript in the Correspondence Program.
Love & Defiance Podcast
This is the Humber School for Writers Love & Defiance podcast. I’m David Bezmozgis, creative director of the Humber School for Writers. The Love & Defiance podcast features Humber students and graduates who’ve lived interesting or extraordinary lives and who have brought those experiences into their writing.
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aaron Berhane
Aaron Berhane talks about founding the first independent newspaper in Eritrea, and how he survived when a dictatorship came for him.
Season 2 Episode 3 - Onder Deligosz
Onder Deligosz talks about escaping a military coup in Turkey, and how, even in exile, he's using writing to give a voice to his country.
News
School for Writers
Maria Saba Wins 2020 Writers-in-Exile Scholarship
School for Writers
Mon, October 26, 2020
Meet thethe recipient of the 2020 PEN Canada-Humber College Writers-in-Exile Scholarship, Maria Saba.
A Q&A with Marthese Fenech
School for Writers
Mon, July 20, 2020
For Marthese Fenech, the inspiration for her novels struck when she was just a teenager, and it has stuck with her ever since.
A Q&A with Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected
School for Writers
Wed, July 08, 2020
You Are Not What We Expected, a new collection of stories by School for Writers graduate Sidura Ludwig, wasn’t the book she expected it to be.
A Q&A with Sharif Khan
School for Writers
Mon, July 06, 2020
School for Writers graduate, Sharif Khan, published his first novel, Brave Fortune. He told us how it came to be and how Humber helped along the way.
A Q&A with Madhur Anand, author of This Red Line Goes Straight To Your Heart
School for Writers
Thu, July 02, 2020
Two-time School for Writers grad, Madhur Anand, told us a bit about her latest book and about what she learned during her time at Humber.
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