SFU Continuing Studies

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

The Future Embraced: Make It While Making a Difference Join us for a free talk with New Zealand urban designer and architect Kobus Mentz.

Join us tomorrow evening for "The Future Embraced," a free online talk featuring New Zealand architect/urban designer Kobus Mentz. RSVP for online access. Presented by @sfucity.bsky.social @sfuurb.bsky.social and @spacingvancouver.bsky.social. ow.ly/HaF850WRzEE

The next #TWSsprints session is in person this Sunday, September 28th at 10:30am (PDT). Sprint in person with Laura and Candie and meet other TWS students and alumni. This is a great way to get some words down first thing on a Sunday morning and get your writing day off to a fantastic start!

Navigating Power for Collective Action <p>How many times have you seen great ideas for better climate policy fail because people or politics got in the way? Effective climate action requires the ability to identify and leverage power in st...

Registration is now open for the power course that Lyndsay Poaps and I co-teach! Explore how to navigate power in the workplace and community to achieve meaningful collective action in the next @cs-sfu.bsky.social course starting on Nov 5. Save your spot: ow.ly/Xx5650OBnXg

#PowerU

emerge 25 Book Launch Celebrate the launch of the 25th edition of emerge, The Writer's Studio annual anthology.

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of our student anthology, emerge, with @twssfu.bsky.social at our online book launch on Oct 8. RSVP to save your spot: www.eventbrite.ca/e/emerge-25-...

So proud to take part in today's @SFU Terry Fox Run/Walk in Vancouver and Surrey! Even prouder that our team raised nearly $4,000 for the @terryfoxfoundation.bsky.social and cancer research.

Making Art to Protest: Iranian Contemporary Art in a Historical Context Join SFU’s Liberal Arts and 55+ Program for a free online lecture on Sep 26.

Free art lecture next week! Join our Liberal Arts and 55+ Program on Sep 26 to explore art as a form of cultural resistance and protest in the present political upheavals of Iran. RSVP for online access: ow.ly/Eyg550WU0AS

Calling all creative writers: @twssfu.bsky.social is celebrating 25 years with a full scholarship available to one student joining the 2026 mentorship program. Learn more about the new 25th Anniversary Dean's Award: www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

The next #TWSsprints will be this Sunday, Aug 24 at 10:30am (PDT) online. All writers are welcome to join in on the sessions. It's a great space for TWS online students to write along with their cohort too. Everyone though from the local writing community is welcome to participate with us!

Creative and Professional Writing Open House Want to make a writing a bigger part of your life? Join us to preview our upcoming writing and editing courses.

RSVP for our free online Open House on Sep 4. Our professional communication programs and @twssfu.bsky.social are teaming up to present mini writing and editing workshops. www.eventbrite.ca/e/creative-a...

Save the date! Join @sfucity.bsky.social on Sep 10 for a free info session and meet the experts behind the CITY100 Series of introductory courses on urban topics. www.eventbrite.ca/e/city100-se...

Put this date in your calendar to hold yourself accountable by getting/receiving some writing advice or ask questions on a Sunday, August 10th at 10:30am PDT for the next #TWSOchat! The upcoming topic is, Technology and Science. #WritingCommunity #WritingLife

Congratulations to @ayan604.bsky.social, director of our @sfucity.bsky.social program!

How do you practise equitable community engagement? RSVP for our July 16 program info session to explore our online Dialogue and Civic Engagement Certificate. www.eventbrite.ca/e/dialogue-c...

This Sunday, June 22nd at 10:30am (PDT) is the next #TWSsprints session on Bluesky. Freewrite for 15 mins in a series of 3 sprint sessions with 5 minute breaks in between each session. It's a great way to generate ideas for short stories or essays or to work on a small section of your manuscript!

Lunch Poems presents Elizabeth Bachinsky & Natalie Lim (In Person) Lunch Poems at SFU is a unique opportunity to celebrate poetry and is held the third Wednesday of every month, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Join us on Wednesday at SFU Harbour Centre for the last Lunch Poems before our summer hiatus!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poem...

Catriona Le May Doan Among her numerous honours, Canadian Olympic star Catriona Le May Doan can now add an SFU certificate.

Congratulations to Catriona Le May Doan on becoming an SFU alumnus at age 54! Check out what earning our Business Management Certificate means to the Olympic star. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...

Join us May 21 in person at our downtown Vancouver campus!

We're proud to join @evaluationcanada.ca as a sponsor of this year's virtual conference!

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, May 11th (Mother's Day) at 10:30am (PDT) & the subject is: Generating Your Own Writing Prompts. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

Donna Seto: Chinatown Vancouver Local writer and artist Donna Seto created a colourful illustrated history of the buildings in Vancouver’s Chinatown, celebrating the richness, diversity, and vibrancy of the Chinese community. With m...

Join artist/author @donnaseto.bsky.social and @sfucity.bsky.social director @ayan604.bsky.social for a conversation on Vancouver's Chinatown on May 24 at @vancouverlibrary.bsky.social. Register here: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/67f84...

Join Governor General's Award-winning poet Fred Wah at our next @TWSSFU Community Workshop on Sunday, April 27. RSVP to save your spot: ow.ly/tCPf50Ve7PL

Lunch Poems presents Rina Garcia Chua & Délani Valin (Online) Lunch Poems at SFU is a unique opportunity to celebrate poetry and is held the third Wednesday of every month, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Register now for this coming Wednesday's Lunch Poems!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/lunch-poem...

Join @twssfu.bsky.social here on Bluesky this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. PDT for their monthly online writing chat. This month, the topic is "reading like a writer."

Equity in Healthcare free info session: Apr 3

How can we make healthcare inclusive and equitable? Discover our new online certificate program for healthcare professionals at our April 3 info session. www.eventbrite.ca/e/equity-in-...

Development of Olympic Village & the Maleks: Trials, Tribulations & Triumph Join SFU's City Program for a free lecture by author Richard Littlemore.

Free tickets are going fast for a new @sfucity.bsky.social lecture at SFU Vancouver on Apr 8: "The Development of Olympic Village and the Maleks: Trials, Tribulations and Triumph." RSVP soon! www.eventbrite.ca/e/developmen...

Lunch Poems at SFU, March 19

Join @twssfu.bsky.social online for its next Lunch Poems reading. On March 19, you'll hear from poets Simina Banu and Domenica Martinello. RSVP for Zoom access: ow.ly/1I9650V8L2E

Free event this week...

Squeeze in some dedicated writing time this Sunday. Join the @twssfu.bsky.social writing sprint here on Bluesky to write together starting at 10:30 a.m. PST.

The Breakouts 2025: Author Loghan Paylor weaves a fantastical history they could see themselves in The magical and the mundane fuse in "The Cure for Drowning".

Congrats to our @twssfu.bsky.social grad Loghan Paylor on being featured as an author to watch in 2025 by @georgiastraight.bsky.social! www.straight.com/city-culture...