SFU Department of English

10/16/2026

Tonight's the night! Come and see Jordan Abel and Cecily Nicholson at the SFU Belzberg Library! It's all happening at 7 PM - no RSVP required - just come and enjoy great poetry by these amazing poets
Learn more.
https://events.sfu.ca/event/50373-off-the-shelf-poetry-reading-series-jordan-abel

10/15/2026

Our October e-News is now available! Check it out for important announcements, exciting upcoming events, and engaging lit links.
https://tinyurl.com/yft9y7p9

10/14/2026

Last week, we celebrated the achievements of our graduating class of October 2026! What a beautiful fall day we had at our Burnaby campus - enjoy these photos of this memorable occasion.

10/13/2026

Thank you to Burnaby Public Library (Metrotown branch) for recommending two anthologies for Halloween Reads: “Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology” and “Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II”.

They say, “The ‘Never Whistle at Night’ anthologies feature daring, innovative, and sinister short stories that will give just about anyone a nightmare. Both volumes feature gripping tales of horror by popular indigenous authors, including Jessica Johns, Stephen Graham Jones, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Tommy Orange, and Richard Van Camp.” Both books are available at Burnaby Public Library

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection that dares to ask the question: “Are you ready to be un-settled?” Featuring stories by: Norris Black • Amber Blaeser-Wardzala • Phoenix Boudreau • Cherie Dimaline • Carson Faust • Kelli Jo Ford • Kate Hart • Shane...

10/09/2026

We are grateful to Massy Books for sending us this Halloween Read! It’s “Bunny” by Mona Awad. “Set a boarding school in New England, Bunny is the perfect novel for this time of year. The novel follows the main character Samantha who slowly gets sucked into a cliquey group of female classmates and a secret cult is formed.”
Learn more about “Bunny”.

From the 2025 Giller-shortlisted author of We Love You, Bunny—the darkly funny, seductively strange novel that started it allSamantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more different from the other members of her master's program at New England's elite Warren University.

10/08/2026

Congratulations to all our students graduating this afternoon! We wish you well in all your academic, professional, and personal journeys ahead. Please tag us in your photos today on Instagram.

10/07/2026

We are inviting applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Black Literatures and Cultures, starting as early as July 15, 2027. Interested candidates should submit applications to Dr. Stephen Collis, Department of English at [email protected]
Learn more.
https://www.sfu.ca/english/about/employment-opportunities.html

10/06/2026

Happening in ten days: SFU English alumnus Jordan Abel and former writer-in-residence Cecily Nicholson will be at SFU Belzberg Library (Harbour Centre campus) to delight us with their poetry. Doors open: 6:30 PM; Event: 7-8:30 PM.
This event is free and open to all.
Co-sponsored by Poetry in canada
Learn more.
https://events.sfu.ca/event/50373-off-the-shelf-poetry-reading-series-jordan-abel

10/05/2026

Professor Clint Burnham is moderating this fascinating discussion at the Chan Centre with rockstar philosopher Slavoj Zizek!
Get seats before they're gone!
https://tinyurl.com/yp3tajbu

New show alert 🚨 Slavoj Žižek: Signs from the Future

As terrifying phenomena – economic wars, fascism, techno-feudalism, land grabs, planetary destruction and genocides – overwhelm us at every turn, Slavoj joins us to ask: What can we do to stem the flow of despair?

Join us for an evening with the ‘most dangerous philosopher in the West’ as he prompts us to act, resist, and consider the fragile possibility of hope through his trademark brand of dark humour.

This event is co-presented with How to Academy.

📣 Chan Centre Members get exclusive early access on Thursday July 23rd from 10AM and can apply their discount
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📣 General On-Sale begins Friday July 24th at 10am
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🎤 Slavoj Žižek: Signs from the Future
📍Chan Shun Concert Hall⁠
📅 WED NOV 4 / 7PM⁠

Find out more here: https://chancentre.com/events/slavoj-zizek-signs-from-the-future/