In the Department of English & Drama at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), there is a program that focuses on the creation of stories. The creative writing program is designed for students to focus on expressing themselves through literature or drama in a creative way.
The Department of English and Drama is pleased to announce that Anna Thomas is among the recipients of the 2024 IGNITE grant.
Daniel Wright was a voracious reader growing up, eventually developing what he calls “a deep obsession” with Agatha Christie. That fascination drove his desire to understand why novels hook so many of us, a question he’s pursued as a researcher, teacher and author – most recently of a new book about fictional worlds.
The Department of English & Drama is excited to recognize Sumyia Hashmi who received the 2024 University of Toronto Student Leadership Award.
Sumyia is a 5th year English Specialist and Creative Writing Minor student at UTM. She is an executive and co-founder of Literature Is ALIVE! (LIA!), run through the Department of English and Drama, and the 2023-2024 English & Drama Student Society Academic Events Director.
David Yee is a mixed race (half Chinese, half Scottish) playwright and actor, born and raised in Toronto. He is the co-founding Artistic Director of fu-GEN Theatre Company, Canada’s premiere professional Asian Canadian theatre company. A Dora Mavor Moore Award nominated actor and playwright, his work has been produced internationally and at home.
The ninth annual Celebration of Books took place on campus this October, with UTM’s latest authors and editors gathering to s
We're thrilled to announce the release of the new book The Grounds of the Novel by Associate Professor Daniel Wright, published by Stanford University Press.
The Grounds of the Novel is an exceptionally bold and brave work that pushes our understanding of the essence of fiction in new directions. This utterly original book will interest all scholars of the novel, particularly students of radical ontology
As 2023 draws to a close at the University of Toronto Mississauga, it’s a good chance to look back on 12 months of firsts, launches, new faces and celebrations.
It began with a hand-drawn hopscotch court and ended with a panel of experts from the world of gaming.
The University of Toronto Mississauga Day of Play saw the campus transformed into a day-long play zone last week, to officially launch a new game studies program in English & Drama and ICCIT along with recently acquired gaming-related materials from the UTM Library.