Faculty of Arts & Science
Creative Writing
OCAD University's Creative Writing program is a hands-on, studio-based program about writing as artistic creation. Unlike other creative writing programs, students can blend writing with art and design studio classes at Canada’s biggest art and design university.
Creative Writing
Frances Luk
“From eulogies to girlhood to odes to birth control, "ok girl." is a collection of zines that explores femininity and the shame that perpetually permeates being a woman through deeply personal anecdotes recounted in poetry and intimate... More”
Creative Writing
Elliot Black
“Please Don’t Read, a living archive of poetry and selected diary entries, and despite its title, invites you to explore what you’ve been hiding and what has stayed with you for all this time. ”
Creative Writing
Artemis Reed
“"In Three Days, You Will Be Removed" is a short novella written, edited, and produced entirely without any use of, or connection to, digital technology. The novella acts as an allegorical account of media loss, corporate control, and artistic... More”
Creative Writing
Nura Rasoul aka. nurasoul
“is a Toronto-based writer and overthinker. Her writing has been featured at the Toronto International Festival of Authors (2024) and published in multidisciplinary works across Canada. ”
Creative Writing
Gabriella Zardo aka. Teddy
“To Blood, We Toast is a roughly 200 page novel following Adrasteia Ciralure daughter of the Captain of the King’s Guard as she investigates a string of murders being swept aside by her father, the Captain. As Adra delves further and further into... More”
Creative Writing
Ihotukowoicho Obande
“Animal Affairs is a novella depicting the relationship between sound and memory. In a broader sense, it takes the myths and legends of ghost stories and possessions and asks if human senses (touch, taste, sound, smell, and sight) can be trusted.... More”
Creative Writing
Alyssa Johnson
“Lullabies from the Girl on the Moon is an audio CD that focuses on reconstructing children's storytelling into tales for adults by exploring deeper themes of loss, death, and change with childlike motifs like fireflies carrying wishes and mythical... More”
Creative Writing
Hannah Peebles
“The Death of the Dragon is a collection of three short stories set in the fantastical world if Ilth. Readers are introduced to Urana, Alia, and Manik, and are whisked away with them on their separate journeys of loss, belonging, and identity. ”
Creative Writing
Evan D'Alleva
“Rock Music is a collection of poetry written alongside the bands and bars of Toronto — in a nightlife of eccentric and subversive styles which desire to outbid one another. Rock is volatile. It is an unstable wavelength, producing distortion. An... More”
Creative Writing
Tiffany Chan
““By Lamplight” is a short story and accompanying short animated film that follows a girl whose boring night is interrupted by a streetlight peering through her window. She follows it through the suburbs to an old friend’s house. ”
Creative Writing
Carina Quijano
“Poetry is Carina’s first love amongst the art mediums, and is now the foundation for all her art projects. More”
Creative Writing
Katherine Cao aka. Katherine Costal
“"True Romance" is a short film following a lovesick teenager who tries to rekindle her relationship with a past boyfriend by inviting him to a surprise party, only to discover the harsh truth behind their romance and the love lives of the... More”
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