Elections will take place at our Annual General Meeting. Due to health concerns and to ensure everyone’s safety, we will hold our Annual General Meeting online. Details to be Announced. Looking for a fun opportunity to get involved with the English undergraduate community while developing leadership skills? We are officially seeking executives for next year’s ESA team. This is a great way to develop new skills, meet new people, and have an influence on campus. The executive team collaborates to plan everything from ice cream cake socials to The Colloquium, supports initiatives like The Garden Statuary, and connects with students, other clubs, and the department. New ideas are more than welcome, and this…

The ESA is hiring 1 AUS Representative and 1 First-Year Representative – this could be you! You may apply for one or both positions. FINAL DEADLINE: Mon Jan 28 @ 11:59 PM. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply ASAP! AUS Representative:– attend biweekly AUS meetings & weekly ESA meetings– coordinate between and update the AUS and the ESA as needed– attend events, help set-up, takedown and plan for events as needed– self-motivated individual with strong teamwork skills First-Year Representative:– attend weekly ESA meetings– promote ESA events to first-year students, act as a liaison between first-year students and the ESA– attend events, help set-up, takedown and plan…

If you’re looking for a fun opportunity to get involved that looks great on a resume, then have we ever got an offer for you! We are officially seeking executives for next year’s ESA. This is a great way to develop new skills, meet new people, and have an influence on campus. The executive team collaborates to plan everything from ice cream cake socials to The Colloquium, supports initiatives like The Garden Statuary, and connects with students, other clubs, and the department. New ideas are more than welcome, and this is a platform that can help you realize them. What positions are available? We currently elect the following: President, VP Finance,…

The Garden Statuary (TGS) is the English department’s student-run multimedia journal. TGS publishes a wide range of student work, including academic essays, fiction, creative-non fiction, scripts, poetry, visual artwork, and more. If you’ve done some particularly stellar creative or academic — or perhaps creative academic? — work, TGS wants you! Successful submissions will be published online and in the beautiful end-of-year print edition. So what are you waiting for? Send us something today! The submission deadline for Issue 7.2 is February 16, 2018! Find out how to submit here! And keep an eye out for our end of term launch party, which will feature the printed 2017-18 issue.

The English Students’ Association is officially calling for submissions to our fourth annual conference, The Colloquium! This conference features presentations from English undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members. The Colloquium offers the opportunity to share your work and discuss ideas with other students and faculty members in the English Department. The Colloquium will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Please see below for more detailed info! Submission Information When can I submit? The deadline for submissions is currently Friday, Dec 23. Who can submit? Are you a UBC graduate or undergraduate student? Then you can submit! How long should my presentation be? Presentations will be approximately ten minutes long.…

Have you written an essay before? Then you are probably an expert at finding many ways to say the same thing. Let your vocabulary skills shine by bringing your wits to the ESA Board Game Night on November 17, 4 PM – 5:30 PM, at Buchanan Tower 104A (Lobby). Featuring games such as: 🏅 Bananagrams 🏅 Taboo 🏅 Anomia 🏅 Apples to Apples 🏅 Pictionary …and more! Face off against your fellow English students to see who’ll emerge victorious. FREE snacks will be provided. RSVP on our Facebook event here.