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Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies has been providing flexible learning options since 1971.
https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies.html
Our warmest congrats to @twssfu.bsky.social graduate Jordan Redekop-Jones on winning the CBC Poetry Prize! The @sfuenglish.bsky.social grad student is the second of our alumni to win a CBC literary prize this year. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There's still time to join our free lecture this Friday. On Nov 21, our Liberal Arts and 55+ Program presents a free online talk on international aid, how it works, and the difference it can make. RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/internatio...
International Aid: At the Top and at the Grass Roots
Join SFU’s Liberal Arts and 55+ Program for a free lecture on Nov 21.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Beginning Nov 15, join author Jami Macarty for the next @twssfu.bsky.social community workshop. Over five online sessions, you'll learn to mine your own notebooks for writing ideas: www.eventbrite.ca/e/whats-in-y...
What's in Your Notebook: Writing from the Fragments We Keep
This 5-session workshop teaches writers of all genres how to mine their notebooks for golden snippets, ideas and images to spark creativity.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
So excited for new author Léa Taranto, a graduate from @twssfu.bsky.social who's been named a finalist in the 2025 Governor General's Literary Awards! www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Getting ready to start our @twssfu.bsky.social TWSSFU sprints session this morning Sun. Oct 26th at 10:30am PDT on Bluesky #TWSsprints. Open to all #writers everywhere, write for 15mins, break 5mins x 3 sprints. Do some morning pages before you start your day! #WritingCommunity #WritingLife #writers
October 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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We’ve arrived at the final day of #VWF2025, and today’s offerings are among the best. Tickets available for:

78. Food for Thought
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79. The Divorce Diaries
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81. Global Political Narratives
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October 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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We're still buzzing from the news!

SFU has been named Canada’s number one comprehensive university in the 2026 Maclean’s University Rankings! 🏆
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Join us online on Oct 24 for a free art history lecture, courtesy of our Liberal Arts and 55+ Program. RSVP to save your spot: www.eventbrite.ca/e/great-wome...
Great Women Artists: Forgotten Talents of the Italian Renaissance
Join SFU’s Liberal Arts and 55+ Program for a free online art lecture on Oct 24.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thanks to everyone who made it out today for our @twssfu.bsky.social Lunch Poems reading featuring two very talented poets: Evelyn Lau and Estlin McPhee. We hope you can join us next month when we'll host the reading online. www.sfu.ca/continuing-s...
October 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026.

Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Always an honour for us and @twssfu.bsky.social to support the @writersfest.bc.ca each year. Check out this intriguing Oct 21 event exploring the role of the writer in times of crisis: ow.ly/NqNC50X8K9p
October 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Free event tonight! Join @twssfu.bsky.social to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our student anthology, emerge, at our online book launch. RSVP for online access: www.eventbrite.ca/e/emerge-25-...
emerge 25 Book Launch
Celebrate the launch of the 25th edition of emerge, The Writer's Studio annual anthology.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congrats to our @sfucity.bsky.social director on being quoted in @nytimes.com today!
"Intergenerational Living Provides Family a ‘Foundation to Succeed’"

#bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre

A great pleasure to be interviewed for this @nytimes.com story

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/r...
Intergenerational Living Provides Family a ‘Foundation to Succeed’
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October 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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 Future Embraced: Make It While Making a Difference
Join us for a free talk with New Zealand urban designer and architect Kobus Mentz.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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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!
September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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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
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...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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-...
emerge 25 Book Launch
Celebrate the launch of the 25th edition of emerge, The Writer's Studio annual anthology.
www.eventbrite.ca
September 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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.
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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
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.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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...
September 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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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!
August 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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...
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.
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August 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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...
August 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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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
July 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Congratulations to @ayan604.bsky.social, director of our @sfucity.bsky.social program!
It's an honour to be included in the 2025 @bivnews.bsky.social BC500!

Special thanks to all my @cs-sfu.bsky.social @sfuurb.bsky.social @sfufass.bsky.social @sfucity.bsky.social colleagues, friends, and family!

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July 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM