Talk to the Experts: The Literacy Games—Easy activities to make you smarter January 25, 2018
It's national Literacy month, a time when literacy groups in Kamloops create awareness through events such as Unplug and Play. Mainly aimed at teens and…
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Write about risk and win November 3, 2017
Budding writers—anyone from current high school students to mature storytellers are welcome to submit their creative non-fiction essay to TRU’s contest by Dec. 15, 2017.…
Johnson's Peace Pledge wins screenplay competition September 19, 2017
Dr. George Johnson may have completed his screenplay, Peace Pledge, years ago, but as any writer knows, there’s rarely such thing as a final edit.…
Hofmann's latest novel "incisive and deeply satisfying" September 15, 2017
Karen Hofmann’s second novel, What is Going to Happen Next, published today (Sept. 15) and is already getting stellar reviews. “An incisive and deeply satisfying novel about the…
Hofmann wins UBC Okanagan’s short story contest April 20, 2017
English faculty member Karen Hofmann took first place for her short story "The Island." UBC Writer in Residence Renée Sarojini Saklikar unveiled the winners of…
Labyrinth research takes top spot in 180-second challenge March 30, 2017
It was fast, entertaining and informative, but despite the great energy that filled the packed house for TRU’s first ever 180-second Research Challenge (180sRC), only…
An early journey with TRU Start March 23, 2017
Local high school students have an opportunity to earn university credits before they finish secondary school through a unique partnership between School District 73 and…
High stakes for editing students February 17, 2017
The students in George Johnson's editing and publishing class are getting some unique real-world experience—reading through and evaluating 52 submissions from high school students across Canada…
Blazers players hit the books November 15, 2016
Six students in this semester's ENGL 1100, Introduction to University Writing also happen to be team members from the Kamloops Blazers. Hockey practice, games and…
Seeing obscurity and magic in Knutsford September 12, 2016
Susan Buis, instructor in the Faculty of Arts, has landed a spot on the 2016 CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize Longlist with her latest work, What…
Choose your own co-op August 30, 2016
Bachelor of Arts student, Jake MacLaren, is wrapping up his co-op with TRU's School of Business and Economics before heading back to classes this September.…
Book launch: Beckett influence abounds in pop culture March 14, 2016
In 2009, Peter Murphy wrote Beckett’s Dedalus: Dialogical Engagements with Joyce in Beckett’s Fiction; his newest book, co-edited by Nick Pawliuk, works off the same…
Book explores how WWI authors turned to spiritualism to cope with tragedy May 26, 2015
How did a generation of people cope with the loss of life caused by the First World War? Thompson Rivers University professor and English Department…
Debut novel by Karen Hofmann March 13, 2014
After Alice is the debut novel by Karen Hofmann, associate professor in English and Modern Languages and Creative Writing at TRU. About the book, from…
