Adam Lewis Schroeder, MFA

Sessional Lecturer

Creative Studies, Creative Writing

Other Titles: Creative Writing
Office Hours: CCS 322
Email: adam.schroeder@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Novel; short story; historical fiction; genre fiction; creative non-fiction; young adult genre fiction.

Courses & Teaching

CRWR 160, Intro to Writing Fiction & Drama; CRWR 470, Portfolio

Biography

Adam Schroeder has an MFA in creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. In 2001 Raincoast Books published his short fiction collection Kingdom of Monkeys, which was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award, awarded annually to the best Canadian debut collection. His first novel, Empress of Asia was published in 2006 and was a finalist for the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award. His more recent novels include In the Fabled East (2010), and All-Day Breakfast (2015), both published by Douglas & McIntyre. In 2016, All-Day Breakfast was shortlisted for a ReLit Award. In the Fabled East was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2011.