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I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest children's book, The Mysterious Lopsided Letter, released by Apples and Honey Press. The novel, for children ages 6 to 9, tells a story about...

I’m currently teaching history and Global Studies in Vancouver, and recently won the Historical Adventure category in the 2026 First Chapters Competition hosted by the Historical Novel Society for my...

It might have been better if these victories were spread out, but here we have three successes at once! This story is about a short film, a pilot and a TV show.

I’m excited to share that I co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Practice (Routledge, 2026), which explores how urban design is evolving to address climate change, public health, housing,...

I’m excited to share that my newest film, Cheetah Fast & Wild, will be premiering on CBC in April.

I'm very excited to share the news that my first non-fiction book will be out this September with Anvil Press. Stanley Park Manor: a Collective History was mostly written and compiled over a...

I'm excited to share that my book Winning Pitch: The Canadian Men's Soccer Team at the World Cup and Beyond has been published by Harbour Publishing. Winning Pitch is part memoir, part history of the...

I am thrilled to be working at my alma mater as a faculty lecturer in UBC’s Teacher Education and NITEP programs. Being able to support Indigenous students in their journey to become an educator has...

New album out now: This Space of Everglow, available on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, YouTube, Bandcamp, and other digital platforms. 

I am Jaya Viswanathan, and I earned my MSc in Neuroscience from UBC in 2012, where I worked with Dr. Jason Barton trying to understand mechanisms of eye movements and sensori-motor integration. I...