Okanagan College English Department

OC English professor Dr. Tim Walters is presenting a lecture titled “Unpacking the Climate Cost of the 2026 FIFA World Cup” at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College on Monday, February 23rd, at 12:30 PM.

According to Dr. Walters, “This is a timely and urgent look at the environmental realities behind what is expected to be the biggest sporting event in history – and why the decisions made off the field matter much more than those made on it.”

This OC Speaker Series event is free and open to the public.

https://www.okanagancollege.ca/news/oc-speaker-series-unpacking-the-climate-cost-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-0?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDM3NjI2MzE2OTczNzg4AAEehFrc0yGzsJcU7ilZJr_7bdblalXfAR4oN3HBAtoqDzhai6Ata0KbKXm0u3s_aem_4u3VzeEVy_EgrUF9qRKoGw

The Kelowna campus of Okanagan College has an improv and theatre club for students! Their next meeting is going to be on November 13th at 3:00 PM in Room S104.

It's that time again: the John Lent Poetry/Prose Award is open for submissions!

The JLPPA was created in 2012 to honour the work of its namesake, a beloved creative writing instructor and founding editor of Kalamalka Press. Since the appearance of his first poetry collection, A Rock Solid, in 1978, John has published nine books of poetry and fiction, recorded two musical albums, edited numerous titles, and mentored countless writers—emerging and well-established, alike—throughout the Okanagan Valley. His dedication to experimenting with poetic and narrative forms that explore people and their internal and external geographies, as well as his dedication to supporting new writers, are the bioelectricity that keeps the heart of this national writing competition a-pumping.

Every year, the JLPPA has found a well-crafted and meditative manuscript of poetry, prose, or a hybrid of the two from an emerging Canadian writer whose works demonstrates a consistent, plucky style and a fearless devotion to investigating their world.

The contest winner receives a $500 prize, and the manuscript is produced, under the guidance of OC instructor Jason Dewinetz, as a limited edition chapbook, hand-set in metal type and printed by students of Okanagan College's Diploma in Writing & Publishing.

For full details on the contest and submission guidelines, please visit https://www.kalamalkapress.ca/john-lent-award.html

The Red Dot Players are proud to present CHAUTAUQUA 1925, an old-timey musical r***e written and directed by Michael Minions. CHAUTAUQUA 1925 features such classic folk songs as “You Are My Sunshine,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” “Keep on the Sunny Side,” “Man of Constant Sorrow,” “Wildwood Flower,” and “Wayfaring Stranger.”

Performances are taking place at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College at the following times:

Thursday, October 23, 7 PM
Friday, October 24, 7 PM
Saturday, October 25, 7 PM
Sunday, October 26, 2 PM

All tickets are $15.

Tickets are available at www.reddotplayers.com. They will also be available at the door. (Cash only, please.)

Okanagan College - Penticton Campus is hosting a free reading featuring authors Carleigh Baker, Dr. Finnian Burnett, Miranda Krogstad, and Premee Mohamed on Friday, September 26th, at 1 PM. The writers are featured guests of the Wine Country Writers' Festival, which is also taking place at Okanagan College. For more information about the writers and the festival, go to https://wcwfestival.com/.

📚 Wine Country Writers' Festival at OC Penticton! 🍷

We’re thrilled to host two free literary events for Okanagan College students and staff featuring diverse, award-winning Canadian authors reading their work aloud.

🎤 Friday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.
Hosted by OC instructor Jeremy Beaulne
🎤 Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Hosted by the Wine Country Writers' Festival
📍 Location: OC Penticton Campus