Literature
Six unique Little Free Libraries around Victoria
If you’re a fan of Doctor Who, this LFL by Cedar Hill Golf Course is the perfect way to travel through time and space this summer. The little blue telephone…
‘This city is full of poets’: Victoria celebrates National Poetry Month 2026
For National Poetry Month, celebrated every April in Canada, the Martlet spoke to Victoria’s Poet Laureate, Kyeren Regehr, to learn about some of the events featured at local bookstores and…
JP Meldrum can’t stop creating
In anticipation of his 30th birthday, Meldrum knew he wanted to “own it as hard as possible,” while already working towards completing several projects at the beginning of the year.…
In conversation with Leigh Jarrett, author of queer romance series ‘The Salish Sea Society’
The Vancouver Island-based queer author talks gay narratives, writing sex scenes, and Ilya Rozanov.
Victoria Poetry Project celebrates 20 years
Headlining the event is previous Poet Laureate Emeritus of Calgary, Sheri-D Wilson, who inspired the creation of Tongues of Fire.
First annual Little Free Library Award winners announced
After nearly a decade, Phelps Bondaroff said that he continues to be inspired by “the whimsy” of the LFLs, and by the way that they soften the hard edges of…
Victoria Anarchist Bookfair turned 20 this year
The twentieth anniversary highlighted the fair’s enduring role in Victoria’s cultural and political landscape. Rather than hinging on a single event or keynote, its significance lies in the sustained engagement…
UVic alum Esi Edugyan’s novel comes to life in new Disney+ adaptation
I was so removed from the whole process … it felt more like they were doing a translation of something that was already closed and finished for me, [something] already…Our Digital Print Issue
