Review of Mistakes to Run With by Yasuko Thanh December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Truly Hunter Yasuko Thanh’s memoir, Mistakes to Run With, is a gritty account of her life as a teenage runaway. More than that, it’s a lesson in imagining people complexly.
WordsThaw winner: Skipping Stones March 29, 2018March 28, 2018 Zoe Dickinson The WordsThaw Prize is a contest run by the Malahat Review, one of Canada’s most esteemed literary magazines. It offers emerging Victorian writers the opportunity to submit works in two...
Prestigious literary magazine celebrates Canada December 10, 2017 Georgia Rudeloff On Saturday, Dec. 2, literary lovers gathered at Munro’s Books to celebrate a new edition of Granta, the prestigious literary journal based out of the United Kingdom founded in 1889...
UVic gets creative with virtual reality film ‘Knot For Sale’ January 26, 2017January 31, 2017 Emily Fagan Ever wanted to explore more of your favourite film? Virtual reality filmmaking has taken cinematic immersion to a new level, as audiences of Knot For Sale will soon discover. Knot For Sale is the...
Journal launch celebrates UVic undergraduate writing April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 Cormac O’Brien Writing is a solitary art — as a writer, I know that we, by nature, are shy, introverted creatures, often appearing only at night and very rarely in groups of more than...
Following Brian’s Bliss October 16, 2014October 15, 2014 Kier Robins I have a confession to make: I wasn’t one of Brian Hendricks’ better students. I didn’t film the outside of his house in the dead of night and drop the...
Events: February 6 – 22 February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Brontë Renwick-Shields ART Saturday, Feb. 8 “RED” Get yourself in the loving mood with “RED,” an event at the Coast Collective Art Centre at 3221 Heatherbell Road. The afternoon will showcase red-themed paintings, photography,...
They shoot, I write January 23, 2014January 30, 2014 Kevin Underhill I drew a hockey rink in my notebook. Underneath, on the same dotted lines that fifth-graders practice on, I described the play: “Naslund to Mo’, back to Naslund—he scores! The...
Writing workshops start early with Story Studio November 28, 2013November 29, 2013 Adam Hayman Victoria’s Story Studio Writing Society is a registered charity that aims to help young people through the creative-writing process. Backed by book-lovers and a growing pool of dedicated volunteers, they...
Providing a safe space for storytelling November 7, 2013November 21, 2013 Adam Hayman The feeling of seeing your art in print, the weight of it in your hands, the paper, the fresh-print scent, and the soft creak of the book’s new spine. This...