Dion Manastyrski studied biology at UVic, where he honed research skills, and he has years of experience in photography and publishing. He drew on these talents to create Prairie Sunset: A Story of Change, a hefty art book with pages of photos and first-person narratives telling the story of European settlement in the area.
Writing grad and storyteller extraordinaire Richard Van Camp (BFA 鈥�97) is back with a new book, Moccasin Square Gardens鈥攁 title referring to the nickname for a dance hall in Fort Smith, NWT, where the author grew up.
Kelsey Ramsden is the author of Success Hangover: Ignite your next act. Screw your status quo. Feel alive again, released by Lioncrest Publishing last fall. It was written for people who accomplish their long-term goal鈥攕uch as earning a degree or promotion鈥攜et feel unsatisfied.
This year鈥檚 updates to the UVic Editorial Style Guide will help writers do a lot more than properly capitalize Senate, accent the Mich猫le Pujol Room or choose the Latin suffix for an alum.
Award-winning poet and novelist Patrick Lane passed away on March 7 at age 79, the result of a heart attack. His publisher, McClelland & Stewart, made the announcement, calling Lane 鈥渙ne of Canada's most renowned writers鈥� 鈥攁 claim few would refute. His passing made headlines in media outlets nationwide.
The archives of Edith Iglauer鈥攁cclaimed journalist, author and activist鈥攁re now available at UVic Libraries for learning and research. Recipient of a UVic honorary degree in 2006 for her role as a trailblazer, Iglauer had a love of the written word and an instinctive grasp of the significance of extraordinary events.
Edith Iglauer achieved an extraordinary writing career covering topics spanning the Second World War to a modern-day fishing village. Her personal and literary archives, including original notes from her New Yorker articles, have been donated to UVic Libraries for scholarly research.
Internationally acclaimed UVic writing alumna Esi Edugyan has won the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her latest novel, Washington Black. Edugyan wins $100,000 on this, the 25th anniversary of Canada鈥檚 richest literary award鈥攁nd also earns the distinction of being one of only three authors to twice win the Giller Prize, alongside M.G. Vassanji and Alice Munro.
The annual "on the Verge"聽writing contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic student voices with respect to equity, diversity and human rights. This year's theme is The Future. Students are encouraged to submit entries in the following categories: poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and spoken word. Contest winners will receive cash prizes. Submit your entry by Feb. 1, 2019.
Bill Gaston (writing) has won the 2018 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Separately, Brad Buckham (engineering) and David Nelles聽(School of Earth and Ocean Sciences)聽were honoured with a Teaching Award of Excellence by Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia at their annual conference last month.
Making technical recommendations on sustainability might not be the first thing that comes to mind for an Academic Writing Requirement course. But the engineering and computer science students who enrolled in Suzan Last's technical writing course this summer did just that鈥攖ransforming coursework into real-life learning.
The Malahat Review has a new editor: long-time editorial board member Iain Higgins will head the prestigious literary journal for the next three years.
The "on the Verge" writing contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic student voices. The 2017-2018 theme was HOME. Rachel Lallouz, Kate Fry, Nicholas Guerreiro and Chris Tse all took home first place prizes of $250.
This four-letter word has a bad reputation among language purists, but new research from linguist Alex D鈥橝rcy proves 鈥渓ike鈥� is one of the English language鈥檚 most versatile words, with its use stretching back to Old English. Much of her work focuses on two controversial and misunderstood functions of 鈥渓ike."
UVic is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its revered literary journal, The Malahat Review, including with a limited-edition monograph by UVic Libraries to be launched Jan. 25 and a new exhibition opening the same day. Outgoing editor John Barton says being published in The Malahat "is a rite of passage for many writers."
The first edition of The Malahat Review came off the presses the same year as Expo 鈥�67 was in Montreal and the first moon landing was still two years away. In its 50-year run, this revered literary journal has served as a springboard for some of the most recognizable names in Canadian publishing.
