Portal Blog
Meet the Editors
March 7, 2019
Kiara Fiction Editor What are you studying? I am majoring in creative writing with a minor in psychology and loving both! My focus streams under the creative writing umbrella are fiction, poetry, and publishing. Some of my favorite courses have been genre…
Read MorePortal’s November in Photos
December 24, 2018
November has been abundant with events: 2 Gustafson Distinguished Poet events with internationally-acclaimed poet Lorna Crozier, a beer ’n burger fundraiser, Portfolio reading featuring Writer’s Trust award-winner Kathy Page, and the announcement of our Portent Non-fiction Contest winner! On November 7th, Lorna Crozier,…
Read MoreWriting Prompts: The Snowflake Method (Part 3)
December 24, 2018
Part 1 Part 2 Portal magazine continues to accept submissions for our annual issue, which will be released in April (fiction/non-fiction/poetry/script, VIU students only, no submission fee, deadline November 30th). We’re looking for entries of up to 2000 words. This series of posts…
Read MoreStress and Creativity
December 24, 2018
“Imagination is tapping into the subconscious in a form of open play. That is why art or music therapy, which encourages a person to take up brushes and paint or an instrument, and just express themselves, is so powerful.” ― Phil ‘Philosofree’ Cheney With…
Read MoreYou Owe It to Yourself to Write
December 24, 2018
Are you a writer? Perhaps you are not published in literary magazines or negotiating a book deal, but if an hour spent creating a literary work (however infrequently this may occur) is one of the most rewarding hours of your week, then you owe it…
Read MorePortent Contest: Deadline Extended to November 1st
December 24, 2018
Did you know this is the first year Portal is running a contest open to all non-fiction writers across Canada? Portal magazine is Canada’s only full-colour nationally distributed literary magazine and invites Canadian authors to submit their best work to its premiere competition entitled…
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