Portfolio is Portal’s reading series held at the The Vault Cafe from September to March in Nanaimo, BC in partnership with our great local indie bookstore Windowseat Books. It typically takes place midweek from 7:30-9:00 pm according to author availability. 

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The night opens with readings from three student readers, with excellent work in the same genre as the feature reader, reading for approximately 7 minutes each. There is a brief intermission and then we introduce the keynote reader to do a reading, typically 30-40 minutes, followed by a brief question-and-answer period with the audience. 

The Vault Cafe is a cozy cafe, restaurant, and music venue located on Wallace street. We are completely student funded and the event is free, but we offer a $100 honorarium for keynote readers. We anticipate a good turnout and there is buzz about the venue and our series, running since 2018. 

During Covid we recorded readings and interviews, but we are back to live events and happier for it. Check out this page regularly for upcoming events. Hope to see you there!

For now, we’re done with our Portfolio readings until September 2025. Keep an eye out on our Social Media to see when we’ll be out reading next. Hope to see you there!

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PORTfolio
Hall of Fame

Tawahum Bige
Frances Peck
Margot Fedoruk
Julie Burtinshaw
Charlie Petch
Neil Surkan
Amanda Hale
Ken Hegan
Rhonda Ganz
Jennifer Wynne Webber
Kathy Page