Submissions by Authors

Seth is a journalism student at Langara College. Growing up in Ottawa, Ontario, he played soccer in his free time, something he enjoys to this day, and was known for being a troublemaker. “I speak my mind sometimes too often, and I could use a…

Kristen is an English and journalism student at the University of Victoria. Over the past four years, she has split her time between Victoria, British Columbia and her childhood home in Langley, BC. Growing up as a middle child, Kristen’s parents…

Hannah is a student at the University of Victoria, double majoring in French and writing. She plans on becoming a French immersion educator. “I love to read in my free time. I like to go for walks, basically any kind of grandma activities,” Hannah…

Before discovering his passion for travel, Jordan spent most of his time in Victoria, British Columbia, where he was born and raised. He was a shy and introverted kid who loved to read and dreamed of becoming a writer. He pursued a degree in writing…

At twenty-two years old, Ashlee is in her last year of her undergrad at the University of Victoria, ready for the next steps of her career in professional writing and journalism. It’s a future a younger Ashlee would have never imagined. Curled up…

Abby is a third-year journalism student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. In high school, Abby delivered newspapers everyday before school and knew from an early age that journalism was the right path for her.  She grew up in St. Catharines ,…

Prior to becoming a writing student at the University of Victoria in 2021, Kaitlyn attended Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia. Thompson Rivers is just two hours north of the community she grew up in: Summerland, a town of 12,…

Claudia was quite the rambunctious child. Her parents put her in a bunch of sports but she was never able to hang onto them. Her mom often reminds her of the trouble she would get into. One memory, in particular, is when she was dangling from the…

Jasna is a journalism student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. As a child, Jasna chose to play with a pen and paper before toys. She was an independent child and pursued many creative hobbies such as making crafts and putting on theatre…