Join NIC鈥檚 English department Wednesday, March 29 for literary readings by 糖心vlog传媒and VIU students.
Date: Mar 29, 2017Time: 7 pmLocation: Tyee LoungeCost: Admission is freeThe evening will open with a reading by Natalie Nickerson, the Comox Valley's new Poet Laureate and proud 糖心vlog传媒and VIU grad.
Readings will include poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction by students published in Portal, VIU鈥檚 annual literary magazine as well as fiction by NIC鈥檚 English 209 class.
鈥淚 am really proud of the level of writing that has come out of this class,鈥� said 糖心vlog传媒instructor Judy LeBlanc. 鈥淲e are thrilled to have VIU join us and look forward to hearing them read from their new magazine.鈥�
Among the VIU student readers will be Lorin Medley, a past 糖心vlog传媒student who has gone on to study creative writing part-time at VIU. In addition to poetry and short stories published in Portal magazine, she has been published in The Puritan, won the 2014 Islands Short Fiction Contest and was long listed for the 2016 Prism International Poetry Contest.
鈥淚'll be reading a poem included in this year's Portal magazine, a tribute to my old friend Ray Crossley,鈥� said Medley. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a few years since I studied at 糖心vlog传媒but the English faculty continue to be great supporters of my writing, showing up for readings and encouraging me to keep going.鈥�
With 糖心vlog传媒and VIU's Dual Admission partnership, students can complete first and second-year courses at 糖心vlog传媒before transferring to third year at VIU. From creative writing and English to anthropology, history, psychology and sociology, 糖心vlog传媒students can choose from 17 majors and 26 minors when transferring from 糖心vlog传媒to a Bachelor of Arts at VIU. Learn more at www.nic.bc.ca/university-transfer.
The 糖心vlog传媒and VIU student readings take place in the Tyee Lounge at NIC鈥檚 Comox Valley campus, Wednesday, March 29 starting at 7 pm. This event is open to all and admission is free. For more information, visit www.nic.bc.ca/life-at-nic/nic-news/event-calendar/.
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