Portal 2022
VIU’s student-run and full-colour annual literary magazine is going to be celebrated in-person for the first time in three years thanks to the...
Isabella Ranallo
Recently graduated from VIU with a degree in Creative Writing and History, Isabella Ranallo’s great love has always been storytelling—both fictional and factual. Having previously worked at The Navigator and having edited VIU’s History Style Guide, Isabella has since explored that love as a research assistant at the Canadian Letters & Images Project and the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre. With both the Barry Broadfoot Award for Journalism and the Pat Bevan Scholarship for Poetry under her belt, Isabella is currently in search of her next story as well as any cats it may involve.
Volume 53 | Arts Editor
Everything by Isabella Ranallo
Aimee Wall’s Debut
This interview first appeared in an episode of Portal Magazine’s Portfolio series on YouTube, and has been edited for written format. * * * I found...
Susan Juby’s New Book
VIU Creating Writing and Journalism professor Susan Juby said her new book, Mindful of Murder, is a “murder mystery, but it’s a funny one.” The...
Review: The Visitor
VIU’s Theatre department put on a fantastically creepy adaptation of Friedrich Durrenmatt’s The Visit from March 2–5—and they may have outdone...
Joe Enns
The balancing point of what you want to do and what you need to do to sustain yourself can seem like a near-invisible wire. When I talked to...
Global Storytelling
The latest entry in the Arts and Humanities Colloquium Series took place on Friday, February 11. Creative Writing and Journalism professors Craig...
VIU’s Volunteer Tutor Program
I joined the VIU Volunteer Tutor Program last August because I was feeling a bit purposeless. I wanted to do something that helped people in a real...
Urban Issues Film Festival
The Urban Issues Film Festival is coming back this Friday to VIU for the first time since 2019 as part of Global Citizens Week. “It’s great to be...
Connecting with the Local Art Scene
In a world of two-day Amazon shipping, it’s easy to become disconnected from one’s own community. There's a growing emphasis on supporting local...