Have you had work published in Portal magazine? Were you a member of one of the 20 teams who have helped put together Portal over the last two decades? If so, we want to hear from you! Approximately 350 alumni have contributed to Portal since the first edition in 1991 and we want to get in [...]
Non-fiction from the 2011 edition of Portal magazine is now up on the website. You’ll find links to all seven pieces here. The selections this year focus on themes of nature, adventure, and growing up. We hope you enjoy reading them. You will also find an interview with poet Don McKay, entitled “Sleeping Beside Rapids: Don McKay [...]
As I’m sure you’re all well aware, VIU is on strike. The strike came at an inopportune time for the Portal team, seeing as we spent all year working on this issue and were nearly ready to send it to print when the strike hit. It was almost a grave death for this issue, but the students [...]
Order Portal copies in advance on March 9th. How can this be? The magazine is still being proofread, things are still being finalized, and the stars have not yet aligned. Well, this Wednesday March 9th, you will be able to pay for your copy of Portal ahead of time, so when the magazine debuts at [...]
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Alumni Archives Project
We now have a page on the website dedicated to the Portal Alumni Web Archives Project. It outlines exactly how to get involved in this project if you have contributed to or worked at Portal in its 20-year history at VIU. The Portal to the Past page lists each individual involved in the magazine over the years, starting [...]