Celebrating student voices through "on the Verge" writing contest

The annual on the Verge writing contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic student voices.

This year's theme was home. What does "home" mean? What does it mean to be "home" on Vancouver Island, in Canada, a land that has been home for thousands of years to diverse Indigenous peoples? How do our experiences of "home" move us towards understandings of ourselves and others?

UVic students Rachel Lallouz (English), Kate Fry (English), Nicholas Guerreiro (creative writing) and Chris Tse (social work) all took home first place prizes of $250. Heather Purves (law), Sarah Jackson (law), Riga Godron (economics) and Emma Field (biology and environmental studies) took home second place prizes of $150.

Read the winning entries

• Rachel Lallouz, The Mountain Burning - 1st place for Fiction
• Kate Fry, abroad - 1st place for Poetry
• Nicholas Guerreiro, Vassals of the Land - 1st place for Non-Fiction
• Chris Tse, Culpable (for the undocumented) - 1st place for Spoken Word
• Heather Purves, A Place of Refuge - 2nd place for Fiction
• Sarah Jackson, Omineca - 2nd place for Poetry
• Riga Godron, The Home In My Heart - 2nd place for Non-Fiction
• Emma Field, The Places of Me - 2nd place for Spoken Word

Learn more about the winners or on the Verge. The contest is co-sponsored by UVic Libraries and Equity and Human Rights, with significant support from other units on campus.