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50 years of literary excellence
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Malahat Review: 50 years
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The Malahat Review celebrates golden anniversary
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In memoriam: Dr. Constance Rooke
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UVic is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its revered literary journal, The Malahat Review, including with a limited-edition monograph by UVic Libraries to be launched Jan. 25
and a new exhibition opening the same day. Outgoing editor John Barton says being published in The Malahat "is a rite of passage for many writers."
The first edition of The Malahat Review came off the presses the same year as Expo ’67 was in Montreal and the first moon landing was still two years away. In its 50-year run, this
revered literary journal has served as a springboard for some of the most recognizable names in Canadian publishing.
One of Canada’s leading literary journals is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Established in 1967, The Malahat Review has featured emerging and established writers, discovered
promising new talent and presented perceptive critical comment on other works.
Dr. Constance Rooke, who died on Oct. 2, left the University of Victoria Department of English in 1988 to pursue elsewhere a career in teaching, university administration and arts
advocacy that was so distinguished—and sometimes so tumultuous—that she merited a full-page obituary in the Toronto Globe and Mail on Oct. 25.