Congrats to Mackenzie Costello, Elizabeth Stewart, & Alicia Adamski

Congratulations to our recent winnerS – yes, more than one! Lambda would like to extend congratulations to Mackenzie Costello and Elizabeth Stewart. These distinguished young writers earned the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship from the University of Victoria in 2020 and 2019 respectively. We are also pleased to announce that Alicia Adamski won the Lambda FoundationContinue reading “Congrats to Mackenzie Costello, Elizabeth Stewart, & Alicia Adamski”

Congratulations to Emma de Blois, the 2018 winner of the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship !

Emma has just finished her second year at the University of Victoria in the Department of Writing. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts with the goal of getting into a writers’ room and eventually becoming a showrunner. After all, a show can’t be diverse without diversity behind the camera. She wants to populateContinue reading “Congratulations to Emma de Blois, the 2018 winner of the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship !”

Congratulations to Kade Bound, from UVic !!

We are proud to announce this year’s winner of the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship: Kade Bound !! In their own words: “I’m 18 and I go to the University of Victoria for Writing. I’m an agender queer who loves the ocean and the stars. I write about my personal life and I hope to one day write a poetryContinue reading “Congratulations to Kade Bound, from UVic !!”

Madeleine Stanley, UVic Winner, Developing Diverse YA Literature

Madeleine Stanley, the most recent co-winner of the Candis Graham Writing Scholarship at the University of Victoria, is devoted to developing more diverse literature, especially for young people. Madeleine writes: “I’m in my third year in the University of Victoria’s writing department and I’m on a mission to bring diverse writing to the world. TheContinue reading “Madeleine Stanley, UVic Winner, Developing Diverse YA Literature”