CV
Writing
Poetry
Little Miracles. Debut, full-length poetry collection with Black Moss Press.
Exile Quarterly, Volume 43.1. “Bruce Meyer introduces Victoria Butler | “Laureate’s Pick” – So Many Parts of You I Keep to Myself.” 8 poems.
Acta Victoriana, 144.1, Winter 2020, “For A.”
Old Prayers. Self-published chapbook in collaboration with The Barrie Historical Archive.
Acta Victoriana, 142.1, Winter 2018, “Porter Crescent”
Acta Victoriana, 141. Spring 2017. “The Ceremony of Picking the Dirt Out from Under My Nails”
The Veg, 2017. “Almost.”
untethered magazine, Volume 3.1 2016. “Confessional” and “August.”
Vagabond City Lit. 2016. “Soft.”
Non-Fiction
Frayme, “Fear, Familiarity and Uncertainty: A Portrait of Womanhood,” 2022.
Formal Education
University of Toronto -Victoria College. Vic One Program, Jewison Stream (2015-2016)
University of Toronto Creative Writing Program (2021-Present)
Speaking Events:
Women’s INtuition Brunch, Georgian College - Barrie, 2022
Georgian Bay General Hospital’s “Power of Giving” event - Penetanguishene, 2022
Barrie Service Dogs Mother’s Day High Tea - Barrie, 2020
Laureate City - Ottawa, 2019
Poetry at the Manor - Windsor, 2019
Art for Lunch @ The MacLaren Art Centre, 2018
Dinner and Conversation @ Grove Street United Church, 2018
Facilitate - Toronto , 2018
Curation:
Chapter One: a multimedia art showcase, Barrie, ON — Curator and Coordinator
July 29th, 2016
Facilitate call for submissions and work with artists, curate submissions, promote show through social media outlets, set up (framing artwork, creating and setting up wall labels) and tear down of the show, interaction with guests and artists at the show, answer questions, greet guests.
Catharsis: an art exhibition for mental health, Barrie, ON — Curator and Coordinator
July 21st, 2017.
Charity event to raise money for the RVH’s Child and Youth Mental Health Inpatient Unit. Same responsibilities for Chapter One (see above).
Editing:
The Northern Appeal, Barrie, ON — CEO, Editor-in-Chief, and Cofounder.
May 2016 - 2020
Facilitate a call for submissions twice a year, curate and edit submissions, handling the promotion of the journal through social media, curation and design of physical journal, handling funds and connections with publishing company, planning and hosting events in promotion of the journal.
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON — Editor & Social Media Manager of The Goose: Short Story Journal
2015 - 2017
Read submissions sent in to the journal, co-operate with other editors to select best stories to publish, work with the authors of chosen works to edit their stories for publication, running the social media accounts for the journal.
Community Work:
Poet Laureate of Barrie, ON
2018 - 2022.
Nominated and chosen by a jury to represent the City of Barrie through my writing and advocacy for literature. My writing has been published in the Acta Victoriana, The Veg, untethered magazine, and Vagabond City Lit. My debut poetry chapbook “Old Prayers” was released in August of 2019.
https://www.barrie.ca/Culture/Programs/Pages/PoetLaureate.aspx
320 Collective, Barrie, ON — Co-founder, member
2020-2021
A volunteer group of women who work outside of the city limits to bring public art to private spaces.
https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/mural-project-livens-up-some-blank-canvases-in-downtown-barrie-3235102
Community Projects Team, Barrie, ON — Co-founder, member
2020-2022
Created the outline for the community projects team, which is a subcommittee of the Barrie Public Art Committee. Responsible for overseeing small-scale community projects in the realm of public art, and working with interested parties to fund and execute community art projects.
Barrie Public Art Committee, Barrie, ON — Member
2020-2022
BPAC exists to provide expert community input on the City's public art policies and procedures, giving guidance and advice to City departments and organizations from the earliest stages of public art projects proposed for City-owned lands.
https://www.barrie.ca/Culture/PublicArt/Pages/Barrie-Public-Art-Committee.aspx
Facilitated Barrie’s First Public Piano Barrie, ON
Summer 2018
https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/public-piano-for-everyone-to-enjoy-1651852
Barrie Arts Committee, Barrie, ON — Member
2018 - 2020
Attend monthly meetings, assist in event planning and discussion on improving the representation of the arts throughout the City of Barrie.