2026 Scholar Awards Recipient
Victoria Charlton
Photo credit: Émilie Hébert
Passionate about literature since childhood, Victoria Charlton taught herself to read at the age of four. A graduate of Université Laval with a degree in literary studies and holding a master’s degree in Canadian studies from the University of Manitoba, she first taught French at the high school level in Mexico before fully dedicating herself to her career as a content creator.
Today, Victoria is one of the most influential figures in French-language true-crime documentaries. Since creating her YouTube channel in 2018, she has built a community of over 730,000 subscribers and generates more than 1.5 million monthly views with her podcasts about true crimes, disappearances, and mysteries.
A bestselling author, she has published the Gardez l’œil ouvert series, as well as several books, including Et tombent les têtes, La nuit de ta disparition and, more recently, Crimes sans frontières: Mystères et enquêtes sur deux continents (2026), co-written with McSkyz.
Victoria also hosted Évaporés: Victoria Charlton enquête and won the YouTuber of the Year award at the 2024 Influence Creation Gala.
