he surf dashing upon the rocky shore sounded a cacophony in the disappearing night. A lone gull swooped, a cackling reminder yvO/ _ to the angry sea. Through the mist that crept along the e< ?9 e two fi 9 ures moved •' W eerily toward a climatic confrontation. A sliver of moonlight bathed their faces as he reached our and swept her up into his embrace. And with the passion born of centuries he whispered, "Did you know that they were having a Symposium on Contemporary New Zealand Fiction for the Arts Festival, and that most of the visiting authors are represented at The Corner Bookshop?” IITEBBWWW The Vliaga, Comer Papanui Road and St Albans Street. Phone 558-112. Late Night Thursday.
SYMPOSIUM: CONTEMPORARY TO NEW ZEALAND Ch t „ LITERATURE iS Distinguished novelists and critics review the present state of writing in New Zealand. Christchurch Town Hall Conference Room Saturday, 11 March and Sunday, 12 March PrOyrßrnme" Book xhi * J ’ tion: University of Canterbury Library. Saturday, 11 March: 10.00-11.00a.m. 'Pearl Button's Boxes and the Way to Baton Rouge'. Opening address by Vincent O'Sullivan. 11.30a.m.-12.30p.m. M. K. Joseph in conversation with Maurice Shadbolt. 2.00-3.00p.m. 'New Zealand Short Stories' A discussion introduced by Cherry Hankin, with Maurice Gee, Maurice Shadbolt and others. 3.30-4.30p.m. 'Whatever happened to the Avant-garde?' A panel discussion, chaired by Patrick Evans, with M. K. Joseph, C. K. Stead, and Michael Harlow Sunday, 12 March: 2.00-3.00p.m. 'Do Sleeping Dogs lie?' An enquiry into fiction and film in New Zealand, introduced by Peter Simpson, with C. K. Stead and lan Mune. 3.30-4.30p.m. 'Who reads New Zealand fiction, and why?' An open discussion in which writers, publishers, critics and other readers exchange ideas. Chairman: Peter Smart. Tickets available from the Town Hall Booking Office Pass to all sessions: $12.00 $6.00 Senior Citizens and Students. Individual sessions (as available, at the door only) $3.00, $1.50 Senior citizens and Students.
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