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i in a f o r g o t t e n c o r n e r o f t h e S o u t h Pacific. A l o n g t h e w a y he encounters volcanic eruptions, treacherous water voyages a n d malaria. Like all true travellers he also e n c o u n t e r s himself, as t h e post-modern sceptic c o n f r o n t s ancient beliefs a n d traditions. A u d r e y T h o m a s . T h o m a s ' novels a n d short stories have given i m m e n s e p l e a s u r e a n d s a t i s f a c t i o n t o r e a d e r s s i n c e h e r first p u b l i c a t i o n s in t h e mid-60's. In s u c h w o r k s as Isobel Gunn a n d The Path of Totality she creates m e m o r a b l e characters a n d settings y o u c a n a l m o s t taste. S h e is w i s e , s a r d o n i c a n d w i t t y a b o u t t h e w a y s o f t h e w o r l d . M o s t o f a l l , s h e uses w o r d s . w i t h a master's h a n d . In 2 0 0 3 s h e w a s a w a r d e d t h e Terasen Lifetime A c h i e v e m e n t A w a r d f o r a n o u t s t a n d i n g literary career in British C o l u m b i a . B o b B o s s i n . W h a t kind of poetry can most people quote? W h a t k i n d o f w r i t i n g infects us as t e e n a g e r s a n d gets i n t o o u r D N A , i n f o r m i n g o u r w o r l d v i e w a n d g i v i n g v o i c e t o o u r joys a n d fears? Today, t h e people's literature is t h e s o n g lyric. H o w do song-writers g o about their craft? W h a t makes for a s o n g - s h a p e d i d e a ? W h a t ' s first, m e l o d y o r w o r d s ? B o s s i n , a s o n g s m i t h , singer, p o l i t i c a l activist, b a n j o - p i c k e r , f o u n d i n g m e m b e r o f S t r i n g b a n d a n d self-described " o l d f o l k s i n g e r " w i l l reveal all in a s o n g - w r i t i n g w o r k s h o p / p r e s e n t a t i o n . If y o u ' v e g o t a s o n g in y o u , if y o u are c u r i o u s a b o u t t h e nuts a n d bolts of this f o r m o f w r i t i n g , o r if y o u ' d just like t o hear Bossin sing " T h e M a p l e Leaf D o g " o r " N a n a i m o " plan t o a t t e n d . TOP RIGHT - BOTTOM LEFT: R U S S E L L T H O R N T O N , & B O B BOSSIN MELANIE RAE, ANITA B E D A M S p a r k l e H a y t e r . Hayter w i n s t w o Festival prizes this year. O n e is f o r her n a m e , w h i c h is real a n d n o t w h a t y o u w o u l d expect f o r a girl f r o m P o u c e C o u p e . T h e o t h e r is f o r s u c h i n t r i g u i n g b o o k titles as Revenge of the Cootie Girls a n d t h e recent Bandit M a r c h 5 - A p r i l 17, 2 0 0 5 Queen Boogie. S h e has lived in N e w Y o r k , Paris a n d Pakistan a n d she has a t a t t o o . T V newscaster, journalist, stand-up c o m i c , novelist a n d wit-at-large, Hayter has b e e n d e s c r i b e d as " T h e funniest t h i n g t o c o m e o u t of C a n a d a since t h e m o o s e . " N i c k B a n t o c k . Bantock, author of the wildly popular Griffin Creating from A K B A RN A Z E M I A p r i l 3 0 - J u n e 5, 2 0 0 5 and Sabine Curious Ephemera b o o k s , a n d t h e recent Urgent 2nd Class: and Other UNSENT DISPATCHES FROM THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION, 1978-1979 Collage, Dubious Documents Art joins forces w i t h c h o r e o g r a p h e r Jennifer M a s c a l l , artistic d i r e c t o r o f t h e local c o m p a n y M a s c a l l D a n c e . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n w i l l i n c l u d e visual art, m u s i c , d a n c e a n d w o r d s . It's s u c h a n e w idea t h e Festival d o e s n ' t k n o w w h a t t o call it! A n i t a B a d a m i . Badami is this year's f e a t u r e d writer. Eagle-eyed fiction readers noticed Badami's graceful prose a n d vibrant c h a r a c t e r s in h e r first n o v e l , Tamarind her s e c o n d n o v e l prominence. The Hero's C H R I S T I N ED A V I S A p r i l 3 0 - J u n e 5, 2 0 0 5 Mem, b u t it w a s w i t h that said, Badami rose t o "reminiscent of memorable Walk Walk The UK Independent R o h i n t o n Mistry, The Hero's teems with A L T H E AT H A U B E R G E R A MEMORY LASTS FOREVER P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e G a l l e r y 333 Chesterfield Ave. North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9 tel: 604.986.1351 www.presentationhousegall.corn characters a n d w r y c a m e o s . " C o m e f o r a p r e v i e w o f Badami's soon-to-be-published Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?, a love story set in V a n c o u v e r against a b a c k d r o p of Indian politics. T h e 4 t h A n n u a l N o r t h S h o r e W r i t e r s F e s t i v a l r u n s A p r i l 7 - 17. , i For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n c h e c k o u t N o r t h S h o r e l i b r a r y w e b s i t e s . M a r c h I A p r i l 17