Banana Boat Writers to Hear About Creative Screenwriting

Members of “Banana Boat”, a collective of Pasifika Writers based in Auckland, will this month hear about Victoria University’s Creative Screenwriting Course. The presentation will be led by Niuean playwright Arnette Arapai. Arnette is the only Pasifika student currently enrolled in the course. The course is offered by the Institute of Modern Letters and has previously served as a launch pad by Pasifika writers such as Tusiata Avia. The Banana Boat collective is comprised mainly of Pasifika playwrights and meets once a month to hear presentations and to read and discuss new scripts. The next meeting is on Thursday 25 June 2009 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the funky Toi Ora Live Art Trust Studio, 6 Putiki Street, Grey Lynn. For more information, see the collective’s websites at http://www.bebo.com/pasifikawriters and http://bananaboatnz.blogspot.com/.