Celebrate the Spring equinox by spending the day and evening of Saturday, March 23rd with The Malahat Review and nineteen of B. C. and Alberta’s finest writers.

The symposium will consist of three daytime panels and a literary reading in the evening.

Zoom In, Zoom Out: Focus on Fiction (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
With John Gould, Yasuko Thanh, and Daniel Griffin. Moderated by Amy Reiswig. Sponsored by Focus magazine.

A Sustainable Feast: The New Food Writing (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
With Rhona McAdam and Kimberley Veness. Moderated by Don Genova.

In Our Names: Writers on Poverty (3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.)
With Patrick Lane, Madeline Sonik, and Sylvia Olsen. Organized by the Victoria Writers Festival.

Words on Ice (8:00 p.m.)
An evening of readings with Marilyn Bowering, C. P. Boyko, Lorna Crozier, Katherin Edwards, Bill Gaston, Lee Henderson, Laura Kraemer, and Pamela Porter.

Full Pass includes three panels and evening reading.

Full pass regular: $40
Full pass student/Friend of The Malahat: $30

All full passes include a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review for yourself or a friend.

Words on Ice tickets (at door):

Regular: $10
Student/Friend of The Malahat: $5

All attendees at Words on Ice will receive a free copy of our current issue, #181 Winter 2012.

To purchase a pass, visit www.malahatreview.ca.