Crest to Crest

Description

Crest to Crest is an anthology of writings about Canterbury gleaned from 78 authors nationwide and featuring a selection of nonfiction, creative fiction, memoir, short stories and poetry. Many of the writers in this anthology are of national and international repute, while others are established or emerging writers of all ages. Subjects range from contemplating the birth of the province - historical pieces of both fact and fiction - to the people who have inhabited the land over time. The city, the sea, the shore, the bush, farming, tramping, fl ora and fauna are celebrated. Although the focus is on Canterbury, most topics have relevance to New Zealand as a whole. Ours is a country of pioneers, immigrants and farmers. Every New Zealander has gazed at the sculptural form of a cabbage tree, heard the melodious call of the bellbird, and in every corner of this land our mountains, our maunga, are revered.

KAREN ZELAS is fiction editor of Takahe literary magazine and a former Consulting Editor to the New Zealand Family Law Journal. Her poetry and short stories have been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies and read on air.