Mana

is an organ of the South Pacific Creative Arts Society, of Suva, and is edited by Marjorie Tuainekore Crocombe. Among this month's contributors are Maunaa Itaia of the Gilbert Islands and Dhrup Chand, of Fiji, who have published poems in previous issues. Jo Nacola, a lecturer in English at the University of the South Pacific, is mainly interested in drama as a medium of teaching. He acted the part of Ratu Seru Cakobau in the prize-winning play, Pritchard, during the South Pacific Arts Festival. J. Matatolu Rokosi, a former teacher, now works for the Fiji Alliance; he has written plays in Fijian for Radio Fiji and wants to write more plays and stories with a local background. Akuila Tutora is a schoolteacher, Allan Banner was a Peace Corps volunteer, killed in a shark attack in Western Samoa. Fala Anamani is from Western Samoa.

John Beasant, a former editor of Fiji Nation, was active in drama groups in Suva.