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E-Calendar
August 2002
Regional Literary Events
August 2002
Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS
16 Book Signing. Joan Claire Graham will be available to
sign "Minnesota Memories: Book Two." 1-2 p.m., J.W.
Beecroft Books Coffee. 394-2665.
21 Book Club. 'Guilt Free Nature Book Club' meets from 6-8
p.m. at J.W. Beecroft Books and Coffee. For information on
this month's selection, call Carrie at 394-2665.
23 Poetry Reading. LSW member Francine Sterle reads from
her book "Every Bird is One Bird." 7 p.m., Ruminator
Books in St. Paul. Contact Alayna at 651-695-1184.
27 Book Club. 'Tuesday Night Readers' meets to discuss "Last
Chance Saloon," by Marian Keyes. 6:30 p.m., J.W. Beecroft
Books and Coffee. 394-2665.
29 Book Fair. A percentage of sales from all books purchased
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. is given to the Sustainable Farming Association.
J.W. Beecroft Books and Coffee. 394-2665.
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LSW MEMBER KUDOS!
LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS now has a 'Room of Our Own.' On July
1, we moved into our new office space on Rice Lake Road, next
to Marshall School. If you have any questions or comments,
you can now contact us at our new phone number, 722-3094.
Thanks to the generous donations of our members, we now have
a computer and computer table, file cabinets and desks. There
are still a few things remaining on our wish list, and since
we now also have a 'Phone of our Own,' you can call us if
would like to donate one (or more) of the following items:
a floor or a table lamp, a coffee maker, mugs, a floor mat,
a comfortable side chair &table, radio and door hooks.
Thank you!
LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS anthology of winning manuscripts for
our 2002 contest has been published. Twenty LSW poetry and
prose writers are featured in "Between Stone and Flesh."
To purchase this beautful book, which is available to LSW
members for only $8, or to find out more about our contest,
contact Jim at 724-1653. Have you just been published? Received
a grant or an award? Let us know! We love to celebrate the
successes of the members of our writing community.
WRITING GROUPS
1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Open Genre. 7 p.m. Browser's N'etc.
Cafe. Contact Bob or Rachel at 786-0102.
11 LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS' Memoir Group. 3 p.m. Bixby's Bagels.
Contact Mara at 728-1253.
19 LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS' Children's Writers. Coordinated
by children's author Tracy Maurer and designed for both published
and unpublished writers of fiction or nonfiction children's
materials. 6:30 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee. Contact
Tracy at 392-7290.
20. Open Genre. 5:15, J.W. Beecroft Books and Coffee. 394-2665.
New Poetry Group is forming. Contact Gary at nettgary@yahoo.com
NEW WRITING GROUPS WILL BEGIN THIS FALL. WATCH THIS E-CALENDAR
FOR MORE DETAILS.
Do you like to write non-fiction? Plays? Journals? Would
you like to discuss your work with other others writing in
the same genre? Contact us at the address listed at the end
of this e-calendar, and we'll either connect you to an existing
group or help you get a new one started.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Mark your calendar for a four-hour writing workshop with
Duluth native Carol Bly on Saturday, October 12. Registration
materials will be mailed to all LSW members in September.
For more information, call Suzanna at 727-1480.
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This calendar is a benefit of your membership in Lake Superior
Writers. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
the literary arts. We welcome information from you regarding events,
classes, kudos or announcements to be included
in upcoming calendars. Please note the following: *
Calendar items should be submitted to lswriters@netscape.net
or creitan@d.umn.edu by the third Friday of the month. Include
date, time, location, brief decription and contact person.
* Be sure to include "LSW Calendar" in your subject
line, to avoid having your e-mail deleted from our system.
* All events are free unless otherwise noted.
* We reserve the right to edit all submissions.
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