September 2002 E-Calendar

Regional Literary Events

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***EVENTS

Sept 5 WRITING WORKSHOP: Pen Award-winning author MaryBeth Sanders Smith will host a writing workshop,"From Short Story to Novel," at JW Beecroft Books & Coffee on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Her books include June and Love Takes. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited so call 394-2665 to sign up.

Sept 28 READING/BOOKSIGNING: The Spirit Lake Poetry Series will begin its sixth season by hosting a publication reading and booksigning for Hartley Field, a new collection of poetry by Duluth poet Connie Wanek, and published by Holy Cow! Press. The reading will take place on Saturday evening, Sept. 28, 7:30 pm, at Somers Lounge, College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. The reading is free and open to the public and refreshments will be available. The 88-page paperback book retails for $13.95 and will be available at local bookstores and by mail from Holy Cow! Press (Duluth). For information, contact 724-1653.

Sept 30 BOOK PUBLISHING. An Independent Publishing & Strategic Marketing Conference will be held in Chicago from Sept. 30 - Oct.1 with sessions on "Creative Marketing for Entrepreneurial Authors & Publishers" and "Using a publicity firm or publicist," among others. The cost is $395. For information see www.bookpublishing.com or call 1-800-706-4636.

Oct 6 LSW is holding a special event: A Dance Interpretation, Publication Event and Reading at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Spirit of the North Theatre, Fitgers on the Lake. The event features writers from the LSW anthology Between Stone and Flesh including Lisa McKhann, Mary Kay Rummel and others.

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***LSW MEMBER KUDOS!

BRUCE HENRICKSEN's short story, "The Celebrated Stripper of Subfusc County," scheduled to appear in Borealis in Sept.. Also, a short piece of humor called "On the Distribution of Time" is due out in the Palo Alto Review in Nov.

SHEILA PACKA is a Fiscal Year 2002 recipient of a Fellowship grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature and The McKnight Foundation.

CHERYL REITAN has received a residency at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia for part of Oct. 2002. She is working on a novel.

MARYANN WEIDT, children's author, has published a new biography, "Matthew Henson." It is part of a series aimed at second graders called the History Makers Bios, published by Lerner Publications and is available at Barnes & Noble bookstores. Henson was the first African American to travel to the North Pole. He and Robert Peary had spent many years trying to get to the Pole and on April 6,1909, they finally made it. Henson received barely any recognition for his feat at the time. In fact, newspapers called him "Peary's colored servant." Finally, when Henson was 87 years old, President Eisenhower recognized his accomplishment and invited him to the White House.

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***LSW NEWS!

LSW ROOM OF OUR OWN --- On July 1, we moved into our new office space on Rice Lake Road, next to Marshall School. Thanks to our members for the generous donations of office paraphernalia. There are still a few things on our wish list: curtains/curtain rod, a floor or a table lamp, a coffee maker, mugs, a floor mat, small bookcase for display, gift books, a small end table, a colorful throw, colorful pillows, a radio, extension cords, plants, lucite stands for book display, computer discs, and book ends. We also need these books: a thesaurus, the MLA Manual, Windows 95 Manual and other similar books. If you can donate any of these items or if you have any questions or comments, call our new number, 722-3094. Thank you!

THE LSW ANTHOLOGY, Between Stone and Flesh, contains twenty LSW poetry and prose writers. To purchase this book, which is available to LSW members for $8, or to find out more about our contest, contact Jim at 724 1653.

TELL US ABOUT IT! 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. Send your news items in soon and you will make the Oct. e-calendar as well as the Sept. newsletter.

NEWSLETTER! Watch for the new LSW newsletter in Sept.! We will recap member news from the past six months, tell about the upcoming classes, readings and workshops and give you some of the results of our recent member survey.

NEW WEB PAGE: Check out the new web page at
http://www.lakesuperiorwriters.org
We also have new e-mail addresses: writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org, and a special e-mail for this calendar at calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org

Thanks to Alison Aune for the art work for the new web page. Also special thanks to Sheldon Aubut for his generous donation and hard work on the former LSW web page. You helped us get to where we are now Sheldon!

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***OPEN, GENRE-BASED, WRITING GROUPS

Several LSW writing groups are open to all members. Expect a different number of people at each session and lively contributions from a variety of viewpoints.

Sept 5, 12, 19 & 26 Open Genre. 7 p.m. Browser's N'etc. Cafe. Contact Bob or Rachel at 786-0102.

Sept 8 (Second Sunday of the Month) LSW Memoir Group. 3 p.m. Bixby's Bagels. Contact Mara at 728-1253.

Sept 16 (Third Monday of the Month) LSW 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.

Sept 17 Open Genre. 5:15, J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee. 394-2665.

Sept 18 A new Fiction and Poetry group is forming. 6- 8 p.m., Pepper McGregor's Coffeehouse & Cafe, 4721 E. Superior St. Contact Jill Hinners at 525-1463, Cheryl Reitan at 728-3154, or Mary Dragich at 728-5066

A new group is forming to share and advance writing from LGBT perspectives. Evenings, once a month. Place and other specifics to be determined. Contact Dianna Hunter at 723-1972, or dhunter@uwsuper.edu.

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***SMALL WRITING GROUPS

Writing is an extremely personal activity and often times a small group works best for giving support and critique. Several LSW groups meet regularly. When established groups have openings, we will list the contact people in this space. Call to arrange a meeting with the contact person to see if your work and style will be a good fit.

A Creative Nonfiction group will have an organizational meeting on Oct. 3. If anyone is interested, call Gail Trowbridge at 728-1354.

A Creative Prose group may have an opening. Contact Sheila Packa, 279-3549, spacka@juno.com

Fiction group may have an opening. Contact Kathy Leino, kayemhills@netscape.net, 724-4822

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***ABOUT FACILITATING A GROUP

If you wish to start your own group, contact Mara Hart at mhart2@d.umn.edu for guidelines and help.

Do you like to write non-fiction? Plays? Journals? Would you like to discuss your work with other others writing in the same genre? LSW is looking for one or two people to facilitate a non-fiction/essay/ or scriptwriting group. Interested? contact Mara Hart at mhart2@d.umn.edu.

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***CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

WEEKEND WITH CAROL BLY Mark your calendar for a Friday night reading and a Saturday writing workshop with Duluth native Carol Bly on Oct. 11 and 12. Registration materials will be mailed to all LSW members in Sept.. For more information, call the LSW office at 722-3094 or Suzanna at 727 1480.

POETRY CLASS Nancy Fitzgerald will offer a four-week LSW poetry class on Wednesday evenings, Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6 and 13. Registration materials will be mailed to LSW members in Sept. For more information, call the LSW office at 722-3094 or Suzanna at 727-1480.

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***RETREATS

NORCROFT, the women’s writing retreat at Lutsen, has a deadline of Oct. 1 for its 2003 retreats. See www.norcroft.org or call 1-800-770-0058.

THE ANDERSON CENTER Residency Program in Red Wing offers writing residencies. Call 651-388-2009, email acis@pressenter.com or visit www.andersoncenter.org.

THE NEW YORK MILLS Arts Retreat has a deadline of Oct. 1 for its artists’ retreats (they offer stipends of $750-$1,500). Call 1-218-385-3339 or send SASE to Box 246, New York Mills, MN 56567.

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***CONTESTS

2002 Stevens Poetry Manuscript Contest offers $1000 for the best collection of poetry. Fee $15/$20. For guidelines send SASE to Doris Stengel, 1510 S. 7Th St., Brainerd, MN 56401, visit www.nfsps.com or contact 218 829-9072 or e-mail dpoet@brainerd.net.

Realgoodwords, a Northern Minnesota literary ‘zine wants prose and poetry that explores the theme of “Play.” Up to 1,000 words. Deadline Sept 23. May be broadcast on KAXE. Send entries and bio to 5780 Birchdale Rd., Brainerd, MN 56401 or e-mail realgoodwords@yahoo.com.

Minnesota Literature Essay Contest, “What is the most dangerous idea you have ever encountered,” Cash prizes, $10 fee. Deadline Oct. 15. Call 651 698-3059, write Mnlit@aol.com, or Minnesota Literature, 1387 Berkeley Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105. Note: Minnesota Literature publishes literary activities and events, publication news and opportunities for writers. For subscriptions, send $10 to address above.

The Write Place Annual Fiction Contest sponsored by Ache and Borders Books. Submit up to 2,000 words, cash prizes. Deadline Oct. 30. For guidelines, visit www.saseonline.org, contact 612-822-2500 or sase@saseonline.org. Note: Ache is a new Minnesota publication for Ache members ($25/yr). Visit www.achemagazine.com.
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*** JOURNALS
The Loft has a new journal, Speakeasy ($24/yr). Visit www.loft.org or call 612-215-2575.
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***ABOUT THE LSW CALENDAR

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. All events are free unless otherwise noted and we reserve the right to edit all submissions.

NEW E-MAIL ADDRESSES!!! Calendar items should be submitted to calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org
by the third Friday of the month. Include date, time, location, brief description and contact person. Be sure to include "LSW Calendar" in your subject line.

LSW MISSION: to foster writing communities, to provide an audience for literature, and to further the artistic development of writers through workshops, readings, and publications.