July 2003 E-Calendar

Regional Literary Event

***EVENTS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

July 1, 7 pm - Booksigning: Norwegian chef, Andreas Vistad will be giving a cooking demonstration and signing his book, Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian Cooking. Event will be held at First Lutheran Church, 1100 E. Superior St. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (Wednesdays) 7-9 pm, Open Mic at Beaner's Central. Info: 624-5957.

July 6, 13, 20 & 27 (Mondays) 8 pm-? pm, Open Mic at Amazing Grace Bakery and Café. For info: 723-0075.

July 8, 6:30-8 p.m. Tell Me About You is an inter generational writing workshop for kids and a special adult in their life (parent, aunt/uncle, neighbor, grandparent). It's led by Linda Glaser and it's for kids--3rd grade and up who like to write. Duluth Public Library. Free. Thursday, July 10, 8p.m. Circular Muse presents, the release of poet John Holden's newest book of wonderful and sometimes disturbing, true stories, "Detrimental Information", at the Norshor Theater in downtown Duluth. Open mic, 8p.m., poetry SLAM at 9, with a reading by the poet to follow. FREE. Info: duluthpoetry@yahoo.com

Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12, 7 p.m. Spend a summer evening enjoying live music and dance at the Rose Garden, featuring choreography by dancer/poet Lisa McKhann. Her new piece, "The Shell Game," brings raucous drumming, high-energy dance and spoken-word (performed by Althea McBurrows) to the annual Dances on the Lakewalk.Lisa McKhann choreographed the piece and will provide spoken-word during the show, which also features special guests, Duluth's Hillside Flyers. FREE

July 12, 1-2 pm - Booksigning: KJ Erickson will be available to sign her new mystery - "Last Witness". She has also written "Third Person Singular" and "Dead Survivors". Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

July 12, 2-3 pm Booksigning: "Wildflowers of the BWCA and the North Shore" author Sparky Stensaas and illustrator Rick Kollath will be available to sign this new plant guide. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

July 18, 3-4 pm Booksigning: David Distel, author of "Sweater Letter". True crime set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

July 19, 5-6 pm Booksigning: Erin Hart, author of "Haunted Ground". Debut novel filled with mystery and romance in the Irish countryside. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

Saturday, July 26, 8 p.m. Circular Muse presents, A Midsummer Poetry Extravaganza, a showcase of some of Duluth's finest poets. Bring a friend, something to sit on, and enjoy an afternoon of poetry and music in the seagull and international tourist Mecca of lovely Canal Park. In front of the Dewitt-Seitz building. Free. Info: duluthpoetry@yahoo.com

August 4 (Saturday), 8 a.m. to Noon, NUTS and‚ BOLTS WORKSHOP, An Introduction to Children's Publishing, offered by Minnesota Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. Bennett's Restaurant (Harbor View room) Fee: $35. Speakers include local award winning author Linda Glaser, author of 16 children's books published including "OUR BIG HOME, An Earth Poem,"and artist Amy Rusch, children's book illustrator. Workshop includes information about children's publishing for beginning or experienced (but unpublished) writers, and an introduction to the hows and whys of critique groups, with an opportunity for hands-on experience in learning how to give and take manuscript critiques. Bring a short piece (no longer than 5 minutes) to read aloud with a critique group, or attend a step-by-step introduction to children's publishing offered concurrently. Registration required. Call Carol George Turner at 218-724-9397 or email at cgeot@earthlink.net for registration form, directions and information about overnight accommodations.

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***LSW MEMBER KUDOS!

Duluth poet Connie Wanek has received wide recognition this past spring in several anthology publications, a prestigious award, and a praiseworthy book review in Poetry Magazine. In April, Wanek's poem "After Us" was included in the Random House anthology POETRY 180: A Turning Back to Poetry, edited by United States poet laureate Billy Collins. Also, in April, Nation Books selected Wanek's poem "You Say" for the anti-war poetry anthology POETS AGAINST THE WAR, edited by Sam Hamill. Wanek's poem was one of 11,000 anti-war poems posted on www.poetsagainstthe war.com website. This past spring, Wanek's long poem "A Random Gust of Wind" was awarded the 2003 Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize from Hamline University's literary journal WATER-STONE. The annual award includes a $500 prize and publication in WATER-STONE. The June, 2003 issue of Poetry Magazine, one of the nation's most established monthly poetry publications, published a praiseworthy review of Wanek's second poetry book, HARTLEY FIELD. The review describes Wanek's best work as "short, plain, funny, and frequently dark" in a collection containing "very good poems..." that reveal "deft, thoughtful writing." HARTLEY FIELD, Connie Wanek's second collection of poetry, is available from Duluth's Holy Cow! Press.

"STRIKING BACK AT STROKE: A Doctor-Patient Journal," by regional writer Cleo Hutton (a pseudonym) and Louis R. Caplan, M.D., was recently published by The Dana Press and distributed by The University of Chicago Press. The book combines journal entries by Hutton, who experienced a stroke, with clinical commentary by Dr. Caplan. Hutton and Dr. Caplan are currently providing national radio interviews and presentations around the country. Cleo Hutton is grateful for the assistance she received from Mara Hart and Joseph Maiolo in the writing of this book.

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LSW WRITING GROUPS
***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.

Tuesday, July 1st 5:15 p.m. and Tuesday, July 15th 5:15 p.m. BEECROFT WRITERS Writers of short stories and poetry are invited to attend. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 394-2665.

July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, Chequamegon Bay Word Affiliate. Every Thursday at 8 p.m. Black Cat Coffeehouse; Ashland, WI. Bring your work to share.

July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, 7 - 9 p.m, Thursdays at Browsers N'etc, the Circular Muse Collective. All genres. Bring something to share. Contact Bob or Rachel at 391 4869.

July 16, (mid-month Wednesday) Open Fiction and Poetry group. 6 - 8 pm, Pepper McGregor's Coffeehouse & Cafe, 4721 E. Superior St. Contact Jill Hinners at 525-1463. Note: on July 16 we will use a writing prompt from 5:30 pm - 6 pm before the meeting. Come to write!

July 20, (Third Sunday of the Month), 3 pm, LSW Memoir Group. Back room of At Sara's Table, 1902 East 8th Street. All are welcome. Contact Mara at 728-1253.

Monday, July 21st 6:30 p.m. CHILDREN'S WRITERS GROUP Published and unpublished writers of children's fiction and non-fiction are invited to attend. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 394-2665.

July 21, (Third Monday of the Month), 6:30 pm, LSW Children's Writers. Designed for both published and unpublished writers of fiction or nonfiction children's materials. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 394-2665.

Lacey Louwagie would like to start a group for people interested in science fiction and fantasy writing. Contact the_real_sedeara@yahoo.com

***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 Prose group may have an opening. Contact Sheila Packa, 279-3549, spacka@juno.com. A Fiction group may have an opening. Contact Kathy Leino, kayemhills@netscape.net, 724-4822

***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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RETREATS

JENTEL ARTIST Residency Program, Banner, WY. One month residency in rural ranch setting for artists and writers. Includes private room, studio, and $400 stipend. September 15, 2003 deadline for January 15-May 13, 2004. Check www.jentelarts.org or contact jentel@jentelarts.org to request information and application.

Norcroft-A writing retreat for women in Lutsen, Minnesota is at: http://www.norcroft.org/ . Applications for residency for the 2004 season must be postmarked by October 1, 2003.

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***NEWS/CONTESTS/SUBMISSIONS

SEVEN DEADLY SINS - Lake Superior Writers is collaborating with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra in a unique competition that seeks prose works and poetry to explore the intersection of "music and morality" in a series of DSSO concerts based on the Seven Deadly Sins and their more positive counterparts. In seven performances, beginning in September, each concert will feature orchestra performances based on a specific sin and virtue. Selected writers will receive a $300 honorarium and publication in the DSSO program. Deadline: postmark July 1, 2003. For more information and an entry form write LSW Contest, PO BOX 3025, Duluth, MN 55803, call 218-722-3094 or see http://www.lakesuperiorwriters.org

Experienced Writers: Would you like to earn $25/an hour, and at the same time encourage a fellow writer? Lake Superior Writers will act as a clearing house for those who feel qualified to be a writing coach, and those who wish help. If you wish to participate, please send a letter of intent stating your area(s) of expertise, a brief resume, and $10 for Website maintenance. Your name and a brief resume will be posted on the LSW Website. Send information to LSW, Box 3025, Duluth, MN 55803, Att'n. Mara.

duluthpoetry duluthpoetry duluthpoetry A reasonably reliable source for under and above ground twin ports poetry events and information. When it comes to poetry, they've got their hands on the pulse. To subscribe: e-mail duluthpoetry@hotmail.com.

INVOCATION OF THE MUSES - Circular Muse, in collaboration with Poetry Harbor, is interested in your personal muses — the writers and artists who inspire you. We are seeking previously unpublished poems about specific writers and artists who you admire. One poem per contestant is free, up to two pages. $3 per additional poem. No name on manuscript. Specify writer or artist your writing explores. Send to Circular Muse Contest 315 N Lake Ave. #226, Duluth, MN 55802. Postmark deadline September 1, 2003. Winners will be published in the weekly newspaper, The Ripsaw News. The three poets whose work is selected will share a one-hour, live, Public Access Television show. The three poets will also be the featured readers at an event at the Norshor Theatre in Duluth in October, 2003. All poets who submitted work to the contest will be invited to read following the featured readers at an event at the Norshor Theatre in Duluth in October, 2003. For more information and an entry form For information contact 218-391-4869, duluthpoetry@yahoo.com or see http://www.lakesuperiorwriters.org/musecontest.html

FLUXUS: The Tweed Museum of Art is sponsoring a retrospective of the works in many media of the Fluxus publisher and artist and impresario Dick Higgins, in September and October, 2003. His Something Else Press made the publication of many adventurous text and image works possible, and his own output, for which he coined the term "intermedia" was various, prodigious, and interesting. A panel discussion and a week of performances will center around the idea of the score. Fluxus scores are instructions for producing an artwork. The score is not the work of art, but using it one produces or performs the work of art. See: http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9359.html http://www.nutscape.com/fluxus/homepage/ http://www.bookandpaper.org/exhibitions2000/dickhiggins.html Your score can be anything from a typescript to a jotting on a napkin to a print or painting or drawing or sculpture--as long as it exists primarily to create a behavior or instant or act or thought on the part of its "reader" that is the work of art. Contact Ann Klefstad, 393-9149, klefkal@cpinternet.com or aklefsta@d.umn.edu Send scores, an SASE to: Ann Klefstad, 5913 London Road, Duluth MN 55804. Deadline is August 1.

NORTH COAST: Submit poetry to the North Coast Review. Poets residing in MN, WI, NP and the UP, send 3 - 6 pages with SASE and brief bio to Poetry Harbor, P.O. Box 103, Duluth, MN 55801. (Name and address on all pages) Always reading, 218-525-1854.

MN LIT: Minnesota Literature wants essays, up to 900 words, that express opinions on literary issues and questions, or profile interesting events or personalities. Payment $50. Minnesota Literature, 1387 Berkeley Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, 651-698-3059; or mnlit@aol.com. Minnesota Literature is a statewide, monthly newsletter ($10/10 issues) that provides the literary community with information about workshops, residencies, new publications, grants, awards, contests, and a monthly calendar of readings.

POETRY MOTEL is seeking poetry submissions for its magazine and Wallpaper, a broadside series. Send 3-6 pages, sase, brief bio. No deadline. Prefer work under one page. For a copy of the latest Poetry Motel include $7.95. Submit to Poetry Motel, P.O. Box 103, Duluth, MN 55801.

KUMQUAT Meringue is a strange acorn of poetry dedicated to the memory of Richard Brautigan. Send your quirky minutiae of love, sex, syrup, life, and death. If there's a connection to Richard Brautigan, so much the better. Sample: $6. Three issue subscription: $12. P.O. Box 736, Pine Island, MN 55963

MN POETS: League of Minnesota Poets: 19th Annual Contest. Deadline: postmark July 31. Work will be judged by a nationally known judge. 18 categories. brochure: Mary Larkin, LOMP Contest Chair, P.O. Box 1173, Brainerd, MN 56401.

POETIC MAYHEM: Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine's Poetry Contest judged by RC Hildebrandt, the award-winning, internationally published poet. Deadline: September 30, 2003. Previously published poems and simultaneously submitted poems are accepted. All lengths, all styles. Prizes: $100, $20, $10. First poem submitted is free; $1 for each additional poem. Make checks payable to Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine, 3039 38th Ave. S. Mpls. MN 55406. Website: http://www.futuresforstorylovers.com, E-mail: babs@fmam.biz

MOTHERS-IN-LAW & Daughters-in-law. Do you have a funny, inspiring, problem solved or loving story to tell? Send SASE for guidelines: Donna Bond, 265 Lake Valley Rd., Hendersonville, TN 37075.

SEEKING submissions (any genre, 5,000 words or less) dealing with the loss of a child. All entries considered. Proceeds to benefit organization of families of lost children. Send to Anthology, 1771 N. Bluff Rd., Coupeville, WA 98239.

SMILE STORIES for anthology: Nationally acclaimed editor seeks personal stories, reminiscences, and short essays on the experience and impact of smiling. All ages and perspectives welcome. Length: Approximately 2,000 words or less. Guidelines available. SASE required for response. Contact: Wendy Maltz/Smiling, 1849 Willamette St. #28, Eugene, OR 97401 or smilestories@continet.com

LUDLOW PRESS, a New York based independent, non-corporate publisher is actively seeking novel submissions! We are primarily interested in lively, smart, relatively compact novels, under 40,000 words; books with an 'edge.' For full guidelines log on: www.ludlowpress.com, click on 'submit.' Or E-mail: editor@ludlowpress.com

PUDDING HOUSE wants mystical, wild, and wonderful chapbook manuscripts: poems, flash fiction, short shorts, entertaining, educational, strangely, otherly, painterly, weird, but with magic doors to meaning or being in the work. Make us want you. No E-mail submissions. Guidelines at www.puddinghouse.com Jennifer Bosveld, Pudding House Publications, 60 N. Main St., Johnstown, Ohio 43031.

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***LSW NEWS!

WRITE IN THE LSW OFFICE ---The board of Lake Superior Writers is seeking applications by members who need a room of their own in which to write. For a nominal fee, you would be able to use our quiet, well-furnished office space. Please call 722-3094.

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.

We have two e-mail addresses: writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org
and a special e-mail for this calendar at calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org

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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.We reserve the right to edit all submissions.

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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.