May 2003 E-Calendar

Regional Literary Events

***EVENTS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

May 1 through May 8, take a chance on winning a Mother's Day gift basket, assembled by Barnes & Noble staff. Drawing will take place Thursday, May 8, at 8 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 786-0710.

May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Chequamegon Bay Word Affiliate Meeting. Every Thursday at 7:10 p.m. Black Cat Coffeehouse; Ashland, WI. Bring your work to share.

May 3, 12-1 p.m. Booksigning with Bernadette Savage and her first chapbook "Sometimes I Call Old Lovers"; and Deb Cooper, "The Gods of Wild Things." Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 722-5267.

May 3, 7:30 pm - Spirit Lake Poetry Series, reading by Stephen Dunn. Stephen Dunn's books of poetry include "Local Visitations" (2003); "Different Hours" (2000), winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry, "Riffs & Reciprocities: Prose Pairs" (1998), "Loosestrife" (1996), "New and Selected Poems: 1974-1994 (1994), "Landscape at the End of the Century" (1991), and "Between Angels" (1989). Free. Somers Hall, College of St. Scholastica.

May 5, 12, 19 and 26, 8 p.m. Open mic Mondays at Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe, (basement of Dewitt-Seitz bldg. in canal park) Info: 723-0075.

May 6 and 20. 7 - 9 pm Open Mic Night at the Black Cat Coffeehouse, Ashland, WI. Share poems, words, and music. Hosted by Greg Weiss.

May 6, 6 - 8 pm, writing retreats, a discussion with Cheryl Reitan. Lake Superior Writers Meeting Room, 1323 Rice Lake Road, Duluth. Register by calling 722 3094 before May 2. Questions? Call 218-722-3094 and leave a message.

May 7, 14, 21 and 28, 7-10 p.m. Open mic Wednesdays at Beaner's Central. Info: 624-5957.

May 8 at 6:30 p.m. Poetry Reading & Booksigning with Deborah Gordon Cooper, author of “gods of wild things,” and Bernedette Savage, author of “Sometimes I Call Old Lovers.” J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 394-2665.

May 8, 7 p.m. Margi Preus and Ann Treacy will sign "A Book of Grace, Words to Bring You Peace." A Book of Grace was recently named a finalist for the 2003 MN Book Award. Barnes & Noble, 786-0710.

May 15 at 6:30 p.m. Booksigning with area author Sarah Galchus. She will sign her debut mystery “Charleston Red.” J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 394-2665.

May 15, 7 p.m., Lake Superior Sounder writing contest: The First Annual Sound Off award ceremony and open mic, at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland, U.S. Hwy. 2 and County "G" Free and open to the public. For more information, phone Eric at 715-685-0772

May 19, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Lake Superior Writers Annual Meeting, Open Member Reading, Open house, and Ice Cream Social! Bring a poem or a short passage to read that celebrates life, spring, summer or anything else you'd like to share. Door prizes will be given away, including books, gift certificates, one free LSW membership, and more! Free. Thank you members for helping us grow. Lake Superior Writers Meeting Room, 1323 Rice Lake Road, Duluth.

May 21, 6:30 - 9 p.m. The Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Celebration will be hosted at the UMD Library beginning with a book fair and including awards presentations in two categories. The featured speaker will be best-selling author Lorna Landvik, and refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 726-7889.

May 29, 7 p.m., The Running Water Poetry Slam @ The Acoustic Cafe, 505 S. Barstow St., Eau Claire, WI 54703. Contact Mike Paulus at eauclaireslam@hotmail.com (The Acoustic Cafe holds a slam on the last Thursday of every month.)

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***LSW MEMBER KUDOS!

BRUCE HENRICKSON's story "A Tale of Autumn and Spring" will appear in the spring issue of Arts & Letters. His short story "Rest Stop" appears online at Full Circle Journal and in the "best of" print edition. The story is set near Duluth.

CLEO HUTTON has published "Striking Back at Stroke: A Doctor-Patient Journal" by Cleo Hutton and Louis R. Caplan, M.D. published by The Dana Press and distributed worldwide by The University of Chicago Press. The book is scheduled for release in May. Because of the nature of this nonfiction journal Cleo has chosen to publish under the pseudonym Cleo Hutton. Cleo is a member of Lake Superior Writers.

MARGIE PREUS and ANN TREACY's book, "A Book of Grace" was named a finalist for the 2003 Minnesota Book Award.

DIANA RANDOLPH had an essay titled, "Can We Put a Price Tag on Washburn Walking Trail?" published in the April issue of The Lake Superior Sounder. One of her poems is published on the web site: www.peacenorth.org

CHERYL REITAN'S essay "Regret," will be published in the Spring 2003 University of Minnesota Duluth's literary magazine, "The Roaring Muse."

JEAN SRAMEK has an essay included in "Voices for the Land," a book by Brian Peterson, photographer, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. "Voices for the Land" was named a finalist for the 2003 Minnesota Book Award.

JIM PERLMAN, publisher, Holy Cow! Press, has a book, "Chasing Fire: Danger in Canoe Country" by author Earl Fleck (Shakopee), named as a finalist for the 2003 Minnesota Book Award.

FRANCINE STERLE reads with Ron Ellis, Avol's Bookstore, Madison, WI, on May 16, 7 p.m.  Call  608-255-4730 for more info.

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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.

May 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 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.

May 6, (First Tuesday) 5:15 pm, Beecroft Writer's, Poetry and Short Stories. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee. 394-2665.

May 13, 6:30 - 8 pm, Creative nonfiction group, Topic: Writing Retreats. At Sara's Table, 1902 East 8th Street Duluth. Contact Gail Trowbridge at 218-728-1354.

May 18 (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.

May 20, (Third Tuesday) 5:15 pm, Beecroft Writer's, Poetry and Short Stories. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee. 394-2665.

May 19, (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.

May 21, (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 or Cheryl Reitan at 728-3154.

***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

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

MINNESOTA MONTHLY 2003 TAMARACK AWARD
The Minnesota Monthly Tamarack Award is an annual prize for excellence in short fiction. Short fiction (between 1000 and 3000 words) is accepted for consideration. The competition is open to residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan Submit one original, unpublished work of fiction between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Deadline: postmarked May 26. The winner of the 2003 Tamarack Award will be announced and published in the November 2003 issue of Minnesota Monthly. PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS: 730 Second Ave. S., Ste.600 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Phone 612-371-5842 Fax 612-371-5801, stieck@minnesotamonthly.com, www.minnesotamonthly.com

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.

SEVEN DEADLY SINS - Lake Superior Writers is collaborating with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra in our fourth writers' contest. This unique competition will seek prose works and poetry that 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

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 3à6 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.

FIRST SERIES AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION -- Each First Series Award includes publication and an advance against royalties. ($1,000 for the novel, short fiction, and creative nonfiction; $500 for poetry). Manuscripts may be submitted for the First Series Award for Creative Nonfiction. Postmarked by July 1. Mid-List Press, First Series Awards, 4324-12th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407-3218 Details: http://www.midlist.org/firstseriesguidelines.cfm

THE TALKING STICK is a literary journal offering artwork, poetry, essays and short stories by northern Minnesota writers. The Talking Stick is published by the writers group. Jackpine Writers' Bloc. The deadline for submission for TS Issue 12 is June 15. Submit up to four poems and prose of up to 1000 words. See http://www.geocities.com/jpinewb//Sub.html for more info. Sharon Harris, TS SUBMISSIONS, 13320 149th Ave, Menahga MN 56464

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.

2003 WAR Poetry Contest. Second annual contest on the theme of war sponsored by Winning Writers. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250. Five honorable mentions win $50 each. Winners published online. Fee: $10 total for 1-3 original, unpublished poems, 500-line total limit. Submission accepted until May 31. Guidelines: www.winningwriters.com or SASE to Winning Writers, 39 Avenue A, Dept. 111, New York, NY 10009.

$3,000 PLUS publication in New Millennium Writings and at www.WritingAwards.com in our 16th consecutive New Millennium Writing Awards contest. Best poem: $1,000. Fiction: $1,000. Nonfiction: $1,000. You receive the next issue, featuring winners and selected runners-up. Guidelines: No restrictions on content or style. Send before Tuesday, June 17 with a $17 check payable to NMW for each story or nonfiction (6,000 words maximum) or set of three poems (five pages maximum). Multiple & simultaneous submissions welcome. Include name, phone, address, E-mail and category entered on page one. SASE for results. To: NMW, Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37901. Web site: www.mach2.com

BACKWATERS PRESS Fifth Annual Backwaters Prize poetry manuscript competition. Postmark Deadline: June 4. Judge for 2003: Hayden Carruth. Guidelines: SASE to The Backwaters Prize, 3502 N. 52 St., Omaha, NE 68104 3506, or E-mail gkosm62735@aol.com with subject 'Backwaters Prize Guidelines' or visit www.thebackwaterspress.homestead.com

BARROW STREET Press Book Contest for the best manuscript of poetry in English. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Judge: to be announced. Deadline: July 1. Fee: $25. For guidelines, send SASE to Barrow Street, P.O. Box 2017, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113-2017, or visit www.barrowstreet.org

CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women's second annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. Publication plus $250 award. Postmark before May 31. Fee: $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 manuscript pages). Calyx, Lois Cranston Poetry Prize, P.O. Box B, Corvallis, OR 97339. Guidelines: www.proaxis.com/~calyx

CHERRY GROVE Poetry Prize: $1,000 and publication. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: June 15. Submit minimum 48-page manuscript and SASE to Cherry Grove Collections, P.O. Box 541106, Cincinnati, OH 45254-1106. Guidelines: www.cherry-grove.com

CUSTOMWORDS Poetry Prize: $1,000 and publication. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: May 15. Submit minimum 48-page manuscript and SASE to CustomWords, P.O. Box 541106, Cincinnati, OH 45254-1106. Guidelines: www.custom-words.com

ICARUS International announces award of $1,000 to the winning entry in its tenth annual poetry competition on the beauties and mysteries of flight. 2003 theme for the centennial of flight is 'The view from 100." Judge will select the winning entry and finalists for inclusion in the 2003 Icarus literary journal. Entry fee: $10 total for one to three unpublished poems or prose poems. Limit 100 lines total. Entrants receive copy of journal. Deadline: July 2 postmark. Submit 2 copies of entries (one with/one without name and address), bio, and SASE to Icarus, P.O. Box 1232, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948. Phone: (252) 441-6584. Web site: www.icarusinternational.com

NIGHT TRAIN'S Fifty-Fifty Fiction Award Competition! We guarantee that half the reading fees ($5 per story) collected will go back to the Top 5 winners, who receive cash awards and publication in Night Train. First prize: $150. Deadline June 30. Visit www.nighttrainmagazine.com/50.html for guidelines and further details.

A PEACE of Mind, Chapbook Expedition. First place: $125 and 25 books. Second and third: $25 and 15 books. Send 20-25 pages of your poetry. Include name, address, telephone number, and brief bio by July 1. Reading fee: $12 (payable to A.K. Flanagan). Partial proceeds benefit peace charities. Winners announced in October. Manuscripts not returned. For further info send SASE. P.O. Box 1379, Southampton, PA 18966. E-mail: AKFlanagan@aol.com

RIVER STYX International Poetry Contest offers $1,000 First Prize. 2003 Judge: Miller Williams. Send up to three poems, not more than 14 pages. All entrants will be notified by SASE. Reading fee: $20, includes a one-year subscription (3 issues). Include name and address on cover letter only. Winning entry published in summer issue. All entries considered for publication. Send poems by May 31 to River Styx Poetry Contest, 634 N. Grand Blvd., Twelfth Floor, St. Louis, MO 63103.

WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY, Flash Fiction Contest, Deadline: June 2. 50 writers will be published and receive one copy of the book. Writers may purchase additional books at a discounted price. Rights to stories will revert back to authors on publication. $10 for one entry $30 for unlimited entries. Original, previously unpublished fiction must be fewer than 1,000 words, follow the theme of "Women Behaving Badly". The Paper Journey Press, WBB Submission, P.O. Box 1575,  Wake Forest, NC 27588. 919-570-0728, email Wanda G. Wade at Wanda@thepaperjourney.com

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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.

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. E-mail your news items to calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

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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.