E-Calendar

November 2003

Regional Literary Events
Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

Nov 3, 10, 17 & 24 (Mondays), 8 p.m.-?: Circular Muse presents open mic at Amazing Grace Bakery and Café. For info call 723-0075.

Nov 4, 7 p.m.: In-Store Book Club - "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, 722-5267.

Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 (Wednesdays), 7-10 p.m.: Circular Muse presents open mic at Beaner's Central. For info call 624-5957.

Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27 (Thursdays) Chequamegon Bay Word Affiliate. 8:05 p.m. Black Cat Coffeehouse; Ashland, WI. Bring your work to share.

Nov. 7, at 7 p.m.: Bestselling author and Zen priest Steve Hagen will read from and autograph his new book "Buddhism Is Not What You Think." Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 9, 10:30-12:30 p.m.: JAN BRETT is coming to Duluth! With over 25 million books in print, #1 New York Times bestselling children's book author Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author/illustrators of children's books. The author will be at the Depot Great Hall celebrating the release of "On Noah's Ark." Ticketed autographing; free tickets will be available at 10 a.m. at the Main Entrance to the Depot. Free admission to the Children's Museum during event. Come and meet Maxine, the hedgehog, and listen to stories by volunteers of the Children's Museum. Books available for sale. Presented by Northern Lights, call 722-5267.

Nov 9, tours of the site1 p.m., reading starts at 2:15, Lake Superior Writers host "WRITERS SPEAK OUT ON BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD," a fundraising event for the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial. The event will take place at the YFC (Old Shriners) Building, 201 East First Street, Duluth and part of the event will be held across the street at the Memorial site. The fundraisier is co-sponsored by NAACP, Witness for Peace--Upper Midwest, YWCA, St. Scholastica Monastery, New Moon Magazine, Arrowhead Interfaith Council, McCabe Center and Service Printers. There will be readings by Ellie Schoenfeld, Heidi Bakk-Hansen, Barton Sutter; dance by Project Lulu; music by Althea McBurrows; and remarks by representatives from area sponsoring organizations. An open reading follows the program. The cost is $10 per individual and $20 per family. Funds raised will support the memorial. Refreshments will be available.

Nov 10, 7 p.m.: Two Harbors author Hugh Bishop will visit to sign copies of his new book "Haunted Lake Superior." Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 13, 7-8:30 p.m.: Anthony Bukoski will read from his short story collection "Time Between Trains" at the Duluth Public Library on the evening of November 13. Co-sponsored by UW-Superior and Northern Lights Books & Gifts. Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior Street, Green Room. Info at 723-3841.

Nov 13, 9 p.m.: Circular Muse presents an evening flush with spoken word and music, beginning with a performance by poet Dessa Darling (as seen in the MN Women's Press), followed by Circular Muse's monthly Poetry Slam, and a performance by Medida, with members of Pleasure Pause, live hip-hop from Minneapolis. Pizza Luce, 2 E. Superior St. All ages, $2 info: circularmuse@yahoo.com, 727-7400.

Nov 15, 11 a.m.: Minnesota childrens author Mary Casanova will be on hand to read from and sign her new picture book "One Dog Canoe." Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 15, Noon: Lise Lunge-Larsen will sign her children's book "Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Gnomes, Selkies and other Hidden Folk." Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, 722-5267.

Nov 15, 1 p.m.: Booksignings at Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710. --Grand Rapids author TOM CHAPIN will sign copies of "Poachers Caught!" a collection of thrilling stories from his twenty-nine years as a Minnesota game warden. --Floodwood author and avid outdoorsman DAN PRUSI will sign copies of his newest book, "A Hunter's Year." --Hibbing author PAT MCGAULEY will sign copies of his latest historical novel set on the Mesabi Iron Range, "A Blessing or a Curse." Nov 15, 1 p.m.: The Beecroft Writer's Group of Superior, WI will hold an open house and public reading from the group's new book "Nothing to do with Camels", a collection of poetry and short stories. The event is hosted by J.W. Beecroft Bookstore. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., 394-2665.

Nov 15, 7:30 p.m.: Spirit Lake Poetry Series reading featuring poet, essayist, prose writer JIM HEYNEN. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has written, "Sometime, someone should give Jim Heynen a writing prize. A big writing prize. Like the Pulitzer or the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is a storyteller for the ages...Like Wendell Berry and Kent Haruf, who have staked rural America as their turf in long fiction, Heynen is the Pied Piper of farm life in short fiction." Somers Lounge, College of St. Scholastica, free admission. More info: 724-5599.

Nov. 16, 3 p.m.: Award-winning Minnesota photographer BRIAN PETERSON will sign copies of "Voices for the Land," a collection of essays and photographs from the award-winning series originally published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 20, 7 PM - Environmental Book Club - Nature Photography & photographer sampling & discussion. Share your favorites. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, 722-5267.

Nov 22, 10:30 a.m.: Thanksgiving Storytime. Children of all ages are invited
to listen as we share some of our favorite Thanksgiving tales. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., 394-2665.

Nov. 23, 3 p.m.: Duluth author JAMES FETZER signs copies of his new book "The Great Zapruder Film Hoax," a collection of essays exploring the validity of the Zapruder "home movie" documenting the assassination of President Kennedy. Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 23, 6 p.m.: Circular Muse presents: the official contest reading for the "Invocation of the Muses" Poetry Contest. Contest winners will be announced and participants will be honored with a reception and public reading. Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe, 394 S. Lake Ave. FREE. For info: circularmuse@yahoo.com, 723-0075.

Nov 29, 11 a.m.: Meet Minnesota children's author WILLIAM DURBIN as he signs copies of his new book for young readers. Blackwater Ben is the story of thirteen year-old Ben who has been hired as the cook's helper in a late 1800's logging camp where he finds rather rustic conditions and real-life Paul Bunyans. Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710.

Nov 29, 1 p.m. Booksignings at Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway. (218) 786-0710: --St. Louis County Prosecutor JOHN DeSANTO and former Duluth Detective GARY WALLER, contributing authors to the latest book on the murders at Glensheen mansion, will be on hand to sign copies of this intriguing true story. -- GERRY PAULSON and TONY DIERCKINS will sign copies of their vintage postcard books, Greetings from Duluth Vol. I and II. -- KERRY ELLIOT and TONY DIERCKINS will sign copies of the "must-have" stocking stuffer, True North, a guide to alternative and off-beat destinations in and around the Twin Ports.

Nov 29, 1 PM- BOOKSIGNING - William Durbin, "Blackwater Ben". A new book for the intermediate reader. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, 722-5267.

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***LSW MEMBER KUDOS!

"Uncommon Light", a new book of poetry published by Tamarack Press, is released this month. Look for copies at your local bookstore. The book presents northern Minnesota poets: JEANINE EMMONS, KATHLEEN MCQUILLAN, GLADYS KOSKI HOLMES, STEPHANIE STEVENS & SHEILA PACKA.

Stories from ANTHONY BUKOSKI'S collection "Time Between Trains" will be read on the Wisconsin Public Radio program "Chapter A Day" the week of December 15-19. In a recent review, The Dallas Morning News said of "Time Between Trains," "This collection stands as a lovely and bittersweet tribute to a small corner of America."

The new Water~Stone Literary Magazine is now available at Northern Lights Books and Gifts. Featured are many Minnesota writers, such as JOYCE SUTPHEN, ROBERT BLY, RAY GONZALEZ and the 2003 Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize-winner CONNIE WANEK.

BRUCE HENRICKSEN'S story "Leaving Jenny" will appear in the fall issue of Tulane Review. Part of the story is set in a rest area on I 35 near Duluth.

CLEO HUTTON's book "Striking Back At Stroke: A Doctor-Patient Journal," which she co-authored with Louis R. Caplan, M.D., was published by The Dana Press in May 2003 and has been receiving national attention. (Cleo Hutton is a pseudonym for an active LSW member in northeastern Minnesota.) The coauthors have been featured on over 40 radio shows and television appearances throughout the nation including CNN Health and About Health TV with Jeanne Blake AboutHealth.com. An article in the November issue of Prevention Magazine features an interview with Cleo Hutton. The spring 2003 edition of Cerebrum Journal (The Dana Forum on Brain Science featured a chapter excerpt from the book. The book is available at national bookstores or contact www.StrikingBackAtStroke.com.

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.

Nov 6, 13, 20 & 27, 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.

Nov 19, (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.

Nov 18, 5:15 p.m. (Third Tuesday) Beecroft Writers, Writers of short stories and poetry are invited to attend. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, Superior, 394-2665.

Nov 16, (Third Sunday), 3 pm, LSW Memoir Group. Back room of At Sara's Table, 1902 East 8th Street. All are welcome. Contact Mara at 728-1253.

Nov 19, 6:30 p.m. (Third Monday) 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.

Dec 1, 6:30 p.m. Creative Nonfiction Writers Group is reorganizing! New members welcome. Meeting will be At Sara's Table in Taran's Market, Conference Room. Please contact gailwill@chartermi.net if you are interested in attending. Lacey Louwagie has started 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 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 ___________________________

***NEWS/CONTESTS/SUBMISSIONS

2004 Brenda Ueland Poetry Prize --- Water~Stone Review will award two $500 prizes, Plus publication. All submissions should be original, unpublished work. Submissions accepted September 15 - December 15, 2003 only. Maximum length: 5,000 words. Entry fee $10. For info see http://www.hamline.edu/graduate/gls2/waterstone/contest.htm or contact Water~Stone Review, Graduate Liberal Studies Program, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104-1284

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, 26366 Red Wing Avenue, Shafer, MN 55074, 651-257-7106 (phone & fax; or mnlit@frontiernet.net. 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.

WRITING COACH 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, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 132, Duluth, Minnesota 55811, 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.

NEW RIVERS PRESS invites emerging writers of poetry, short fiction, novels, novellas, personal essays, memoirs, and other forms of creative prose to submit to the annual Minnesota Voices Project, MVP series, between October 1 and November 30 2003. The press will publish the winning manuscripts. This competition is open to all writers:one title will be selected from all submissions, while two titles will be selected from writers who reside in Minnesota or New York City. Prose submissions should be between 100 and 250 pages. Poetry submissions should be between 50 and 70 pages. New Rivers Press at MSUM, 1104 7th Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56563, 218.299.5870, nrp@mnstate.edu, www.newriverspress.com.

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

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.

THE 2004 Raymond Carver Short Story Award at Carve Magazine. First: $2,000. Second: $1,000. Third: $300. Seven finalists: $100. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: February 1, 2004. Entry: $15/one, $25/two, $30/three. Contest Judge: Mary Hood. Electronic submissions preferred. Limit: 8,000 words. Guidelines at www.carvezine.com.

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***GRANTS

ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS FOR SCREENWRITERS 2004 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Screenwriters. IFP MSP and the McKnight Foundation will award two $25,000 fellowships to two Minnesota screenwriters in 2004. Jeanne O'Brien, IFP MSP's Funding Programs Director and Administrator of the fellowship program will conduct 3 workshops in Minnesota to explain the guidelines and application process. In Duluth, Tuesday November 18, 7:00 p.m. Screenwriting Fellowship; 8:00 p.m. Filmmaking Fellowship at Duluth Art Institute, 506 W. Michigan Street. To RSVP for either session, or questions, call 612-338-0871 or email jobrien@ifpmsp.org.

ARTIST INITIATIVE GRANTS
Minnesota State Arts Board has a new, pilot program to support and assist artists at various stages in their careers. It encourages artistic development, nurtures artistic creativity, and recognizes the contributions individual artists make to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota. Grants will be awarded for career building and for the creative development of artists. Some artists may choose to request funds to create new work, but that isn’t a requirement of the program. Grant range: $2,000 - $6,000 Application deadline: materials received by Friday, November 21, 2003. Contact: Minnesota State Arts Board, Park Square Court, Suite 200, 400 Sibley Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101-1928, (651) 215-1600, Toll-free (800) 8MN-ARTS, (800-866-2787), TTY (651)215-6235, FAX (651) 215-1602, E-mail: msab@arts.state.mn.us, http://www.arts.state.mn.us/grants/artist_initiative.htm

***LSW NEWS!

CALLING ALL LITERARY "FOODIES": Are you creative in the kitchen as well? LSW Hospitality Committee is seeking recruits to assist with decor and refreshments for our monthly events! If menu and site enhancement planning including musical accompaniment, food prep, procurement of supplies, delivery and set up - piques your appetite, please respond to: msclaudia2you@yahoo.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

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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.