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Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

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.

LSW ACTIVITIES

Oct 14, Thurs, 5-8 pm
SHARED VISIONS GALLERY OPENING AND RECEPTION at Northern Prints Gallery, 318 N. 14th Ave. E., Duluth. LSW Poets and the Northern Printmakers Alliance have participated in a collaborative project. Area printmakers have selected poems and poets and together they have created collaborative images. The showing will continue throughout October.

Artist/Poet collaborators:
Sarah Angst/Katharine Johnson
Earl Austin/Mara Hart
Larry Basky/Donald Dass and Jane Whitledge
Diane Chaney/Peter Leschak and Ann Treacy
Joel Cooper/Deborah Cooper
Christine Herman/Jeanne Evans
Jon Hinkel/Lynn Veach Sadler
Clyde Holmes/Jeff Lewis
Delia Jurek/Jim Phillips
Jeffrey Kalstrom/Ann Niedringhaus
Cecilia Lieder/Kim Sisto Robinson and Kate Basham
Gordon Manary/Mary Sander Smith
Joel Moline/Connie Waneck
Glenna Olson/Sheila Packa
Anna Marie Pavlik/Francine Sterle
Becky Prange/Mark Maire and Ellie Schoenfeld
Robb Quisling/Briget Reistad
Tom Rauschenfels/Anne Simpson and Sharon Mollerus
Robert Repinski/Marie Zhuikov

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Oct 19, Tue, 6:30 pm
FACILITATING A WRITING GROUP: A GATHERING FOR NEW AND EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS at the Lake Superior Writers meeting room Marshall School Annex, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Duluth. Lake Superior Writers wants to support our genre-based writing groups and we are open to starting new ones so we are inviting you to a meeting of new and seasoned facilitators. LSW can suggest guidelines to aid you in structuring meetings and current facilitators will share their experiences. Experience in facilitating isn't necessary, just come with a willingness to learn. Some genre group possibilities are Poetry, Writing for Children, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, Script Writing or Essay. Writing groups offer a time to share work with others, offer supportive feedback, and learn more about the writing process. Cheryl Reitan and others from the LSW Board will host the meeting. Refreshments will be served. Please call Cheryl at 218-728-3154 (eve) or 218-726-8996 (day) to RSVP Feel free to call her if you have questions or want further directions.

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October 21, Thursday, 11:30 am, Chester Creek Cafe downstairs.
Do you remember hearing about the Algonquin Round Table, where friends met regularly to discuss literature and the literary scene? Well, LSW is establishing a Writers' Square Table. We'll meet the third Thursday of each month to discuss books, writing, and literary matters. We will not critique individual manuscripts.
Please place your order as you enter, and pick up water, silverware and a napkin. Your lunch order will be brought downstairs to you.
This is an open group open to all LSW members, friends, and the Duluth literary community. Pass the word. Please call Mara (728-1253) if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you on the 21st.

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November 19, Friday at 7:30 pm in the Marshall School Chapel
SARAH STONICH will read selections from her novels. A question and answer session and book signing will follow. For more information see Events.

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November 20, Saturday, 10 am - 2:30 pm in the Lake Superior Writers Meeting Room next to the Sylvan Learning Center.
SARAH STONICH will lead a writers’ workshop called “Give My Monster Life! Developing Character and Place Through the Senses” for all writers at all levels.
Participants will focus on the art of creating fully realized characters by exploring their environments and characters’ reaction to their surroundings via their senses. Plan to attend the workshop with a character or characters in mind or bring a manuscript, either in progress or finished (essay, short story, or novel excerpt) of no more than 30 pages, on which to practice adding substance and texture to the prose by using techniques learned in this class.
Handouts and texts will include excerpts from “A Natural History of the Senses” by Diane Ackerman, “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger, and “Island of the Colour Blind” by Oliver Sachs. This event is sponsored by Lake Superior Writers, with the generous support of Falsani, Balmer, Peterson and Quinn, Attorneys at Law and Marshall School.

For more information see Events.

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CORRECTION: In the Fall LSW Newsletter, The Notebook, we mistakenly stated that Northern Lights Bookstore offers special discounts to LSW members. Northern Lights, a local independent bookstore, offers frequent buyer discounts in the store and has provided LSW with generous gifts in support of local writers, for which we are most grateful. We regret any confusion caused by our error.

LSW KUDOS

MARIE ZHUIKOV (pronounced zwee-cough) published and edited "Superior Science, Stories of Lake Superior Research" through UMD's Sea Grant Program. The softcover book, authored by Sharon Moen, contains stories based on local talks given by Lake Superior researchers through the Superior Science for You! speaker series last year.

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Two poems by LSW member MARK MAIRE of Duluth appear in the current issue of “Phantasmagoria.” “Phantasmagoria,” a publication of the English Department at Century College in White Bear Lake, is in its fourth year of existence, and is indexed in the American Humanities Index.

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KATHARINE JOHNSON is celebrating the publication of her children's story "Company's Here" in the July issue of “Ladybug Magazine.”

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LISE LUNGE-LARSEN’s new book “The Hidden Folk” was chosen by USA Today as one of this fall's top six picture books. She was interviewed on MPR about the book.
October 19th, Ms. Lunge-Larsen will be the Keynote speaker at the University of Minnesota's Book Week in the Twin Cities.
Lise Lunge-Larsen has another children's picture book forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin in 2005. It's called “Noah’s Mittens” and the illustrator is Matthew Trueman.

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MARY SANDERS SMITH will read her postmodern poem, "Tomb of Los Alamos: Homage to Hart Crane" in the collaborative poet/print project sponsored by Northern Alliance Printmakers. Gordon Manary is the printmaker. She will be reading between 5:15 and 6:15 pm at the opening reception on October 14. See LSW Events at the top of this newsletter for more information about the event.

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DIANA RANDOLPH of the Once in a Blue Moon Studio published her first official newsletter, published "once in a blue moon" in September. In her newsletter, she includes information about upcoming classes and workshops, a poetry reading, a poetry conference and a website where there are some art-related articles along with other news. For more information or to subscribe to the newsletter, contact Diana at <oiabms@cheqnet.net> Once in a Blue Moon Studio, 47790 Blue Moon Road, Drummond, WI 54832 (715) 798-3600.

AREA LITERARY EVENTS

Oct, 2, Saturday, 2:00 pm
MARVIN LAMPPA will discuss and sign "Minnesota’s Iron Country."
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 2, 12 noon
Dahti Blanchard signs "Dream of the Circle of Women".
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
Phone: 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 5, 7 pm
IN-STORE BOOK CLUB - "Elegant Gathering of White Snows" by Kris Radish.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 7, Thursday, 1-3 pm
CLEO HUTTON will talk on "Striking Back at Stroke" at the Miller-Dwan Auditorium, sponsored by the Brain Injury Association, Carlton County, and Polinsky Rehabilitation Center. The presentation is free and open to the public. The book “Striking Back at Stroke: A Doctor-Patient Journal” by Cleo Hutton and Louis R. Caplan, MD (Dana Press May 2003) will be available through Northern Lights Books & Gifts after the presentation. Cleo is writing a second book that will be published in May 2005 by Demos Medical Publishing, New York. Stay tuned for further updates. Thanks to all LSW members, especially the nonfiction group, for your encouragement and support.

Oct. 7, Thursday, 7:00 pm
JAMES FETZER will discuss and sign "American Assassination," an investigation into the death of Senator Paul Wellstone.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 9, Saturday, 11:00 am
JIM REILEY will sign his novel "Soft Gold."
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 9, 1 pm
JIM REILEY signs copies of his book, "Soft Gold: A Tale of the Fur Trade."
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 9, 2 pm
PAM ERICKSON signs her book, "The Memory Quilt."
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 14, Thursday, 7:00 pm
PAT LABADIE will discuss and sign "Pride of the Inland Seas," a history of the Duluth Superior port.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 15, Friday, 7 pm
A reading by FRANCINE STERLE and MARILYN KLINKNER at the Winona Arts Center, 228 E. 5th Street, Winona, MN 55987. Contact Mary Coughlin, Director, at 608-525-2915.

Oct. 15, Friday, 6:00-8:00 pm
NEW WRITERS NIGHT - meet a diverse group of writers who will be signing their books.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 16, 1 pm
STEPHEN DAMOURS signs his book, "America the Almighty."
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 16, 2 pm
PATRICK LABADIE and DAVIS HELBERG sign their book, "Pride of the Inland Sea".
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 16, Saturday, 2:00 pm
CHRIS EARL will discuss and sign his new novel "Gotcha Down."
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 21, Thursday, 7:00 pm
MARK MUNGER will discuss and sign his new novel "Suomalaiset."
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 23, 1 pm
MIKE LYNCH, WCCO meteorologist, signs his book, "Minnesota StarWatch."
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 23, Saturday, 7:30 pm
The ninth annual SPIRIT LAKE POETRY SERIES opens with Louis Jenkins, reading from his newest collection of prose poems, SEA SMOKE, published by Duluth's Holy Cow! Press. A recent winner of the George Morrison Award for his lifetime achievement as a writer, Jenkins' work has earned rich praise from Robert Bly, Garrison Keillor, and Michael Van Walleghen, who calls him "one of a kind, an absolute original, an unsurpassed master" of the prose poem. All Spirit Lake readings are held at the College of St. Scholastica's Somers Lounge at 7:30 pm. The readings are free and include music and refreshments. A book signing will follow the reading. For further information, contact Dorothea Diver, 723-6718.

Oct. 28, Thursday, 7:00 pm
THE MINNESOTA CRIME WAVE -- Minnesota mystery authors William Kent Krueger, Ellen Hart, Carl Brookins, and Deborah Woodworth -- will discuss and sign their books.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 28, 7 pm
ENVIRONMENTAL BOOK CLUB - "High Tide: The Truth About Our Climate Crisis" by Mark Lynas.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 29, Friday, 7:00 pm
COSTUME PARTY. Kids are invited to come in costume and party with a "Wild Thing" from Maurice Sendak's classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are." Storytime, treats, and photo opportunities!
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Oct. 30, 1 pm
MINERVA MENDEZ HONKALA signs her poetry book, "Way to Becoming a Total Person.”
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802
218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com

Oct. 30, Saturday, 10:30 am
STORYTIME: Join us for an Election Day storytime, with presidential tales and activities.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

CONFERENCES, RESIDENCIES, CONTESTS AND SUBMISSIONS

Oct 15-16, Fri-Sat, Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets hosts its Fall Conference at Hotel Chequamegon and other locations in Ashland, WI. On Oct 15, Registration begins at 5:30 pm, and an open poetry reading will take place at 7:30 pm in the Ashland Room. On Oct 16, events include Roll Call Poems, Triad Contest Awards, a readings by Ellie Schoenfeld, and a workshop “Tell It, and It Becomes True” by Franco Pagnucci. At 6:30 pm, attendees are invited to attend a Poetry Slam at Black Cat Coffeehouse. For more information including hotel rates, registration info and directions, visit the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets website www.wfop.org/fallconf

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Deadline: October 15, 2004
BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY announces the deadline for submissions for "Dust & Fire" the Annual Anthology of Women's Writing & Art published by the Women's Studies and English Department.
Submissons accepted through October 15, 2004 with the decisions announced in December. Writers and artists will be published in Dust & Fire and will receive two complementary copies of the anthology. Writers and artists are invited to read and present their work at the Dust & Fire Publication Reading and Reception. Must be a resident of Minnesota or contiguous state or province to apply.
Prose & Poetry Guidelines: Identify work as memoir, poetry, narrative, journal, short story, essay, or other forms. Up to three submissions, maximum 1,000 words each, per author. Hard copy submissions only (no electronic submissions). Typed manuscripts, in 12 point Times or Courier; include a 50-75 word biographical statement, including mailing address and phone number, and an e-mail address if available. Manuscripts will not be returned. For info see http://www.bemidjistate.edu/dustandfire/ or contact: Lauren Cobb, English Department, 1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Bemidji State University, Box 23, Bemidji, MN 56601, 218-755-2816, lcobb@bemidjistate.edu

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October 20-30 - International Festival of Authors
The 25th annual International Festival of Authors will be held at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. The festival offers readings, discussions, book-signings, and onstage interviews with authors. This year's participants include fiction writers Russell Banks, Jasper Fforde, Francisco Goldman, Janette Turner Hospital, Bharati Mukherjee, Audrey Niffennegger, Koji Suzuki and Edgardo Vega Yunqué. Admission to individual events ranges from $8 to $25. Call or visit the Web site for more information. International Festival of Authors, Harbourfront Reading Series, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Canada M5J 2G8 (416) 973-4000

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Deadline: December 1, 2004 for Residencies March (Residencies also available in June, October)
The Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation offers one-month residencies to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in Oysterville, a village located on the southwest coast of Washington state. Writers are provided with a shared cottage and a $400 stipend for food. To apply for a March 2005, residency, submit five copies of 10 short poems, a short story, an excerpt from a novel, or a personal essay; two letters of recommendation (sent directly to the foundation by the references); a project description; a completed application form; and a $20 application fee by December 1. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the web site for an application and complete guidelines. Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation, Writers Residency Program, PO Box 614, Oysterville WA 98641 (360) 665-5220

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Deadline: January 15, 2005
NEW RIVERS PRESS TO PUBLISH MINNESOTA WOMEN’S POETRY ANTHOLOGY
New Rivers Press invites Minnesota women to submit three to five poems for possible inclusion in a new anthology of Minnesota women poets to be published in 2006. The anthology–to be edited by Minnesota writers and editors Joyce Sutphen, Thom Tammaro, and Connie Wanek—will take a comprehensive, historical approach, presenting poems by Minnesota women from pre-territorial days to the present. Submissions may include previously published poems if permission to reprint is secured by the author. Manuscripts should be typed and submitted in triplicate, with SASE and brief bio note, to: Minnesota Women's Anthology, c/o Connie Wanek, 1812 Lakeview Dr., Duluth, MN 55803. Submission deadline is January 15, 2005. There is no entry fee. Contributors must be Minnesota residents, or must have lived in Minnesota for at least 12 of the 36 months preceding the submission deadline. For full details, go to: http://www.newriverspress.com. New Rivers Press—the nation’s oldest nonprofit literary press—is now based at and supported by Minnesota State University Moorhead, where its dual mission is to acquire, publish, and promote the most enduring contemporary literature that it can find and to provide academic learning opportunities for students.

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Year-Round Residencies
The Gell Center of the Finger Lakes offers year-round residencies of up to four weeks to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in South Bristol, New York, one hour south of Rochester. Located on 23 acres in Bristol Hills near Canandaigua Lake, the Gell House can accommodate two writers at a time. Residents are provided with a private bedroom and bathroom and access to a shared living room, dining room, and kitchen. The cost per night is $35. Submit an application with at least three poems or five pages of prose completed in the past two years. There is no application fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application or more information. Gell Center, Writers & Books, 740 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607-1259. (585) 473-2590, ext. 103. Kathy Pottetti, Director of Operations.

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Residencies beginning in June, 2005
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts offers residencies of two to eight weeks 11 months of the year to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and visual artists in the Missouri River town of Nebraska City. Six residencies are reserved each year for recent graduates of masters degree programs. Residents are provided with housing, studio space, and a $100 weekly stipend. For residencies, submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages or two stories, essays, or chapters totaling no more than 30 pages with a brief project description and a $25 entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for an application and more information. Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410 (402) 874-9600. Kathy Puzey, Executive Director.

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September to June: A Studio in the Woods
A Studio in the Woods offers residencies of two to four weeks to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, composers, and visual artists who "seek to create work inspired by and contributing to an appreciation of the natural environment." The retreat center, which can accommodate one artist at a time, is situated on more than seven acres of hardwood forest on the Mississippi River, within the city limits of New Orleans. Each residency includes a guest room with private entry and bath, a studio, evening meals, and access to the common kitchen. The daily fee is $20. Students are ineligible. Submit a resumé, artist statement, one-page letter of interest, bibliography, and eight to ten pages of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, with a $20 application fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. A Studio in the Woods, 13401 River Road, New Orleans, LA 701531. (504) 392-5359. Ama Rogan, Managing Director.

LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS INFORMATION

OUTREACH AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE NEEDS MEMBERS:  The O & P committee sets the programming agenda for the year, as well as brainstorming ideas for outreach. Interested? Call the LSW office - 218-722-3094 and leave a message.

A CALL FOR RECRUITS  Oh. . . the wonders of the table! LSW Hospitality Committee seeks literati with culinary muses! Calling all creative, 'Kitchen Artiste's" to share in our offerings of "event edibles." Musical and visual artists - please share your gifts and enhance LSW Events! Reply today to: cgploulou@yahoo.com 

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. See www.lakesuperiorwriters.org for info. Send information to LSW, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 132, Duluth, Minnesota 55811, Att'n. Mara.

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 218-722-3094.

Writing Groups Update

Genre: Creative Nonfiction
Meeting Time: 6:30 pm, first Monday of the month, Sept. thru May
Location: Barnes & Noble café
Contact: Gail at 728-1354 or gailwill@chartermi.net

Genre: Fiction/Poetry
Meeting Time: 6-8 pm, Third Wednesday of the month
Location: New London Cafe, 4721 E. Superior St.
Contact: Jill at 525-1463 or Cheryl at 728-3154

Genre: Memoir
Meeting Time: 3-5 pm, third Sunday of the month
Location: Chester Creek Cafe, downstairs room
Contact: Mara at mhart2@d.umn.edu

Genre: Writing for Children
Meeting Time: 6:30 pm, third Monday of the month
Location: J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Ave.
Contact: For information call s715-394-2665