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LSW ACTIVITIES

Sept 25, Sat, 2-4 pm
LSW 5th ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST READING at the Library Rotunda at the University of Minnesota, Duluth (co-sponsored by UMD-Library). The fifth annual Lake Superior Writers writing competition
called for submissions of poetry and prose on the theme "In the Name of Love." Winners include:

Love of Country: "To a Memorial Not Yet Built" (poem) by PHIL DANSDILL (Sault Saint Marie MI)
Tragic Love: "Fast Food Love" (prose) by PAULA J. PEDERSEN (Duluth, MN)
Love of Nature: "The Rite of Spring" (poem) by JEFF LEWIS (Minong WI)
Unrequited Love: "Mister No Wind" (prose) by CAROL DUNBAR (Superior WI)
Forbidden Love: "The Fire" (prose) by KATHLEEN KAUFMAN (Duluth MN)
Fatal Love: "Final Vow" (poem) by ANNE STEWART (Ely MN)
Love of Music: "Violin" (poem) by GARY BOELHOWER (Duluth MN).

The Lake Superior Writers Contest 2004 is supported in part by donations from local organizations, including Northern Lights Books & Gifts, JW Beecroft Books, Minnesota Power, Dakota Watch Company, Heritage
Window & Door, the English Departments of UMD and Lake Superior College, the College of Saint Scholastica/Rose Warner Fund, UMD Library, and by gifts from generous individuals.

Oct 14, Thurs, 5-7 pm
GALLERY 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 include:

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

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 Non-Fiction, 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 R.S.V.P. Feel free to call her if you have questions or want further directions.

LSW KUDOS

LSW member MARK MAIRE of Duluth has two poems in the current issue of Phantasmagoria. Phantasmagoria is 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.

MARA HART has a contract for THE BOOK OF THE KALEMS with Hippocampus Press, NYC.

In August, ANN TREACY sold a second story to Highlights for Children.

BRUCE HENRICKSEN’S story "Pablo and I" is anthologized in Mota 4: Integrity, (Triple Tree Publishing), which may be ordered through local bookstores and is available at Amazon.com. His story "Changes" is scheduled to appear in “RE:AL” in August.

On Oct 8 at 7 pm, CHERYL REITAN will read from her (unpublished) novel Fosters Ridge at Amazon Books, 4432 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis.

KATE KYSAR will read on Saturday, September 11th, as part of a reading and musical event sponsored by Minnesota Poets Against War to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11, with Robert Bly, Kate Kysar, Rich Broderick, Diane
Jarvi/Javernpa and Thomas R. Smith. 7:00 p.m., St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis. Free admission, but donations to Friends for a Non-Violent World are welcome. She will also read on
Friday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. with fellow Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts writing instructors Michael Fedo, Terri Ford, Jude Nutter, and Juliet Patterson. They will read their work and talk about their upcoming classes.
Banfill-Locke, 6666 East River Road, Fridley. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 763-574-1850.

JAN CHRONISTER has a poem included in Things That Go Bump in the Night, an anthology published by Outrider Press and the Tall Grass Writers Guild of Crete, Illinois. She also has a poem in the soon-to-be-released
WFOP 2005 calendar.

AREA EVENTS

Sept 4, Sat, 1 pm
Ann Mershon signs Britta's Journey.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267,www.norlights.com

Sept 5, Sun, 4 pm
Ann Mershon signs Britta's Journey.
Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais.

Sept 7, Tues, 7 pm
In-Store Book Club discusses Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com

Sept 8, Wed, 6:30 pm
The Classics Book Group meets to discuss The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, (218)786-0710.

Sept 9, Thurs, 1 pm
The New Fiction/Non-Fiction book group meets to discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN,(218)786-0710.

Sept 11, Sat, 2 pm
Mark Munger signs Suomalaiset.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com

Sept 12, Sun, 5:30 pm
The Butler Did It! mystery book group meets to discuss Mrs. McGinty's Dead: A Hercule Poirot Novel by Agatha Christie.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, (218)786-0710.

Sept 14, Tues, 7 pm
Wilderness Act 40th Anniversary Celebration with wilderness advocate Doug Scott, author of Enduring Wilderness: Protecting Our National Heritage Through the Wilderness Act. Additional local wilderness leaders will be present, including Barb West, Voyageurs National Park and Paul Momper, Superior National Forest. Event held at the 3rd floor conference room of the DeWitt-Seitz building.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com

Sept 15, Wed, 7 pm, Dr. Roger MacDonald will discuss and sign his new book
Country Doctor's Chronicle, a follow-up to his popular Country Doctor's Casebook.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Sept 16, Thurs, 7 pm
Beecroft Books & Coffee’s fall regional writers' series gets underway with Dr. Fred T. Witzig, who will discuss and sign his book, Voyageurs National Park: The Battle to Create Minnesota's National Park. Witzig is professor emeritus of geography at UMD.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Sept 18, Sat, 12-1:30
Ann Mershon signs her children's historical novel, Britta's Jlourney, An Emigration Saga, at Fitgers, Duluth.

Sept 18, Sat, 1 pm
Poetry reading and signing by poets Adrienne Lewis (Coming Clean) and Robert Schuler (In search of 'Green Dolphin
Street').

Sept 18, Sat, 2 pm
Author Kris Radish will join Adult Girl Scout Troop 90 for a discussion of her book An Elegant Gathering of White Snows. Everyone is welcome to attend.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Sept 19, Sun, 2 pm
Second Sunday Poets will host a reading at the Drummond Public Library by UW-Stout literature professor Robert Schuler. Open reading followed by Schuler reading from his new book In Search of Green Dolphin Street and other works. Second Sunday Poets is also sponsored by the Cable Hayward Area Arts Council and the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets (WFOP).

Sept 20, Mon, 7 pm
The SciFi book group meets to discuss The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, (218)786-0710.

Sept 21, Tues, 7 pm
The Notable Books book group meets to discuss The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, (218)786-0710.

Sept 21, Tues, 7 pm
Tim Kaiser, performance artist, musician and friend to poets, will present new experimental work on at the new M-A-C space located at 22 No. 1st Ave. W. in downtown Duluth. FREE. A great opportunity to see a unique use of media mixed with spoken word and electronic music. http://www.duluth.com/~timkaiser

Sept 23, Thurs, 7 pm
Duluth emergency physician Joel Carter will discuss the magic of story and healing and sign his books Rock People and Lava Lamp Lessons.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Sept 24, Fri, 7 pm
Author Dr. Roger MacDonald reads from and signs copies of his new collection of stories, A Country Doctor's
Chronicle. In this new memoir, Dr. MacDonald again takes readers around with him as he visits rural patients of all walks of life including the occasional "barn call" for ailing animals.
Barnes & Noble, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, MN, (218)786-0710.

Sept 25, Sat, 1 pm
Marvin Lamppa signs his book, Minnesota's Iron Country.

Sept 25, Sat, 1 pm
Roger MacDonald signs A Country Doctor's Chronicle: Further Tales from the North Woods.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com

Sept 26, Sun, 1:15 pm
Francine Sterle will read as part of the Labyrinth Dedication for St. James Episcopal Church, 2028 E. 7th Ave., Hibbing. For further information contact Rev. Walt Gordon at 218-263-6764.

Sept 30, Thurs, 7 pm
Pete Hautman will discuss and sign his new young adult release Godless, and Mary Logue will discuss and sign her new mystery Bone Harvest.
J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee, 3631 Tower Avenue, Superior, WI 715-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com

Sept 30, Thurs, 7 pm
Environmental Book Club, wilderness & nature poetry. Bring some you've written or bring your favorite poet's work.
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., Duluth MN 55802, 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com

NEWS / CONFERENCES / SUBMISSIONS

Deadline Anytime in September only
University of Wisconsin Press, Brittingham and Felix Pollak Prizes. Two prizes of $1,m000 each and publisation by the University of Wisconsin Press are given annually for book-length collections of poetry. All submissions will be considered for both prizes. Submit 50 to 80 pages of poetry unpublished in book form with a $25 entry fee during September only. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
University of Wisconsin Press, Brittingham and Felix Pollak Prizes, Department of English, 600 North Park Street, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. Ronald Wallace, Series Editor.

Deadline September 15, 2004
Wisconsin Arts Board, Artist Fellowship Awards. Seven fellowships of $8,000 each are given biennially to Wisconsin writers to support continued artistic achievement. Poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers living in Wisconsin who are not full-time students pursuing a fine arts degree are eligible. Submit five copies of up to 165 pages of poetry or up to 25 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction by September 15. Visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Wisconsin Arts Board, Artist Fellowship Awards, 101 East Wilson Street, First Floor, Madison, WI 53702. (608) 266-0190.

Deadline September 30, 2004
University of Iowa Press, Short Fiction Awards. Two publication awards are given annually by the University of Iowa Press for first collections of short fiction. Writers who have not published a book of fiction are eligible. The collections may include stories that have been published in periodicals. Submit a manuscript of at least 150 pages by September 30. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
University of Iowa Press, Short Fiction Awards, c/o Iowa Writers' Workshop, 102 Dey House, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000.

Deadline October 1, 2004
Graywolf Press, Nonfiction Prize. An advance of $12,000 and publication by Graywolf Press will be given annually for a book-length work of creative nonfiction by a writer who has published no more than two books in that genre. Robert Polito will judge. Submit an unpublished manuscript of 200 to 400 pages by October 1. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Graywolf Press, Nonfiction Prize, 2402 University Avenue, Suite 203, St. Paul, MN 55114. Katie Dublinski, Editor.

Deadline October 1, 2004
Vermont Studio Center invites you to apply to their next Full Fellowship competition. The deadline is October 1, 2004. Applications and information are available at: http://vermontstudiocenter.org. Additional materials required: resume, 3 reference names and addresses, 20 labeled slides or 10 page manuscript, $25.00 fee, and a SASE for slide return. info@vermontstudiocenter.org http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org (802)-635-2727/fax (802)635-2730, PO Box 113/80 Pearl Street, Johnson, VT 05656.

Deadline October 15, 2004
National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Stevens Manuscript Competition. A prize of $1,000, publication by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies, and 50 author copies is given annually for an unpublished poetry manuscript. Submit 35 to 60 pages of poetry and a $20 entry fee ($15 for NFSPS members) by October 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Stevens Manuscript Competition, 1570 South Seventh Street, Brainerd, MN 56401. Doris Stengel, Chair.

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.

Deadline October 22, 2004
Bush Foundation, Artist Fellowships. Up to 15 Grants of $44,000 each are given biennially to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers by the Bush Foundation. Writers living in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and northwestern Wisconsin who are 25 years of age or older and are not enrolled in a degree-granting program are eligible. Fellows are expected to devote 12 to 24 months to their proposed project. Submit up to 15 pages of poetry or up to 30 pages of prose with the required application by October 22. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call or visit the Web site for an application and complete guidelines.
Bush Foundation, Artist Fellowships, East 900, First National Bank Building, 332 Minnesota Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 227-5222.

Deadline October 31, 2004
Elixir Press, Poetry Awards. A first prize of $2,000 and a second prize of $1,000, as well as publication by Elixir Press, are given annually for two collections of poems written in English. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $20 entry fee by October 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Elixir Press, Poetry Awards. P.O. Box 18010, Minneapolis, MN 55418. Dana Curtis, Editor.

Deadline October 31, 2004
North American Review, James Hearst Poetry Prize. A prize of $1,000 and publication in the North American Review is given annually for an unpublished poem. Billy Collins will judge. Submit up to five poems with an $18 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription, by October 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
North American Review, James Hearst Poetry Prize, PW-1, University of Northern Iowa, 1222 West 27th Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0516. Vince Gotera, Poetry Editor.

Deadline November 1, 2004
Del Sol Press, Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize. A prize of $1,000 will be given annually for a short story. The winning entry and all finalists will be published in an anthology by Del Sol Press. Robert Olen Butler will judge. Submit a published or unpublished story of 2,000 to 8,000 words with a $16 entry fee ($5 for each additional story) by November 1. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
Del Sol Press, Robert Olen Butler Fiction Prize, 648 Crescent N.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Ander Monson, Senior Editor.

Deadline November 1, 2004
New Rivers Press, MVP Competition. Three prizes of $1,000 each and a standard royalty contract are given annually for unpublished book-length manuscripts by emerging writers. The winning works will be published by New Rivers Press and distributed nationally through Consortium. One of the prizes will be awarded for a novel or collection of stories by a U.S. writer; the other two will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by writers who reside in Minnesota or New York City. Submit a poetry manuscript of 50 to 80 pages; a manuscript of short stories, novellas, or personal essays, or a memoir of 100 to 250 pages; or a novel of any length by November 1. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for an entry form and complete guidelines.
New Rivers Press, MVP Competition, 1104 Seventh Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563. Alan Davis, Senior Editor. davisa@mnstate.edu

LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS INFORMATION

CALL FOR VOLUNTEER DATABASE ENTHUSIASTS! LSW needs an individual or individuals to help with the membership database and quarterly reports. If you enjoy detail and accuracy, we want you! Enter information from new members, make corrections as they come in and publish reports as requested by committees and the Board. Please send an email to calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org, if you are interested.

FINANCE COMMITTEE NEEDS MEMBERS:  LSW Treasurer, Liz Minette is forming a new finance committee to solicit money from foundations and sponsors, develop an annual fundraising plan, work with committees to produce the annual financial report, and to prepare the budget. Interested? Reply to: liz.minette@excite.com

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.

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.

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.

Lake Superior Writers 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.

SEND CALENDAR ITEMS 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.

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

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