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LSW ACTIVITIES AND NEWS

GOOD NEWS! This summer, Lake Superior Writers received a $3,500 grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, a $1,000 grants from Northern Lights Books, and a $1,000 grant from Minnesota Public Radio to assist with the Lake Superior Writers GREAT NORTHERN FESTIVAL OF WORDS coming in April 2006. Events will include a reading by TERRY GROSS at the College of St. Scholastica Mitchell Auditorium, a film festival and reception for regional filmmakers; a regional publishers book fair; workshops and panel discussions; and co-sponsorship of a poetry reading with Spirit Lake Poetry series. THANK YOU to our generous sponsors, which also includes the College of St. Scholastica. If you are interested in helping with planning for Lake Superior Writers GREAT NORTHERN FESTIVAL OF WORDS please contact Anne Moore at anne_perry_moore@hotmail.com. We're looking for people to help with fundraising and staffing of fundraising events, coordinating volunteers, helping organize and oversee the two event receptions, ushering at the Terry Gross event, and a myriad of details such a significant undertaking entails!

Sept 15, Thur, 11:30 a.m. - LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS’ SQUARE TABLE meets downstairs at Sara's Table. All are welcome. Topic: “Whose Story/Poem/Memoir Is It, Really?”

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members

TIM J BRENNAN’S 10-minute play “My Name is Lisa” was accepted for production and produced at Stormy Weather Players 2005 New Plays Festival in August. The play was produced for the Cornwall on Hudson stage in upstate New York. Tim’s play "Dinner and a Movie" was accepted for production at North Park Vaudeville Theatre in San Diego on October 28 & 29 as part of their 10-minute play festival. Tim will also be reading his poem "blurred boy" at CrossingatCarnegie in Zumbrota on August 13. "blurred boy" was selected for CatC's "Poetography" exhibition.

MARY ELLEN RYALL’S story “Conquering the Dream Killers” was selected for the 2005 Tribal College Journal (TCJ) Student Edition. TCJ chose 13 students for the Student Writer of the Year award for a variety of articles and poetry. TCJ is a quarterly magazine published by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, an organization of 35 tribal colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The TCJ focuses on new models for Native American higher education and profiles students and alumni who have conquered various obstacles to find success. She was also published in the August 2005 issue of Senior Focus. Her article and photographs "Local Seniors Help Monarch Butterfly" were featured as front page news in the monthly newsletter.

CLEO HUTTON’S book “After a Stroke: 300 Tips For Making Life Easier” was recently published by Demos Medical Publishing. The book provides stroke survivors and their families with helpful tips and information about stroke to help overcome obstacles in the way of successful healing at home. Ms. Hutton is a stroke survivor who has experienced some of the emotions and physical limitations that many stroke survivors experience. Cleo will be a guest on the television show “About Health” with Jeanne Blake in Boston on September 9 and will present "After a Stroke" at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston at 10 AM on September 10. On Sep 24, the “Heart Walk on Lakewalk” in Duluth, MN will feature Cleo Hutton and provide an autographing area where both nationally acclaimed books relating to heart disease and stroke, After a Stroke and Striking Back at Stroke, can be purchased.

LSW board member DEBORAH COOPER’S writing group has just had a collection of poems published by Calyx Press of Duluth. "THE MOON ROLLS OUT OF OUR MOUTHS" includes poetry by Candace Ginsberg, Ann Niedringhaus, Ellie Schoenfeld, Anne Simpson & Deborah Cooper. The authors will perform a book release Reading, on Sun, October 2, 7:00 pm, At Sara's Table in Duluth.

BRUCE HENRICKSEN’S short story collection, Ticket to a Lonely Town, will be published in September by Atomic Quill Media. For more on this book visit www.brucehenricksen.com. His poem "Solitude" will appear in Chance of a Ghost: An Anthology of Ghost Poems (Helicon Nine Editions), also to appear in September.

A memoir by SARAH CHAPMAN was selected for the second issue of Relections.

WRITING GROUPS

AREA LITERARY EVENTS

Sept 4, Tue, 11 am, Arrowhead Poets meet at the Barnes & Noble Café. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 6, Tue, 7 pm - In-Store Book Club discusses “Bookseller of Kabul” by Asne Seierstad. Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com.

Sept 7, 14, 21, 28 (Wednesdays) open mic at Beaner's Central, 7-10pm, Beaners, 324 N Central Ave, Duluth, 218-624-5957 www.beanerscentral.com

Sept 8, Thur, 1 pm - New Fiction/Nonfiction Book Group discusses “The Frog Prince” by Jane Porter. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 9, Fri, 3 pm - Booksigning by Tom Chapin, author of “More Poachers Caught.” Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com.

Sept 11, Sun, 5:30 pm - Mystery Book Group discusses “Cemetary Yew” by Cynthia Riggs. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 14, Wed, 6:30 pm - Classics Book Group discusses “The Plague” by Albert Camus. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 15, Thur, 7 pm - Minnesota author Brian Freeman discusses and signs his debut novel “Immoral" a thriller set in Duluth. JW Beecroft Books, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 218-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com.

Sept 17, Sat, 12 pm, Booksigning by Brian Freeman, author of “Immoral." Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, www.norlights.com.

Sept 17, Sat - Enjoy lunch in our cafe with Adult Girl Scout Troop 90 and Wisconsin author Kris Radish. After lunch, Radish will discuss and sign her book "DANCING NAKED AT THE EDGE OF DAWN." Call 394-2665 or visit http://www.jwbeecroft.com to confirm time and menu. Reservations and prepayment are required for lunch. JW Beecroft Books, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 218-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com.

Sept 17, Sat, 1 pm Booksigning by Joe Kelly, “The Body Myth: Adult Women and the Pressure to be Perfect.” 3 pm. Booksigning by Brian Freeman “Immoral,” a mystery set in Duluth. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 18, Sun, 7 pm - FULL MOON, ARISE - a mixed-art performance featuring singer Sara Thomsen and choreographer Lisa McKhann at the Sacred Heart Music Center, 201 West 4th Street, Duluth. Free and open to the public, with a $5 suggested donation. This celebration of the full moon through poetry, dance and live music, is based upon images and writings from the recently released book AS LONG AS THE MOON SHALL RISE: Reflections on the Full Moon, edited by Two Harbors artist Ellen Moore Anderson and published by Duluth's Holy Cow! Press. The book was a 2005 Minnesota Book Award Finalist and a BookSense selection for July, 2005. The evening will also include piano by composer Andrew Floberg, vocals by Gudrun Witrak, Jan MacDonald, and the Free Range Chicks. Choreography will be presented by Kim Neal Nofsinger and Peter Witrak, with dancers Renee Moe, Ramona Treuer, Jessica Blake, Karen Keenan, Renee Salyards, Carole Turner and members of the White Pine Goddesses. There will be readings by Mara Hart and Ellen Moore Anderson. Sponsored by Holy Cow! Press and Project Lulu. For additional information, please contact Lisa McKhann, 218-722-6190.

Sept 20, Tue, 6:30 pm - "Healthy You 101" workshop with Stacy Reuille-Dupont of Personal Balance Wellness. This free two-hour workshop will help you set new, healthy lifestyle goals, plus teach you the fundamentals of exercise and nutrition and introduce realistic ways of introducing them into the life you lead now. Limited to ten people. Call 394-2665 to sign up. JW Beecroft Books, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 218-394-2665, www.jwbeecroft.com.

Sept 21, Tue, 7 pm ? Notable Books Book Group discusses “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 26, Mon, 7:30 pm ? Science Fiction Book Group discusses “Iron Sunrise” by Charles Stross. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Sept 27, Tue, 5 pm ? Booksigning by Mary Schlangen DVM, “Zoe’s Goodbye.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

NEWS / CONFERENCES / SUBMISSIONS/ OPPORTUNITIES

RESOURCES: For information on additional contests, retreats, publications and more see this new webpage: http://www.lakesuperiorwriters.org/lswresources.html

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Reading Partners wanted! Volunteer to read with your elementary aged "Reading Partner" for the upcoming school year. Spend one hour/week sharing your love of books with a student at Grant Language and Arts Magnet School in Duluth. Call Jay Newcomb at 723-6552.

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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.

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