E-Calendar December 2006
LSW Activities and Events | LSW Kudos | Area Events | News/Contest/Submissions | Lake Superior Writers Information | About the LSW Calendar | Writing Groups | Resources |
Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

CELEBRATE NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS
Dec 3, Sun 2-5 pm - It’s a publication party! Lake Superior Writers’ members who have recently published a book will read from their works, and all members of LSW who have published books are invited to sign and display their publications in the Lake Superior Writers Meeting Room, 1301 Rice Lake Rd, Duluth. Reading and signing books: Donna Schilling, Bruce Henricksen, Donald Dass, Connie Wanek, Mara Hart, Sharon Chmielarz, Deborah Cooper, and Bart Sutter. Books and book signing: Tracy Maurer, Marlene Wisuri, Ellen Sandbeck, Cele Lieder, Sarah Chapman, Shirley Wuchter and Holy Cow Press. Books will be available for purchase. The event is free, open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

LSW WRITERS’ SQUARE TABLE
Dec 21, Thur 11:30 am – LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS’ SQUARE TABLE meets on the main floor private dining room at Sara's Table, 1902 E. 8th Street (the room to the left as you enter). For December, we’re asking people to share their favorite writers’ resources: books, magazine, newsletters, websites, etc. Open to all.

NEW LSW COMMUNITY WRITING PROGRAM SEEKS TEACHERS/FACILITATORS
LSW member Donna Schilling will facilitate a free 6-week Monday memoir class, WRITING LIFE STORIES Jan 8 through Feb 12, 2007, 9-10:30 a.m. at Portman Square. “Writing Our Life Stories,” is a community outreach program designed to offer beginning writers assistance in writing their memoirs. Donna expects the class participants to mostly include seniors. After the pilot program, she hopes to expand it and offer it at other community centers in the city and assisted living facilities and/or nursing homes. If you’re interested in helping Donna launch this program, please contact her at 525-1012. She is looking for writers who would be interested in facilitating future classes or assisting in overseeing writing groups that may wish to continue to work together after completion of the classes.

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

BERYL SINGLETON BISSELL was selected as a Minneapolis Star Tribune Best Minnesota Authors of 2006 for her book “The Scent of God.” See the list of selected authors at http://www.startribune.com/384/story/830028.html

LINDA GLASER’S historical novel for children, “Bridge to America, Based on a True Story” was named a Sydney Taylor Notable and listed as a Banks Street Best Children's Book of the Year.

BRUCE HENRICKSEN’S essay on the poet James Wright appears in the Dec issue of Minnesota Literature. Bruce also has two new pieces available at Amazon Shorts (Amazon.com): "The Wings of Sisyphus," a short story about a tenacious woman's lonely walk home in Duluth, and "The Zero Club Papers" an anecdotal essay about his experiences promoting his book, “Ticket to a Lonely Town.”

LINDA LEGARDE GROVER has received Honorable Mention in the Winning Writers 2006 War Poetry contest for her poem “Casualty Days.”

CECILIA LIEDER has a new solo exhibit of her woodcuts and stone lithographs. "FLOWER/PEOPLE" is on display through Jan 6 at Northern Prints Gallery, 318 North 14th Avenue East Duluth, open noon to 5 pm, Wed through Sat & by appointment at other times. Cecilia also has a solo exhibit through Jan 5 at the North Shore Bank of Commerce, downtown Duluth, as part of their “Viewing From the Vault” gallery series. For more info contact Cecelia at cele@northernprintsgallery.com

LISE LUNGE-LARSEN will sign her new children's book, “Noah’s Mittens” at St. Olaf College in Northfield on Dec 3, in Rochester on Dec 6, and on Dec 7 will be guest speaker at the annual St. Lucia Day luncheon at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. “Noah's Mittens” was chosen by the New York Public Library for their annual list of 100 best books for reading and sharing and it has also been selected as a Book Sense top pick for winter 2006-2007.

ANNE STEWART’S children's book, “I Saw a Moose Today,” with illustrations by Brent Spink was just published by Raven Productions, Inc. of Ely, MN. The books tells the story, in rhyme, of Whims Wiggin who is sent outside to play by busy parents cleaning the house. Whims gets bored and imagination kicks in big time as Whims has wild
adventures with a moose, loon, bear, beaver, bat, luna moth, lynx, and a pileated woodpecker.

GAIL TROWBRIDGE’S essay “The Linotype” received second prize in Minnesota Literature’s essay contest, and will be published in an upcoming issue of the newsletter. Gail will give a reading of her essay at Micawber’s Bookstore in St. Paul on Sunday, Jan 14.

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top

Dec 2, 1 pm - Booksigning - Tony Dierckins, author and publisher, will sign “Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Duluth.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

Dec 4, 11, 18 (Mondays) Open Mics Mondays at Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe, 9-11 pm, Dewitt-Seitz Bldg. Wednesdays at Beaner's Central, 7-10 pm, Info: 624-5957.

Dec 2, Sat – Author Booksignings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.
11 am – Lise Lunge-Larsen signs “Noah’s Mittens: The Story of Felt.”
1 pm – Tony Dierckins signs “Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Historic Duluth.”

Dec 2, Sat – Author Booksignings at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com.
12 pm – Beryl Singleton Bissell signs “The Scent of God: A Memoir.”
1 pm – Gunnard Landers signs “The North Shore.”
2 pm – Kelly Emerling Rauzi and Mila Horak sign “Fearless John: The Legend of John Beargrease.”

Dec 2, Sat – Author booksignings at JW Beecroft Books, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 218-394-2665, http://www.jwbeecroft.com.
11 am – Richard Hudelson signs “By the Ore Docks: A Working People’s History of Duluth.”
1 pm – Joseph Helgerson signs “Horns and Wrinkles.”
2 pm – Emily Davis signs “Life With Nip and Tuck.”
3 pm – Tony Dierckins signs “Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Historic Duluth.

Dec 3, Sun - Author Booksignings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710. 2 pm – David Pagel and Rick Allen sign “The First Chinook: The Adventures of Arthur T. Walden and His Legendary Sled Dog, Chinook.”

Dec 9, Sat – Author Booksignings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.
12 noon – Peter Rennebohm signs “Blue Springs.”
2:30 pm – Dr. Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri signs “The Four Hills of Life: Ojibwe Wisdom.”
3:30 pm – Larry Weber signs his nature field guide series.
7 pm – Eric Dregni signs “Zamboni” and “Weird Minnesota.”

Dec 9, Sat – Author booksignings at JW Beecroft Books, 3631 Tower Ave., Superior, WI, 218-394-2665, http://www.jwbeecroft.com.
11 am – Illustrator Gail De Marcken signs “Clever Ali.”
12:30 pm – Larry Weber signs “Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods.”

Dec 9, Sat – Author Booksignings at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com.
12 noon – Lise Lunge-Larsen signs “Noah’s Mittens: The Story of Felt.”
1 pm – Gail de Marcken signs “Clever Ali.”
2 pm – Larry Weber signs “Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods,” “Butterflies of the North Woods,” and “Spiders of the North Woods.”
4 pm – Thomas Peacock and Marlene Wisuri sign “The Four Hills of Life: Ojibwe Wisdom.”

Dec 10, Sun – Author Booksignings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Hwy, Duluth, 218-786-0710.
1 pm – Tim Brady signs “The Great Dan Patch and the Remarkable Mr. Savage.”
3 pm – Mark Munger signs “Suomalaiset” and other titles.
3 pm – Pat McGauley signs “Flag” and other titles.

Dec 10, Sun, 2 pm – Connie Wanek signs “To Sing Along the Way.”
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com.

Dec 16, Sat – Author Booksignings at Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com.
12 noon – Dudley Edmondson signs “Black & Brown Faces in America’s Wild Places.”
1 pm – Tony Dierckins signs “Zenith: A Postcard Perspective of Historic Duluth.”
2 pm – David Schauer signs “Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific: In Color.”

Dec 17, Sun, 1 pm – Anne Crooks signs “Tales of Spirit Mountain.” Northern Lights Books & Gifts, 307 Canal Park Dr., 218-722-5267, http://www.norlights.com.

Dec 23, Sat, 2 pm – Ross Bernstein signs his two new hockey titles: “America’s Coach” and “The Code.” Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1600 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, 218-786-0710.
2 pm –

WRITING GROUPS, MENTORING, EDITING HELP back to top

See info about LSW Writing Groups

NEWS / CONFERENCES / SUBMISSIONS/ OPPORTUNITIES back to top

REFLECTIONS ART JOURNAL - Current theme is Time/Space/Distance. Any work reproducible in 2-D format not previously published in Reflections is welcome. Entry fee: one time entry $12. Current subscribers - no fee. To become a subscriber and receive 3 issues/year include $15 for a one year subscription. All work to be returned should include appropriate size envelope and SASE. Full details and past issues at http://www.reflectionsreflections.com Questions art@relflectionsreflections.com Send up to 10 slides or images on CD, 4 poems, 2 short stories, &/or an essay to: Reflections, 2620 5th Ave E., Hibbing, MN 5746-2222.

WATER~STONE Review seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for its Fall 2007 issue. Open to all styles; quality counts. Deadline: December 29. Submit, with sase, up to 5 poems, 20 pages total, or up to 5,000 words of prose. Manuscripts will not be returned (recycled). Water~Stone Review, Graduate School of Liberal Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284. <http://www.waterstonereview.com/>
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Career Development Grants of up to $1,000 are given three times a year to allow northeastern Minnesota writers to take advantage of a specific arts opportunity, such as a writers conference. Poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers can submit no more than 10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction, a resumé, and a project description by Nov 30. There is no entry fee. ARAC, Marshall School Annex, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111, Duluth, MN 55881. (800) 569-8134. Robert DeArmond, aracouncil@aol.com, http://www.aracouncil.org
*
GIFT SUBSCRIPTION WILL BENEFIT GIRLS
New Moon magazine announces their new Campaign for Girls’ Voices. The goal for this “Friends Only” campaign is $25,000 to support girls' education. Now, you can power a special pre-launch of their Campaign for Girls’ Voices. For every gift subscription purchased by our friends before 12/31/06 at the regular $34.95 rate, New Moon will give $5 to The Global Fund for Women to support girls’ education in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Every order you make at the special link will qualify: <http://nancygruver.c.topica.com/maafnIvabuSrnbTfy8Ce/> Click
Here to Support Girls!

LSW INFORMATION back to top

Lake Superior Writers prohibits discrimination in its programs, membership, and board of directors participation on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status or family status.

ABOUT THE LSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LSW MEMBERSHIP Member Involvement: We value our membership and encourage your involvement in LSW. An annual meeting for LSW members is held in the spring. All members are invited to participate. Financial reports and a summary of the year's activities are presented to the membership at the annual meeting for review. The LSW board meets monthly throughout the year. Members are invited to attend board meetings, review minutes, and look over financial statements.

Lake Superior Writers Calendar back to top

Your editor for this issue of the e-calendar was LSW member and volunteer Gail Trowbridge.