E-Calendar June 2008
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Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

LSW member Phil Fitzpatrick is the e-calendar editor. Send your info to him at calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org.

LSW ACTIVITIES AND NEWS.

* June LSW e-calendar

[Editor’s note: All submissions of upcoming
events—one-time events and regularly scheduled
events—must include in this order day, date, time, name of
event, specific location, name of organization or merchant,
contact person, and contact information if available. Events
are arranged by date rather than lumped together by store,
agency, or person. Normal Ariel 10-point is the font used in
the newsletter. No html formatting is used. Proofreading is
greatly appreciated. Remember that this is a calendar and
not a newsletter, so brevity is important. Thank you.]

***** LSW News & Events

* Sunday, June 8, 3-5 pm Lake Superior Writers Annual
Meeting and Members’ Reading. Quaker Meeting House, 1802
E. 1st St, Duluth, 218-724-2659. The public is invited and
refreshments will be served.

* 3rd BIENNIAL POETRY AND PRINTS COLLABORATION AT THE
NORTHERN PRINTS GALLERY
This is a reminder to poets of LSW about the prints that
will soon be posted on the LSW website for the next
collaboration with the Northern Printmakers Alliance. We
hope to have them posted by Friday, June 6. Poets are
invited to enter as many poems as they wish, and choose any
number of partner images. Two years ago, we were so
intrigued by the variety of interpretations of the prints
that, this year, we hope to be selecting a number of
different poems for each print -- and to enlarge the book
that we publish. The title of the show and the chapbook is
"TRAIL GUIDE: A Northland Experience in Prints and Poetry."
The concept is to offer a shortcut to immersion in the
northland experience for visitors and tourists. We will
offer these books for sale at many gift and tourist shops
and book shops in Duluth and throughout the Northland. The
exhibit will run from August 28 to October 25. As always, we
hope the poets will read their poems at the opening, which
is on Thursday, August 28, from 5 - 8 pm. Printmakers will
be submitting their work during the first few weeks of June.
Poets should continue to check the LSW website for new
images.

SUBMISSIONS: Submissions must be made by email and will be
received by Cal Benson at <calbenmn@gmail.com>. Selected
poets will be notified by email, no later than July 20.

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CHAPBOOK. The chapbook -- or perhaps
even a Perfect Bound book, depending on the response --
will, as usual, be funded entirely by subscriptions from
participants or friends. Without adequate subscriptions, we
are not able to cover the printing costs. Anything larger
than 50 pages usually requires Perfect Binding, which is
more expensive, and this year we are aiming at a book more
dense with poems than we have been able to publish before.
We also hope to increase the number of books printed, so
they can be widely distributed in the region. All this means
higher printing costs. As a result, we are asking for a
basic subscription of $75, or multiples of $75. We will need
100 subscriptions to cover printing costs for the larger
book. The larger book would sell for $25, but for each
subscription, the subscriber will receive five books, a
significant discount.

If, however, we are unable to meet that subscription goal,
we will scale down the plan to chapbook size again, with
fewer submissions of both prints and poems published. In
that case, each $75 subscription will net 7 books per
subscriber, and sell for the usual $15. Subscription pledges
must be in to Cecilia Lieder
<cele@northernprintsgallery.com> by July 15, 2008 with
checks sent to Lieder at the Northern Prints Gallery, 318
North 14th Avenue East, Duluth, MN 55805 no later than
August 1.

***** LSW Monthly Groups

* Monday, June 9, at 6:30 pm, the Children's Writers Group
will meet at Amazing Grace Bakery in Canal Park. If you
enjoy writing for children, come join us! Questions?
Julesmj2@aol.com.

* Sunday, June 15, at 1:30 pm, the memoir group will meet,
still downstairs at Chester Creek Cafe. Some of us will be
eating lunch there.

* Thursday, June 19, at 11:30 am, the Writers' Square Table
meets. The June topic: Summer Reading for Writers.

* Thursday, June 26, at 5:00 pm, the play reading group will
meet as usual, but then we will take a summer break until
September. All are welcome. Contact Mara, 218-728-1253 or
mhart2@d.umn.edu.

* Friday June 27 6:30 pm Barnes & Noble - Freshwater
Screenwriting Group
Our group is growing! Join us for fun and information on
screenwriting. For more info please call Marion at 279-5720
or email marionkae@yahoo.com.

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

* Winners of the Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards were
announced May 18:

The winner in the Art, Photography category was "Celebrating
Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree," by
artists of the North House Folk School in Grand Marais,
published by Fox Chapel Publishing.

Honorary mention in the Art, Photography category went to
"We Are At Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People," by Bruce
White, published by Minnesota Historical Society Press.

The winner of the Fiction/Poetry/Drama category was William
Kent Krueger with his book "Thunder Bay: A Cork O’Connor
Mystery," published by Atria Books.

Sheila Packa’s collection of poetry "The Mother Tongue,"
published by Calyx Press, won honorable mention for the
Fiction/Poetry/Drama category.

The winner in the Nonfiction/Memoir category was Arnold R.
Alanen with "Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the
Forging of a Company Town" published by the University of
Minnesota Press.

The honorable mention for the Nonfiction/Memoir category was
given to Andrew Slade for his book "Skiing the North Shore:
A Guide to Cross-Country Trails in Minnesota’s Spectacular
Lake Superior Region," published by There and Back Books.

In the Children’s Literature category, author Joy Morgan
Dey and illustrator Nikki Johnson were winners with their
book "Agate: What Good Is a Moose?" published by Lake
Superior Port Cities.

Chosen for honorable mention in the Children’s category
was "Storm Codes" written by Tracy Nelson Mauer, illustrated
by Christina Rodriguez, and published by Windward
Publishing, an Imprint of Finney Company.

NEMBA was presented by the UMD Library and Friends of Duluth
Public Library in collaboration with Lake Superior Writers,
with additional support from Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
Northern Lights Books & Gifts, and UMD Stores.

* Liz Minette has had a poem accepted for publication in the
Summer 2008 issue of Main Channel Voices, out of Winona, MN

* A collection of Linda LeGarde Grover's education poems has
been selected for publication by the University of Arkansas
Little Rock Sequoyah Research Center.
THE.INDIAN.AT.INDIAN.SCHOOL, fourth in the Native Writers
Chapbook Series, was printed in May, 2008.

* Eric Chandler's article "Biking: Gitchi Gami Trail" was
published in the May-June issue of Northern Wilds, The
Outdoor Newspaper of the North. It's about biking the paved
state trail between Gooseberry Falls and Beaver Bay along
the North Shore.

* Mary Ellen Ryall, Executive Director, of Happy Tonics,
Inc., was published in Washburn Country Register on May 28
2008. Ryall's article "Rocky Ridge Farm has a garden to
share" addresses food shortages and why it is important to
support local organic farmers with Community Supported
Agriculture. Happy Tonics, Inc., published the summer issue
of "Butterflies and
Gardens." Visit their Web site at
http://www.happytonics.org/ and click on newsletter
to reach about the Plight of the Monarch Butterfat and Food
Safety Issues.

* Shirley Wuchter, is in the process of signing a contract
to complete the series of sermons she has published of her
late husband, The Rev. Dr. Michael D. Wuchter, formerly
senior pastor of First Lutheran Church, Duluth before his
untimely death in 2000. The new book of summer sermons will
be following Uplifting Christ, Sermons for the Autumn
Season, Shining Through the Darkness, Sermons for the Winter
Season, and Growing In Christ, Sermons for the Spring
Season. Shirley will be reading at the Lake Superior
Writers' event Sunday, June 8 from 3-5 pm at the Quaker
Meeting House.

* "Storm Codes," written by Tracy Nelson Maurer and
illustrated by Christina Rodriguez, received an Honorable
Mention in the Children's Literature category at the
Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards at UMD in May. "Storm
Codes" was also named as a 2007 Children's Book of the Year
Finalist by Foreword Magazine.

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top

* Saturday, June 7, 7:30 pm, Park Theater, Hayward, WI:
Sheila Packa will be performing spoken word with
improvisational cello music by Kathy McTavish.

* Saturday June 7, 12:00 noon, Kathleen Hills will sign her
fourth Upper Peninsula mystery, The Kingdom Where Nobody
Dies, at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park
Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

* Saturday, June 7, 7 pm - Celebrating the People's Voice:
1st Annual Benefit Reading for The Carol Connolly Reading
Series! Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis MN
With Special Guest Host CAROLYN HOLBROOK. Admission by
Donation

* Saturday, June 7, 1-2 pm Book signing: Andrew Slade
Camping the North Shore at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Saturday June 7, 5:00 pm Salon featuring Howard Sivertson
reading from
his new book, "Driftwood" and talking about read, writing
and art. At Drury Lane Books 12 East Wisconsin St. Grand
Marais MN. For more information, call 888-887-3370.

* Thursday, June 12, 7:00 pm at Barkers Island Inn, Reading
and Reception: Anthony Bukoski
North of the Port: Stories, Dessert and Cash Bar sponsored
by Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive,
Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Thursday, June 12, 7:00 pm Book Signing - Kurt Anderson
How to Back up a Trailer and 101 Other Things Every Real Guy
Should Know. Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710

* Thursday, June 12, 7:00 pm Summer Reading Kick Off Party
Children grades 1-6 please RSVP 218-786-0710
Games/Activities, door prizes, a craft & refreshments.
Children may earn one free book by filling out a summer
reading journal. Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710

* Saturday, June 14, 12- 1 pm Book signing: Deborah
Morse-Kahn. Lake Superior’s Historic North Shore at
Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive,
Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Saturday, June 14, 1-2 pm Book signing: David Housewright.
Madman On a Drum at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

* Saturday, June 14, 2-3 pm Book signing: Warren Read. The
Lyncher In Me at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal
Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

* Monday, June 16, 6:30 pm, Edina Public Library: Bruce
Henricksen will speak on James Wright and on From the Other
World: Poems in Memory of James Wright. Admission and snacks
are free.

* Tuesday, June 17, 8 pm Pages & Purls Book Group Tortilla
Curtain by T. C. Boyle at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Wednesday June 18 5:00 pm -6:00 pm Full Moon Reading
featuring Beth Blank outside around the fire. At Drury Lane
Books 12 East Wisconsin St. Grand Marais MN. For more
information, call 888-887-3370.

* Wednesday June 18 6:30 pm Women's Book Group, "Read
Willow Room, Green Door" by Deborah Keenan and join the
group. At Drury Lane Books 12 East Wisconsin St. Grand
Marais MN. For more information, call 888-887-3370.

* Friday, June 20 at 4:00 pm Book Signing - Jess Lourey.
August Moon. Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

* Saturday June 21 5:00 pm Salon featuring poet Louis
Jenkins reading from his latest book "North of the Cities"
and Freya Manfred reading from her poetry book "Swimming
with a Hundred Year Old Snapping Turtle". They will be
discussing reading and writing. At Drury Lane Books 12 East
Wisconsin St. Grand Marais MN. For more information, call
888-887-3370.

* Saturday, June 21, 2:00 pm, Ironworld Theater, Chisholm,
Minnesota: Sheila Packa will be performing spoken word with
improvisational cello music by Kathy McTavish.

* Sunday, June 22, 10:00 am, Mesabi Coop Park, Hibbing,
Minnesota: Sheila Packa, Kathleen McQuillan, Sheila Holtan
and others will read poems related to the Midsummer Festival
theme: "Finnish is Spoken Here."

* Sunday, June 22, 1-2 pm Book signing: Bill Durbin. The
Winter War at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal
Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

* Sunday, June 22, 2-3 pm Book signing: Deborah Cooper. Gods
of Wild Things at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal
Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

* Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 pm Book signing - Christopher
Valen. White Tombs. Contact Jill Lyman, Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

* Saturday, June 28, 12-1 pm Book signing: Kurt Anderson.
How to Back Up a Trailer at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Saturday, June 28, 1-2 pm Book signing: William Kent
Krueger. Thunder Bay (now in paperback) at Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Saturday, June 28, 2-3 pm Book signing: Chris Monroe.
Monkey With a Tool Belt at Northern Lights Books and Gifts,
307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

* Sunday, June 29, 1-2 pm Book signing: Mary Cassanova
Utterly Otterly Day at Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307
Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

Workshops/Submissions/Conferences/Opportunities/Deadlines back to top 

* The Split Rock Arts Program is offering the following
events this summer.

1. Full Vision/Full Truth: Writing About Spiritual Practice
with Ruth Schwartz,
a retreat at the Cloquet Forestry Center, 6/22/2008 -
6/28/2008

2. Keeping the Channel Open: A Workshop in the Creative
Process with
Patricia Weaver Francisco, Minneapolis campus, 7/20/2008 -
7/25/2008

3. Shaping Memory Into Art: The Personal Essay with
Rigoberto González,
Minneapolis campus, 7/20/2008 - 7/25/2008

4. The Art of Creative Research with Philip Gerard,
Minneapolis campus, 7/20/2008 - 7/25/2008

5. The Work and Play of the Poem: with Michael Dennis
Browne, a retreat at the
Cloquet Forestry Center, 7/6/2008 - 7/12/2008

6. Writer as Subject/Writer as Guide, with Catherine Watson,
a retreat at the
Cloquet Forestry Center, 7/6/2008 - 7/12/2008.

For info see http://www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts.

* Pig Iron, a St. Paul based online poetry & art
publication, is seeking poetry for its Summer issue. Please
check us out at http://www.pigironpub.com, - and we would be
honored if any of your writers would consider submitting.

* Drury Lane Books Writing Workshops – Summer, 2008. Drury
Lane Books Writing Workshops are held at the East Bay Suites
in Grand Marais, MN. Tuition is $350. Registration is
required by 7/1 for the July workshop and 7/31 for the Aug.
Workshop, Limited to 12 participants. Send payment to: Drury
Lane Books, PO Box 998, Grand Marais, MN 55604 with your
name, address, phone & email. For more information call
888-887-3370 or email us at drurylanebooks@boreal.org

Monday July 14 - Friday July 18 Poetry Workshop, “The Big
Blue Workshop,” with Jim Armstrong. Sponsored by Drury
Lane Books held at East Bay Suites in Grand Marais MN.
Advance registration required. Call Drury Lane Books for
more information 888-887-3370.

Monday August 11- Friday August 15 Writing Workshop,
“Crafting Your Fiction,” with Brian Malloy Sponsored by
Drury Lane Books held at East Bay Suites in Grand Marais MN.
Advance registration required. Call Drury Lane Books for
more information 888-887-3370.

* July 28 - Aug 3 Cook County Higher Education offers
writing workshop. Writing Wilderness Words with Dr. Mary
Ellen Ashcroft. Cost: $450. Contact 218-387-3411 or
highered@boreal.org for further information.

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

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.

Your editor for this issue of the e-calendar was LSW member and volunteer Phil Fitzpatrick. Thank you for contributing and for reading. Address all calendar events to calendar@lakesuperiorwriters.org. Address all concerns or questions about the calendar to Phil Fitzpatrick c/o pfitzpa@charter.net.

Thank you for your support, your submissions, your ongoing
interest, and—this month—your patience.
Phil Fitzpatrick, Editor