E-Calendar November 2008
LSW Activities and Events | LSW Kudos | Area Events | News/Contest/Submissions | Lake Superior Writers Information | About the LSW Calendar |
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.

[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.]

** TODAY! Saturday, Nov 1, from 2 - 4 pm – in The Green
Room at the Duluth Public Library, 520 West Superior Street,
Duluth, Minnesota. Please join us for a panel discussion on
"The Future of Poetry" led by 2008-10 Duluth Poet Laureate
Jim Johnson, with Ryan Vine, Chris Godsay, Jennifer Derrick,
Paul Lundgren, and Cecilia Lieder. There will be discussion
and demonstration of different formats for presenting
poetry: via the internet, rap music, poetry slams, blogging,
and print publication of poetry chapbooks and books.
Sponsored by Lake Superior Writers and community
organizations. Free and open to the public, with
refreshments provided by The Friends of the Duluth Public
Library. For additional information, contact Lake Superior
Writers, writers@lakesuperiorwriters.org, 218-722-3094.

AND - A Look Ahead:

** Thursday, Dec. 11, LSW and the UW-Superior Writing Center
invite everyone to attend *Twelve Below Zero*, a reading and
book-signing event with Superior, Wisconsin, fiction writer
Tony Bukoski. Bukoski is a Professor in the English
Department at UW-Superior, and we celebrate his lifetime of
writing about the magic to be found in the everyday world of
Superior. We particularly celebrate the release by Holy Cow!
Press of an updated, revised version of Dr. Bukoski's
original short story collection, Twelve Below Zero. Dessert,
coffee, and tea will be served. 7 p.m., Multicultural
Center, 232 Old Main, UW-Superior, Belknap and Catlin,
Superior. Free and open to the public. People may park free
in any of the lots, except for the reserved lots and spaces,
meters, and handicapped spaces (unless they have a permit).

LSW MONTHLY GROUPS

Editor’s Note: Since there are at least
two or three different sources for “monthly group”
information, all monthly groups must submit announcements
each month in order to be included in the LSW e-calendar. A
belated announcement will be mailed out within the week if
the correct information for November’s groups can be
submitted. Thank you.

Other Groups

** Thursday, Oct 2 at 1:00 pm - Barnes & Noble New
Fiction/Non Fiction Book Group discussing Eight Women, Two
Model Ts and the American West by Joanne Wilke

** Sunday, Oct 5 at 5:30 pm - Barnes & Noble Mystery Book
Group discussing Trunk Music by Michael Connelly

** Tuesday, Oct 7, 7pm - In-Store Bookgroup reading Coal
Black Horse by Robert Olmstead at
Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive,
Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Wednesday, Oct 8 at 6:30 pm - Barnes & Noble Classics
Book Group discussing The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth
Tarkington

** Second Sunday Poets meets on October 12 at 2:00 p.m. at
the Drummond Public Library in Drummond, WI (14990 Superior
Street). An open reading will be followed by area poets
whose work appears in the 2009 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar:
Jan Chronister, Naomi Cochran, Elizabeth Haling, Ann Penton,
and Diana Randolph. The event is free and refreshments will
be served. Contact Jan at janchronister@yahoo.com for more
information.

** Monday, Oct 20 at 7:30 pm - Barnes & Noble Science
Fiction Book Group discussing The Call of Cthulhu and Other
Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

** Tuesday, Oct 21 at 7:00 pm - Barnes & Noble Young
Reader's Book Group discussing Night of the New Magicians by
Mary Pope Osborne. Ages 8-12 please RSVP 218-786-0710

** The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets annual Fall Conference
will be held in Marshfield on Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Please visit
www.wfop.org for more information. Featured speakers are
Bruce Taylor from UW-Eau Claire, Shoshauna Shy from Madison,
and Susan Pagnucci from Barnes.

** Friday, Oct 31 6:30pm Barnes & Noble - Freshwater
Screenwriting Group meets for coffee and encouragement.
Wear your favorite (or scariest) writer costume!

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

** Terry Falsani's poems, "Snow Squalls" and "The
Ringbearer" received honorable mention in the recent
Brainerd Writers' Alliance annual writing contest. Poetry
judge Patricia Kirkpatrick named two winning poems and three
honorable mentions.

** Anne Simpson’s new book GROWING DOWN: Poems for an
Alzheimer's Patient, has just published by Calyx Press.

** Phil Fitzpatrick’s new book, A Beautiful Friendship:
The Joy of Chasing Bogey Golf (Calyx Press Duluth, $19.95)
is now available at Northern Lights Books and Gifts as well
as from the author at fitztrick@gmail.com.

** Lost Hills Books of Duluth is pleased to announce the
publication of "Staying Blue," poems by Gibbons Ruark.
Gibbons has had a distinguished career in American Poetry
for four decades. "Staying Blue" is his eighth book,
consisting of recent poems published in many of our finest
magazines. Visit http://www.losthillsbooks.com

** Eric Chandler's article "Green, White, and Blue" appears
in the Nov 2008 issue of Silent Sports magazine. It explores
the joy of cross country skiing on sunny winter days.

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top

** Saturday, Nov 1 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm - Storytime with
Biscuit the Dog to kick off our annual Holiday Book Drive.
The recipient of our 2008 book drive is The Early Literacy
Coalition's"Big Red Book Shelf" project. Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Sunday, Nov 2 at 5:30 pm - Mystery Book Group - 1st to
Die by James Patterson at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall,
Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Thursday, Nov 6 at 1:00 pm New Fiction/Non Fiction Book
Group - The Speed of Light by Elizabeth Rosner at Barnes &
Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Thursday, Nov 6 at 7 pm - In-Store Book Group with Author
Twelve Belo Zero by Anthony Bukoski. Northern Lights Books
and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Nov 8 Cecelia Lieder’s Annual Solo Exhibit of
Woodcuts and Stone Lithographs with an Opening Holiday Tea
from Noon to 5:00 Lieder’s new works from 2008 will be
featured along with her well know woodcuts & lithographs.
Lieder is one of the region’s premier printmakers & her
annual solo show is an opportunity to view the full range of
her prints. Her celebration of the landscape of the
Northland in richly colored woodcuts is a special feature of
this artist’s work. “Oggi” means “today” in
Italian, so look for some surprises as well. Lieder is the
director of the Northern Prints Gallery which represents 40
regional printmakers and offers the widest selection of
artist made prints in the region. She is a past recipient of
the George Morrison Artist Award (2007), the Depot
Foundation Artist Award (2006), a McKnight ARAC Artist
Fellowship and other honors. She is a small press publisher
and her books will also be available, notably three new
Calyx Press releases for 2008. Check the completely
renovated website for more information! Contact person:
Cecilia Lieder, Northern Prints Gallery, 318 North 14th
Avenue E., Duluth, MN 55805 - 218-724-5212/3089
www.northernprintsgallery.com

** Saturday, Nov 8 from 10-11 am – Book Signing with
Carolyn Peterson, author of View from the Wolf’s Eye.
Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive,
Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Nov 8 from 1-2 pm – Book Signing with Tony
Dierckins, author of Crossing the Canal: An Illustrated
History of Duluth’s Aerial Bridge. Northern Lights Books
and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Sunday, Nov 9 from 1-2 pm – Book Signing with Curt
Brown, author of So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake
Superior. Northern Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park
Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904,
www.norlights.com.

** Sunday, Nov 9 at 3:00 pm Cathy Wurzer, MPR's Emmy winning
host of Morning Edition, presentation & book signing: Tales
of the Road: Highway 61. Free admission at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Sunday, Nov 9 at 2 pm Kent Shifferd will be featured at
the Second Sunday Poetry Reading set at Drummond Public
Library and Historical Museum. The library is located at
14990 Superior St in Drummond. Audience members will be
invited to read one or two poems prior to the featured
reader. Refreshments will be served afterward. The theme of
Kent Shifferd's reading will be "Stuff and Nonsense." For
more information or to be on the mailing list, contact
janchronister@yahoo.com

** Wednesday, Nov 12 at 7 pm – a film/book presentation -
The Peace Bell by Margi Preus and Resonance: The Odyssey of
the Bells directed by Paul Creager at Harbor City
International School 332 W. Michigan St. in Duluth. Northern
Lights Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN
55802, 722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Wednesday, Nov 12 at 6:30 pm - Classics Book Group -
Candide by Voltaire at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall,
Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Nov 12 at 6:30 pm - Aaron Brown, presentation
& book signing: Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range at
Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Nov 12, 7-9 pm Harbor City International
School Theater. One Story, Two Approaches; screening of
Resonance; The Odyssey of the Bells, a 30-minute documentary
in progress by Paul Creager and presentation by Margi Preus,
author of the children's picture book, The Peace Bell. Both
film and book tell the stories of ancient Japanese temple
bells taken by the U.S. military as war trophies, one which
spent time in Duluth before being returned to Japan.
Reception follows at 8:30 Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Arrowhead Reading Council, Northern Lights
Books, Duluth Sister Cities International

** Thursday, Nov 13 at 7:00 pm at Intermedia Arts, 2822
Lyndale Ave S, Mpls MN 55408
The Carol Connolly Reading Series - Beyond the Pure:
Readings by Writers of Color
Hosted by Julie Bates and Carolyn Holbrook. Admission by
donation; THIS MONTH —POTLUCK RECEPTION! Bring a treat (or
not!). Everyone welcome. This month’s Beyond the Pure
features THE TWIN CITIES NERDS OF COLOR (NOCs), who believe
that nerds exist across race and culture, and that some of
the most revolutionary works by and for nerds are currently
being created by people of color. Join us afterward for
wine, beer and a POTLUCK RECEPTION!

** Monday, Nov 17 at 7:30 pm - Science Fiction Book Group -
Ghost Brigade by John Scalzi at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Nov 18 at 7:00 pm - Notable Books Book Group -
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson at Barnes & Noble, Miller
Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Nov 19 at 7 pm - Alexandra Fuller,
award-winning author of "Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs
Tonight: An African Childhood" (a New York Times Notable
Book) and "Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African
Soldier," will visit UMD in Montague Hall 70. on Her most
recent book is "The Legend of Colton H Bryant" (Penguin
Press, 2008). She will give a lecture on her native Zimbabwe
and her writings on the country. For info, contact 726-7493.

** Saturday, Nov 22, at 7:30 pm -Beth Ann Fennelly, one of
America's most distinguished poets, will read her work in
Duluth as part of the Spirit Lake Poetry Series. The event
will take place in Somers Lounge at the College of St.
Scholastica. Admission to the event is free, and
complimentary refreshments will be served. Fennelly will
sign books following her performance. For more information,
contact Ryan Vine at 218-723-6606.

** Saturday, Nov 22 at 1:00 pm - Minnesota Ballet Storytime.
Several Cast members from the Nutcracker Ballet will grace
our children's stage for this special event. Free at Barnes
& Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Nov 22 at Noon - John Gilbert book signing:
Herb Brooks: The Inside Story of a Hockey Mastermind at
Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Nov 22 at 3:00 pm - Jon Severson book signing:
Delivered With Pride: A Pictorial History of the Duluth
Winnipeg & pacific Railroad at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill
Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Saturday, Nov 22 from 1-2 pm – Book Signing with Jon A.
Severson, author of Delivered with Pride. Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Nov 29 from 12-1 pm – Book Signing with Jim
Heffernan, author of Cooler Near the Lake. Northern Lights
Books and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802,
722-5267, 800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Saturday, Nov 29 from 1-2 pm – Book signing with
Christine Berg and April Berg, co-authors of Finnigin and
the Star Jar. 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 

** Please Vote on November 4th and make your voice count by
voting *YES* for the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment.
Vote *YES* so we will be able to leave our children, grand
children and future generations the Minnesota we love. For
more information go to http://www.yesformn.org

** Intermedia Arts presents 2009 VERVE Grants for Minnesota
Spoken Word Poets: Applications Now Available! Applications
are now available for Intermedia Arts' 2009 VERVE Grants for
Minnesota Spoken Word Poets, which awards grants of up to
$3,000 to spoken word artists! 2009 Application Deadline:
December 8, 2008. Applications and complete program details
available online. Call or email (612) 871-4444 or
info@intermediaarts.org for more information. This program
is supported by the Jerome Foundation.

** News of a new blog on writing and publishing information:
contact http://blog.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com

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.