E-Calendar January 2009
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.]


** Sunday, Feb 8 – LSW announces the “SWEET SWEET
WORDS” event at 3-5 pm at the UU Church in Duluth. Just
in time for Valentine's Day, we are planning a book fair
that features books by LSW members and a reading. We
invite LSW writers groups to sign up for a reading slot.
Please contact Sheila at sheila@sheilapacka.com or call her
at 218-393-4218.

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.

** Monday, Jan 12 at 6:30 pm the Children's Writers Group
will meet. This month we will meet at Sara's Table Chester
Creek Cafe. The writing prompt for this meeting is "new".
Email questions to Julesmj2@aol.com. The Children's Writers
Group meets the second Monday of each month.

** Wednesday, Jan 21 at 6 - 8 pm, Fiction/Poetry Writing
Group, at Chester Creek Cafe, 1902 E. 8th Street. Contact
Jill Hinners (349-6431) or Cheryl Reitan
(creitan@d.umn.edu), 218-728-3154).
Other Monthly Groups

** Sunday, Jan 4 at 5:30 pm Mystery Book Group - Fearful
Symmetry by Morag Joss at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall,
Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Jan 6, 7pm- In-Store Bookgroup led by Anita
Zager - Discussing A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled
Hosseini. New members always welcome. Northern Lights Books
and Gifts, 307 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802, 722-5267,
800-868-8904, www.norlights.com.

** Thursday, Jan 8 at 1:00 pm - New Fiction/Non Fiction Book
Group - Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Wednesday, Jan 14 at 6:30 pm - Classics Book Group - The
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Jan 20 at 7:00 pm - Notable Books Book Group -
Breakfast With Buddha by Roland Merullo at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Monday, Jan 26 at 7:30 pm - Science Fiction Book Group -
The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld at Barnes & Noble,
Miller Hill Mall, Duluth, 218-786-0710.

** Tuesday, Feb 3 at 7pm - In-Store Bookgroup led by Anita
Zager. Special guest: Former professor of Poli-Sci at UMD,
Craig Gran to discuss Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
New members always welcome.

LSW KUDOS News about LSW Members back to top 

** An essay by Beryl Singleton Bissell was published in the
all-new 2008 edition (Vol. 2) of The New Writer's Handbook
edited by Philip Martin and published by Scarletta Press.
With a preface by Ted Kooser (U.S. Poet Laureate) this
volume contains expert tips & techniques for writers at any
level and readings to refresh your craft and career.

** Poet Todd Boss announces that Flurry, a winter poetry
site with “poetry, intermittently, from Minnesota and the
Dakotas,” can be found at
http://www.toddbosspoet.com/Flurry/Flurry.html

** LSW member Lisa Poje Angelos' poem "Electronica, The
Perfect Wife" will be published in Bemidji State
University's 2009 Dust & Fire, a collection of women's
writing.

** Yvonne Rutford announces the publication of her poetry
chapbook This Fragile Nest. Copies are available from the
author, at yrutford@cpinternet.com or 525-6540. Publication
reading TBA.

** Sherry Rovig’s poem “Winter Walk” will be published
in the February issue of Bemidji State’s writing magazine,
Dust and Fire.

AREA LITERARY EVENTS back to top
** Go to www.norlights.com for announcement of a special
holiday season sale on regularly priced items. The sale ends
January 10. Northern Lights Books and Gifts is an
enthusiastic supporter of all LSW events. We are quite
fortunate to have such a vigorous, contemporary, and
thriving independent bookseller in Duluth.

** Friday, Jan 30 - Sunday, Feb 1. Jess Lourey will be
leading discussion at the first Bug-bee Book Retreat at
Bug-bee Resort
(http://www.bugbeehiveresort.com/packageslist.htm) in
Paynesville, Minnesota. Here's how it works: participants
eat comfort food, discuss books including Main Street and
Knee High by the Fourth of July, drink wine, and somebody
else cleans up after us. It's the perfect book club!

** Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm The Carol Connolly
Reading Series Beyond the Pure: Readings by Writers of Color
at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave S, Mpls MN 55408.
Curated by Julie Bates and Carolyn Holbrook. Admission by
Donation

** Thursday, Jan 8, 2009 7-8 pm Barnes and Noble Bookstore
90th Street and Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ Seating is
limited, please RSVP patricia@plbrooks.com or 480-250-5556

** Sunday, Jan 18 at 3:00 pm Book Signing - Daniel Lancaster
will be signing John Beargrease: Legend of Minnesota's North
Shore at Barnes & Noble, Miller Hill Mall, Duluth,
218-786-0710

** Saturday, January, 24th, 1-2 pm Book signing: Jack &
Barbara Maloney Wee Mad Road 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 

Nominations are open for the 21st annual Northeastern
Minnesota Book Awards, to be presented by the University of
Minnesota Duluth Library and Friends of the Duluth Public
Library on Sunday, May 17, 2009, on the campus of UMD. Lake
Superior Writers will be collaborating with the UMD Library
to present a writing workshop, the NEMBA book fair, and
readings by nominated authors.

The award categories have been increased this year from four
to six, with the addition of separate awards for Poetry and
Memoir/Creative Nonfiction. The other continuing categories
include General Nonfiction, Fiction, Art/Photography, and
Children's Literature.

Prizes will include $300 and a plaque for the winner in each
category. Books receiving honorable mention will be
recognized with a plaque.

To nominate a book, visit the NEMBA web site at
http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba, complete a nomination form,
and send it along with one copy of each nominated book and
the $25 entry fee for each title to UMD Library, c/o Brenda
Bonnema, 416 Library Dr., Duluth, MN 55812.

For information, call 218-726-6843 or e-mail
bbonnema@d.umn.edu. Nominations must be postmarked or
delivered to the UMD Library by February 1, 2009.

The awards celebration on May 17--including a book fair,
readings by nominated authors, featured speaker, and awards
presentation--is free and open to the public.

** ARAC Announces Art Project Grant Application Deadline

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council announces the upcoming
Art Project Grant deadline for funding for arts
organizations residing in the following counties: Aitkin,
Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St. Louis. The
ARAC will offer a grant writing workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. in
the Common Area of the Marshall School Annex Building, 1301
Rice Lake Road, Duluth, two weeks prior to the application
deadline. The dates for the upcoming grant writing workshop
and the grant program deadline are:

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - Grant Writing Workshop.
Bob DeArmond, Executive Director, will provide technical
assistance in preparing and submitting an application, grant
writing tips, project eligibility and other topics.
Representatives from arts organizations interested in
applying for project support are encouraged to attend this
workshop. The workshop is free.

Friday, January 30, 2009 - ARAC Art Project Grant
Application Deadline. This matching grant program offers
funding to arts organizations of up to $4,000 to produce or
present arts activities that encourage the artistic growth
and development of the organization and the artists or
audience they serve.

To request guidelines or request additional information,
call or write:

Bob DeArmond, Executive Director
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 111
Duluth, MN 55811
1-218-722-0952 or 1-800-569-8134, info@aracouncil.org
www.ARACouncil.org

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.