E-Calendar March 2010
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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.

Here is your leonine March LSW E-calendar:

LSW ACTIVITIES AND NEWS.

** LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS ANNOUNCES SEARCH FOR 2010/2012
DULUTH POET LAUREATE

Lake Superior Writers, the sponsoring organization for the
Duluth Poet Laureate program, announces that applications
are now open for the selection of the 2010/2012 Duluth poet
laureate. Poets who have lived or worked in the Duluth,
Minnesota area for five of the past ten years, and who
provide the requested application materials according to the
guidelines, are eligible. The 2010/2012 Duluth poet laureate
will be selected by a committee of representatives from
Duluth's literary community, related businesses, colleges
and universities and those interested in the field of
poetry.

The Duluth Poet Laureate project was established in 2005.
Barton Sutter was chosen as its first poet laureate in 2006,
and Jim Johnson was selected as Duluth's second poet
laureate in 2008. Since the establishment of this award,
several Minnesota cities have selected poet laureates
including Saint Paul (Carol Connolly), Red Wing (Robert
Hedin), and Winona (James Armstrong). Robert Bly was
appointed Minnesota's first state poet laureate in February
of 2008.

The 2010/12 Duluth Poet Laureate will be awarded a $3,000
honorarium for a two-year term. Funding for the poet
laureate project is provided by area organizations that are
represented on the poet laureate selection committee.

Application guidelines and more information about the
2010/2012 Duluth poet laureate project can be found at the
Lake Superior Writers website, www.lakesuperiorwriters.org,
by writing to Duluth Poet Laureate Program, c/o Lake
Superior Writers, 1301 Rice Lake Road, Suite 132, Duluth,
Minnesota, 55811, by calling 218-722-3904, or by e-mailing
<pl@lakesuperiorwriters.org>. Application guidelines are
also available at the Reference Desk of the Duluth Public
Library.The application deadline for the 2010/2012 Duluth
Poet Laureate program is February 15, 2010. A crowning
ceremony and reception for the new Duluth poet laureate will
take place in May.

** LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS OPEN GENRE COMPETITION ON “HARD
TIMES”

Submissions may be complete works or excerpts in any of the
following genres: poetry, non-fiction, fiction, essay,
memoir, novel, short story, or play or movie script.
Submissions must be original, unpublished and unproduced.
Staged readings or workshop productions will not disqualify
a play or movie script. Submission length must be no longer
than 3,000 words or, in the case of poetry, 3 poems totaling
no more than 6 pages. The subject matter of each submission
must relate to the theme “Hard Times.” Manuscripts
must be typed. There must be two title pages, one that
includes the name of the submitted piece or pieces,
author’s name, address, email address and phone number and
a second that includes ONLY the name of the submitted piece
or pieces. Persons may submit only once. Submissions will
not be returned. All submissions will be blind reviewed by
a panel of judges. Submissions are due by Monday, March 1,
2010 (postmarked) to Lake Superior Writers, 1301 Rice Lake
Road, Suite 132, Duluth, MN 55811. A first place award of
$150, second place award of $100, and a third place award of
$50 will be given. Three runners up will also be chosen.
Award winners will be asked to read on Sunday, May 2 at 2:00
pm (note date/time change from previous announcement) at the
Harbor City School auditorium in Duluth. The entries of the
award winners and runners up will be published on the LSW
website. Only members of Lake Superior Writers may submit
their work; non-members may join Lake Superior Writers and
submit their work at the same time by including a check made
out to Lake Superior Writers for $35. Members of the LSW
board are not eligible to enter the contest.

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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.

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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.