LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. The Haunted Bookshop. 7211 N. Northern Ave. 297-4843. Betty Carrington signs copies of her first book, Judicial Carousel, a semi-autobiographical exposé of the legal profession, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 11. BOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Local members of the Society of Southwestern Authors sign their works at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 16. Featured authors include Kathy Wuertz, Derrick Neill, Betty Carrington, Richard Morgan and Sharon Landeen. JAMES JOYCE SOCIETY. The Tucson James Joyce Society meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of every month at Café Magritte, 254 E. Congress St. Next meeting is January 15. Call 623-8905 for information. POETRY READING. The Casbah Teahouse, 628 N. Fourth Ave., hosts an open poetry reading at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 14. Bring an open mind and an open heart. Call 883-7855 or 690-5831 for information. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum is accepting entries for its Distinguished Poet Awards. Thirty-four cash prizes are offered, including a $1,000 grand prize. Enter one poem only, 20 lines or less, on any subject and in any style. Deadline for entries is January 31, 1997. Submissions will be considered for publication in Treasured Poems of America, a hardcover anthology. Winners will be announced March 31. Send entries to: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Dept. N, 609 Main St., P.O. Box 193, Sistersville, WV 26175-0193. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Arch and Bruce Brown Gay Arts Foundation is accepting submissions for grants in fiction writing and drama/music production. Cash grants will be awarded to individual authors of completed, original and unpublished novels, novellas and/or short story collections. All works must be based on or inspired by an historical person or event, and portray the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner. Grants will also be available to theatrical and musical organizations to assist with production costs. For information and guidelines, send SASE to: The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, P.O. Box 45231, Phoenix, AZ 85064. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. 520 Helen seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction, essay and photography for its premiere issue. The staff at 520 Helen wants to provide committed writers and photographers with an unrestrictive forum for publishing their works. Poetry submissions should be no longer than seven pages; photography submissions limited to four, and short fiction and essays not to exceed 4,000 words. Include SASE for submissions to be returned. Send submissions to 520 E. Helen, Tucson, AZ 85705. Deadline is January 29. DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We are interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call 750-1482 for information. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction and English help for adults. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 for information. ONE ON ONE. University of Arizona Poetry Center. 1216 N. Cherry Ave. The Writers' New Voice and Range presents stylized and encouraging one-on-one consultations pairing established local writers with emerging community writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction now through June, 1997. Consultees are automatically eligible for a free visit to the Voice and Range Writers' Workshop. Sliding fee, discounts and waivers are available. Call Becky Byrkit at 791-0463 for information and registration.

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