LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Join short story author Meg Files for a signing of her latest collection, Home Is the Hunter, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, January 30. Call 292-1331 for information. BOOKSIGNINGS. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Author George Hilliard signs A Hundred Years of Horse Tracks: The Story of the Gray Ranch, from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, February 1. Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana sign their novel Zeke and Ned from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 5. BOOKSIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Broadway Village. 326-8533. Laurie King signs her latest mystery, A Letter of Mary, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 4. POETRY READING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Join in an open reading of original works, with a featured poet to warm up the floor, every third Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Arts is accepting entries for an upcoming annual exhibition entitled Cuentos del Barrio II: Bodies and Borders, to run May 26 through June 26 at the T/PAC Community Gallery. Submissions may range from poems and prose to performance pieces, with all works focusing on issues of the body and la frontera. Young and unpublished writers are encouraged. Samples of work and an artist's bio must be submitted by March 1. Send prospectus and support materials to Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Arts, c/o Reina Prado, 415 E. Fifth St., No. 4, Tucson, AZ 85705. Call 792-8831 for information. 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 Cash grants will be awarded to individual authors of completed, original and unpublished novels, novellas and/or short story collections.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. 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. TUCSON POETRY FESTIVAL. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 408 S. Sixth Ave. Get tickets now for the 15th annual Tucson Poetry Festival, February 28 through March 2. This year's featured poets are Barbara Cully, Jon Davis, Mark Doty, Carolyn Kizer, Rick Noguchi, Daisy Zamora, and Marie Howe. Readings for this year's festival are scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday evenings, and at 1 p.m. Sunday. There are group sessions scheduled on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Advance tickets are $5 per day, $10 for the weekend. Call 620-2045 for information.

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