Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (March 12

LITERATURE
BOOKSIGNING. Rainbow Moods Book Shop. 3532 E. Grant Road. 326-9643. Judy A. Laslie hosts a workshop and booksigning for 9 Chances to Feel Good About Yourself from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15.
BOOKSIGNINGS. Barnes and Noble Bookstore. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Meet the creator of RED MEAT, Max Cannon, who will be signing copies of RED MEAT: From the Secret Files of Max Cannon from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Join Margaret Sagarese as she signs and discusses The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Children Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 14. Rebecca Cramer signs and discusses her new novel Mission to Sonora from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 18.
Listings BOOKSIGNINGS. The Book Mark. 5001 E. 881-6350. Speedway. 881-6350. Lawrence J. Taylor and photographer Maeve Hickey sign and discuss The Road to Mexico from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Hugh Prather will sign and discuss his inspirational inner-wisdom primer, Spiritual Notes to Myself: Essential Wisdom for the 21st Century, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19.
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.
POETRY AND MORE. The Casbah. 628 N. Fourth Ave. Join other Tucson poets and storytellers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays to share original works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
POG (POERTY GROUP) Los Artes Studios. 23 W. 27th St. POG presents a visual arts talk and poetry readings with sculptor Alex Garza and poets Clayton Eshleman and Jerome Rothenberg at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 14. The event is free. Contact Charles Alexander at 620-1626 for more information.
SAA WRITERS CONTEST. The Society of Southwestern Authors announces the 1998 Writers' Contest. Entries must be original and unpublished works: short stories, personal essays, memoirs and poetry. Cash prizes will be given in all categories. For contest rules, write Sharon Landeen, SAA Writer's Contest, 6990 E. Calle Arandas, Tucson, AZ 85750. Submission deadline is May 31.
WOMANSPEAK. The Screening Room. 127 E. Congress St. Featuring the best of Tucson's established and new women's voices, the WomanSpeak Film and Poetry Festival at 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, will include 16mm short films by women filmmakers selected by the Media Arts Graduate Student Association. Featured poets include Jessica Jaramillo and Maria Elena Wakamastu, Pamela Uschuk and Charlotte Lowe. Call Debra White at 206-9244 for more information.