LITERATURE ARIZONA PRESS WOMEN. Viscount Suites Hotel. 4855 E. Broadway. The Arizona Press Women present the 44th annual State Writers' Conference on Saturday, May 3. All established and aspiring women writers are invited to attend. Scheduled workshops include: The Internet--How To Make Money Without Becoming an Avid Browser, with Lorraine B. Kingdon; Your Family's History--How To Write It, with Patricia Preciado Martin; Developing A Critical Eye, with Lauren B. Smith; and Ethics in Journalism, with Jacqueline E. Sharkey. Cost varies; registration deadline is April 28. Call the Arizona Press Women at 617-0003 for registration and information. BOOKSIGNING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Author, poet, and activist Demetria Martinez reads from and signs her new book Breathing Between the Lines at 7 p.m. Friday, April 25. BOOKSIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Broadway Village. 326-8533. Robert Greer signs The Devil's Red Nickel from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26. BOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Participants in the Second Annual Young Writers Bilingual Poetry Contest will read their winning entries from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Call 323-8003 for information. BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. N. Scott Momaday reads from and signs The Man Made of Words from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 25. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Have you made a movie? The organizers of the third annual Brainwash Movie Festival in San Francisco want to see it (provided it's under 13 minutes in length and transferred to VHS.) There is a chance your short could be sent to Bravo, the BBC, or even MTV London if selected. Send your tape, along with your name, address, phone number, and the $10 entry fee to: Shelby Toland, P.O. Box 881911, San Francisco, CA 94188. Entries must be postmarked by May 1. CALL FOR ENTRIES. The Arizona Authors' Association is now accepting entries for the 16th annual Literary Contest. Both published and unpublished writers may compete for awards in essay, poetry and short story categories; entries must be unpublished. Deadline is July 29. For contest rules, send SASE to: AAA Literary Contest, 3509 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 117-C, Phoenix, AZ 85028-3339. CALL FOR ENTRIES. The Society of Southwestern Authors is now accepting entries for the 1997 Short Story Contest. Stories of 2,500 words or less may be submitted. There is a $10 entry fee. For submission information, send SASE to: SSA Short Story Contest, 10050 E. Ray Ann Place, Tucson, AZ 85749. Submission deadline is May 31. CALL FOR ENTRIES. The American Poetry Association announces its National Open Poetry Contest. Cash prizes, including a $500 grand prize, will be awarded upon publication. All submissions must be original. Limit entry to one poem, of any style, not exceeding 25 lines. Send poem, with name and address, to American Poetry Association, P.O. Box 1216-W, Highland Park, IL 60035. Submission deadline is April 30. CALL FOR ENTRIES. The Heart of Film International Screenplay Competition seeks feature-length entries in two categories: Adult/Mature action drama, and Family/Children. Prizes for both categories include $3,500, participation in the Heart of Film Mentorship Program, and airfare and accommodations to attend the Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference in Austin, Texas, in October. Entries must be postmarked by May 15. Call 1-800-310-FEST or send SASE to AFF, 1600 Nueces, Austin, Texas 78701, for information. 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 READING. The UA Poetry Center's free spring reading series continues with the reading of selected works from Persona, the award-winning undergraduate literary and art magazine, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. Call 321-7760 for information. 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. POETRY AND MORE. The Casbah. 628 N. Fourth Ave. Join other Tucson poets and storytellers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Share your own works, or listen to what others have to say. Call 792-9910 for information.

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