LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 16 Broadway Village. 123 S. Eastbourne. 326-8533. Robert Craig signs Sunset Express from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5. BOOKSIGNING. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Tucson judge and attorney Frances Lynch discusses and signs Drawing the Line: A Sexual Harassment-Free Workplace at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5. BOOKSIGNING. Barnes and Noble. 5480 E. Broadway. 745-9822. Donna Nordin gives and cooking demonstration and signs Contemporary Southwest: The Cafe Terra Cotta Cookbook at noon, Patricia Preciado Martin reads from and signs El Milagro and Other Stories, and David Rice reads from and signs Give the Pig a Chance and Other Stories at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Children's author Sharon Khan signs Kacy and the Space Shuttle Secret at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5. BOOKSIGNING. The Haunted Bookshop. 7211 N. Northern Ave. 297-4843. Ursula Erika Yunger signs The Healing Presence from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Michael Cadnum signs The Judas Glass from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5. SPIFFY UNLEASHED. Check out the fourth edition of the Capt. Spiffy comic book at the Big Release Party from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at 944 E. University Blvd. The event features the artists, less than gourmet food and "interesting" entertainment. Please bring a non-perishable can of food for the Community Food Bank. Call 624-4643 for information. SANDSCRIPT. The public is invited to attend the unveiling of the 1995/96 publication of SandScript literary/art magazine at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the PCC Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. There are award presentations, author readings and refreshments. LAMPLIGHT READING. The next Lamplight Reading series convenes at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the Sunnyside High School Auditorium, 1725 E. Bilby Road. This month's meeting features high school state poetry winners, Tucson Poetry Festival winners, playwrights and more from Sunnyside and Desert View High Schools. All creative writing enthusiasts are encouraged to attend. Admission is free, but donations will go the Creative Writing Programs at both high schools. Call Roberta Schechter at 883-4412 or 741-2400, ext. 450, for information. ONLINE JOURNAL. The UA Writing Works Center seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction and essays for its inaugural issue of AZine, an online literary journal. Submissions should be limited as follows: poetry, no more than seven pages; short fiction and essays, no longer than 4,000 words. Deadline is June 1. Send to: The Writing Works Center, UA/EU Main Gate, P.O. Box 210158, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158 or via e-mail to mmoutray@ccit.arizona.edu. DEAD POETS SOCIETY. No longer hiding poetry in boxes, the group now meets to discuss hidden ideas, impressions, inspirations and passions. Call 577-2444 for information. WRITING CONTEST. The Arizona Author's Association sponsors its 15th annual literary contest. Unpublished poetry, essays and short stories are being accepted from published and unpublished writers. For contest rules and information, send SASE to: AAA Literary Contest, 3509 E. Shea Blvd., No. 117, Phoenix, AZ 85028-3339. Deadline is July 29. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Burning Car Magazine seeks literary and camera-ready art submissions for its virgin edition scheduled for publication this summer. The first issue will launch the inaugural Heinous Payne Award for outstanding work. First prize is $300, $200 for second. Send poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork, preferably of high-octane creativity and originality, along with cover letter, $15 entry fee and SASE to: Burning Car, P.O. Box 26692, San Francisco, CA 94126. Deadline is July 1. CALL FOR ENTRIES. EPS Publishing is accepting poetry for its fall book project, Words from the Heart. Send up to two original poems of 24 lines or less on any subject to: EPS Publishing Company, 17400 South Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503. Deadline is June 1. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Messages From the Heart, a quarterly journal dedicated to letter writing, is accepting submissions. Send heartfelt letters, journal entries, poems, comments or drawings about letter writing to: P.O. Box 64840, Tucson, AZ 85728. Include $1 for a sample issue. The next issue focuses on letters to and from children and parents. Call 577-0588 for information. SPARROWGRASS POETRY. Sparrowgrass Poetry is offering a grand prize of $500 for the Distinguished Poet Awards poetry contest. Poets may enter one poem only, 20 lines or less, on any subject and in any poetic style. Submitted poems will also be considered for publication. No entry charge. Deadline is May 31. Send entries to: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Inc., Dept. E, 203 Diamond St., Sisterville, WV 26175. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction for adults. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 for information.

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