LITERATUREBOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Georgina Devon (author of Scandals) and Roz Denny Fox (author of Trouble at Lone Star) discuss and sign their romance novels at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 30.BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. The following authors sign their works from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, November 30: Trudy Griffin-Pierce, UA anthropology prof and author of Earth Is My Mother, Sky Is My Father, signs copies of her new book, Native Americans Enduring Cultures and Traditions; and award-winning author and paper engineer Robert Sabuda signs Twelve Days of Christmas, A Pop-Up Celebration. Call 881-6350 for information. POETRY READING. Master of Fine Arts candidates in creative writing, Hannah Haas, James Marshall, Brandon Nelson and Jerry Williams, will read from selected, original works at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, in the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium, north side of the mall west of Cherry Avenue. Admission is free. Call the UA Poetry Center at 321-7760 for information. MILLER SPEAKS. Tucson-based author Tom Miller discusses his book on Cuba, Trading with the Enemy, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, at the Wilmot Branch library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. For information, call 323-1341. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Fresh Poets Contest for New Writers is soliciting entries for the 10th seasonal contest for new writers. Send cover sheet including name, address, phone number and statement assuring this is a first-time entrance in a professional contest. There's no limit to the number of pages or poems entered, but no names should appear on any of the poems. Manuscripts will not be returned. Prizes include up to $100 in bookstore gift certificates and a public reading with Becky Byrkit, Karen Falkenstrom and selected judges on Saturday, December 14, at Borders Books. Mail in or drop off entries by 5 p.m. Monday, December 2, at the UA Poetry Center, 1216 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719. For information, call Becky Byrkit at 791-0463. CALL TO WRITERS. The Sonora Review seeks original and unpublished short stories for their short story contest. First prize is $500 and publication in the next issue of Sonora Review. Include SASE for submissions to be returned. Send manuscripts along with a $10 submission fee, to: Sonoran Review Short Story Contest, Department of English, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Deadline is December 1. DEAD POETS SOCIETY. No longer hiding our poetry in boxes, we now meet to discuss hidden ideas, impressions, inspirations, and even passions, catalyzed by any shared writing and converted into found connections. What does this all mean for you? Call 795-2328. 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. |
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