LITERATURE BOOKSIGNING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Carter Allen signs Cowboys of Santa Cruz County; Leslie Hill signs Fairies Have Wings But They're Not Angles; and children's author Kathy Wuertz signs King Henry Saves Christmas from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, December 21. BOOKSIGNING. Summit Hut. 5045 E. Speedway. 325-1554. Authors Roseann and Jonathan Hanson sign Southern Arizona Nature Almanac from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 21. BOOKSIGNING. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Carlos G. Vélez-Ibañez signs Border Visions: Mexican Cultures of the Southwest United States at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 21. CALL FOR ENTRIES. Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum is accepting entries for its Distinguished Poet Awards. Thirty-four cash prizes are offered, including a $1,000 grand prize. Enter one poem only, 20 lines or less, on any subject and in any style. Deadline for entries is January 31, 1997. Submissions will be considered for publication in Treasured Poems of America, a hardcover anthology. Winners will be announced March 31. Send entries to: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Dept. N, 609 Main St., P.O. Box 193, Sistersville, WV 26175-0193. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. 520 Helen seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction, essay and photography for its premiere issue. The staff at 520 Helen wants to provide committed writers and photographers with an unrestrictive forum for publishing their works. Poetry submissions should be no longer than seven pages; photography submissions limited to four, and short fiction and essays not to exceed 4,000 words. Include SASE for submissions to be returned. Send to: 520 E. Helen St., Tucson, AZ 85705. Deadline is January 29. DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative jusices 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. TUCSON POETRY FESTIVAL. Submissions are now being accepted for the 14th annual Statewide Poetry Contest sponsored by the Tucson Poetry Festival Committee and The Tucson Weekly. The contest winner will receive $150 and be a featured reader at the Tucson Poetry Festival. Second and Third Place winners each receive $50. Selected poems by all winners will be published in The Weekly's February 20th issue. Contest is open to all Arizona poets who have not published a full-length collection of their work, but published poems are acceptable. Manuscripts will not be returned, and there is a $5 entry fee. Submissions must be postmarked by January 2, 1997. For a complete list of entry rules and guidelines, write Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 44000, Tucson, AZ 85733; or call 620-2045.

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