Read All About It
Friday, August 15, 1997
Author signings
Al Furtado, illustrator of "What if Elephants Wear Hula Skirts at the Honolulu Zoo, 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Liberty House's Children's Department, Pearlridge. Information, 732-1709.
Ted Gugelyk, author of Mango Lady and Other Stories from Hawaii, 2 p.m. tomorrow, Borders, Ward, call 591-8995; and 2 p.m. Aug. 17, Borders, Waikele, call 676-6699.
Artists and writers of "Pagers Comics Anthology," noon Sunday, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.
Groups
Writers group, 7 p.m. Thursday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.
Miscellaneous
"A Japanese View of Americans in Religion" with Fumiko Mori Halloran, 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Tokai University, ninth floor auditorium. Admissions: $6. Reservations by Aug. 19. Call 524-4450 or email jash@aloha.net.
Paulette Nohealani Kekuewa Kahalepuna, coauthor of "Feather Lei As An Art," demonstrates lei making, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.
Phonics Plus program with Ernellen Lui, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Barnes and Noble. Based on Romalda Bishop Spalding's book, "Writing Road to Reading." Call 737-3323.
Contests
Win $1,000 in the Famous Poets Society free poetry competition. Poets must reside in Honolulu and poems must be no more than 21 lines.
Prizes will be awarded on or before Oct. 31 and a winner's list will be sent to all entrants.
Send poems to: Free Poetry Competition, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Suite 126, Los Angeles, Calif., 90028. Deadline: Monday.
The Hawaii Literary Arts Council is taking nominations for the Elliott Cades Award for Literature to be presented to poetry, drama, fiction or literary nonfiction writers.
Two awards will be given: one to a writer who has published a "significant body of work of exceptional quality" and the other to a writer who has "produced a small body of work showing unusual talent and promise."
Nominations, including a letter explaining why the person should be considered, and supporting materials must be send to: Cades Award Committee, HLAC, P.O. Box 11213, Moiliili Station, Honolulu, Hawaii 96828-0123. Deadline: Monday.
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