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Author signings

Robert L. Rodin: Author of "Articles of Faith," noon-1 p.m. Sunday, Honolulu Book Shop, Ala Moana. Call 941-2274.

Diana Fairechild: Author of "Noni: Aspirin of the Ancients, "7 p.m. Wednesday, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Groups

Martha Stewart Good Things Group: Create memory books, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Romance Readers Anonymous: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Honolulu Chapter of the National Writers Association: Meets 7 p.m., second Tuesdays of every month, Manoa Gardens, 2790 Kahaloa Drive. Manuscript critique too. Information, 845-9585.

Literature Readers Group: 7 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, Borders, Ward. Call 591-8995.

Professional Writers Group of Hawaii: Meets 4-6 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Call Susan, 941-1768.

Miscellaneous

Mulan time: Storytime includes a Signature Theatre coloring contest where the winner receives free passes to the movie, 11 a.m. July 4, Borders, Waikele. Call 676-6699.

Crafts and stories: 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Barnes and Noble. Call 737-3323.

Contests

Screenwriting: In conjunction with the annual Maui Writers Conference being held Sept. 4-7. Organizers of the conference are holding a screenwriting competition with cash prizes and paid admission to the Maui Writers Retreat and/or conference.

Screenplay entries must not have been optioned or sold, be in standard screenplay format, 3-hole punched, typed and bound with metal fasteners, be between 90 and 140 pages, and postmarked by Wednesday. Only feature film screenplays will be considered.

Entry forms available by mail from Peter Scott, Maui Writers Conference Screenwriting Competition, 2118 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 726, Santa Monica, Calif., 90403-5784; by e-mail at mauiscript@aol.com; or from the Maui Writers Web site. Entry fee: $35 per screenplay. Complete guidelines at http://www.mauiwriters.com. Information, (808) 879-0061.

Poems wanted: Celestial Arts is offering a total of $25,000 in prizes in its free poetry contest. Poems can be on any subject and written in any style. Poems must be 21 lines or less. Limited to one poem per person.

Send poem with name and address on the same page to: Free Poetry Contest, 1257 Siskiyou Blvd., Suite 4, Ashland, Ore. 97520; or enter online at http://www.freecontest.com. Deadline: Tuesday.

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