READ ALL ABOUT IT
Friday, July 11, 1997
Readings
Shakespeare On Sunday Acting Troupe reads "Henry VI, Part 3," 7 p.m. Sunday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Groups
Romance Writers of America hosts Suzy Jacobs, who will give tips on creative writing, 10 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Aina Haina Library. Information, 739-7722.
Experienced Explorers reading group, for third and fourth graders, 7 p.m. Monday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Contemporary fiction reading group, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Professional Writers Group of Hawaii meets, 4-6 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays of each month. Call Susan, 941-1768.
Miscellaneous
"Sweet and Sour Love Stories," performance by Jeff Gere and HearSay, 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, UH-Manoa, Orvis Auditorium. Preceded by children stories, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $3-$6. Call 956-7866.
Sandra Kimberley Hall speaks about Duke Kahanamoku, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Kaimuki Public Library. Call 395-2665.
"A Philosophy for the Modern World" with T.Y. Pang, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, UH-Manoa, Kuykendall 101. Free. Information, 956-7866, or connect to http://www.summer.hawaii.edu.
Reading power seminar with Paula Mantel of Discovery Learning Systems, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Maureen O'Shaughnessy gives a reiki presentation, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Barnes & Noble. Call 737-3323.
Specials
Five writing workshops will be offered 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 2, University of Hawaii, East-West Center, Jefferson Hall. Participants choose one from the following topics: fiction, nonfiction or children's writing, how to self-publish a book, and writing and publishing on the Internet. Cost: $49. Participants can also brown-bag lunch with literary agent Roger Jellinek, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Register at 395-1161 or send a check made payable to Aloha Press to: Honolulu Writers Conference, Box 4183, Honolulu, Hawaii 96812.
Contests
International Library of Famous Poets is sponsoring a free poetry competition. Grand prize is $1,000. Poems must be 21 lines or less. One entry per person. Send to: Free Poetry Competition, 421 N. Rodeo Drive, Suite 15-544, Beverly Hills, Calif., 90210. Deadline: July 30. Poems will not be returned. Winners will be notified by the end of October.
Minute Maid Co. is looking for romance novels for their "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer Contest." In 125 words or less, writers must portray two fictional characters and romantically describe how their senses react when eating an orange. Grand prize is a 7-day/6-night roundtrip for two to Paris, France. Approximate value is $7,000. Winner will be notified by Sept. 15. Submit entries to: "The Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer Contest," 8400 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 500, Bloomington, Minn., 55437, or email entries to romance@shandwick.com by July 31. Information, 1-800-340-5443.
Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum is accepting all types of poems for their "Awards of Poetic Excellence" contest. Poets may enter only one poem. Poems must be 20 lines or less. Entries will be considered for publication in the spring 1988 edition of "Poetic Voices of America." Grand prize is $1,000. Thirty-four other cash awards are also available. Deadline: July 31. Send poems to: Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum, Department G, 609 Main St., P.O. Box 193, Sistersville, W.Va. 26175-0193.
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC) is looking for a published, fictional work by an indigenous Pacific Islander writer for adaptation to the screen. Works must be able to develop into a full-length 60-90 minute program, be relevant to the cultures of the Pacific, and have been published as a book or short story in a magazine or literary journal or have been produced as a stage play. PIC must have option rights. Deadline: Oct. 3. Call 591-0059 or email piccom@aloha.net.
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