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STORYTELLING
Keiki Storytime
Barnes & Noble: 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Fridays; and noon Saturdays and Sundays. Call 737-3323.
Pajama Storytime with Arthur
Borders Waikele, 676-7820
7:30 p.m. today. Meet Arthur the adorable aardvark during storytime.
AUTHOR SIGNINGS
Bruce Fries
Borders Waikele, 676-7820
4 p.m. tomorrow. Autographing of his new book, "The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook."
SPECIAL
Books Needed
McCully-Moiliili Public Library, 973-1099
Seeking donations of books for an ongoing book sale. Proceeds benefit the library. Receipts for tax deduction are available.
"Makana Akamai"
536-4174
Friends of the Library needs book donations to help the library's book budget. Call for a brochure listing books wanted. Books may be donated to a favorite library.
"Writing and Selling Non-fiction
Kapiolani Community College, 734-9211
to Newspapers and Magazines"
6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and May 18. Learn how to write newspaper and magazine articles and how to get them published in workshop with writer Karin Ireland. $45.
"Secrets of Successful Fiction Writing"
Kapiolani Community College, 734-9211
6-8:30 p.m. May 23 and 25. Karin Ireland will demonstrate how to turn ideas into stories and how to submit them to a publisher. $45.
CONTINUING
Borders Bestsellers Reading Group
Borders Waikele; 676-7820
7 p.m. Wednesday. Discussion of "The Hours" by Michael Cunningham.
Moonlight Storytellers
Vicky Dworkin, 262-2049
7-9 p.m. second Friday of each month. Informal group of storytellers who meet and swap tales to develop storytelling skills.
Open mic
Barnes & Noble; 737-3323
Poets and writers are welcome to share their works, 7 p.m. third Friday of each month.
Poetry Writers Circle
Borders Ward Centre; 596-8194
Meets 7 p.m. third Thursday of each month.
CONTESTS
"Cure for MS" Poetry Contest
Amateur poets may submit one poem, 20 lines or less, in any style and on any subject. Mail entries to: Montel Poetry Contest, 1 Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117 or enter online at www.poetry.com/montel. The International Society of Poets will donate $1 per entry to the MS Research fund. Winners will receive $1,000 and an all expense paid trip to New York to be a part of the Montel Williams show. No entry fee.
Free Verse Contest
Seeking unpublished, original poetry with a 10-30 line limit and original unpublished fiction with no more than 1000 words. Type each poem with title on one page with no name and address. Include a 3x5 card with your name, address and titles. Contest fee: 3 poems for $6; $6 per fiction entry. Winning works will be published in "The Anthology of New England Writers 2001." Poetry prizes are first place: $300; second place: $200; third place: $100. Fiction winner receives $500. Send entries to: Dr Frank Anthony, New England Writers Contests, P.O. Box 483, Windsor, VT 05089-0483 by June 15.
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