Wednesday, October 1, 2014

OCTOBER is here, believe it or not!

2014Tues, Oct 7, 2-4 pm DIXIE POETS in the Santa Clara Public Library. Lesson by Christine Provstgaard. Critiques-bring 8-10 copies of 1-2 poems for helpful suggestions from the group. New people always welcome.

Tues, Oct 21, 2-4 pm DIXIE POETS at the St. George Library hopefully,  critiques-bring 8-10 copies of 1-2 poems for helpful suggestions from the group. New poets always welcome.

Thurs, Oct 23, 7-9 pm REDROCK WRITERS poetry group will meet at Markay Brown's for critiques, for more info email including location 
<nadbmarb@gmail.com> All welcome.


Mon-Fri, Oct 20-25 ST GEORGE BOOK FESTIVAL mostly free at different locations. See http://ww.stgeorgebookfestival.org/ 


      Mon, Oct 20-Author Palooza at Barnes & Noble bookstore 7-8 pm
featuring Dean Hughes and other notes local authors.

      Fri, Oct 24-Writer's Journey-One-day Writing Workshop at DSU 
9am-5pm, free, box lunch available for $15 at Holland Bldg-4th floor.

      Fri, Oct 24 Book & Author Dinner Donation-$40 adults with benefits to WCSD Foundation and St. George Children's Museum at the museum 
4thfloor at 6 pm. UTSPS Poet of the Year Joyce Kohler will be there.

      Sat, Oct 25, AUTHOR EXPO-books for sale, 10am-Youth Poetry Contest program winners will read at 10 am and Joyce Kohler will read from her winning book and discuss it at 11 am Dancing with Your Inner Poet. Come support this worthwhile activity. 
JOYCE WEBB KOHLER

St. George Book Festival will feature 2014 UTSPS-UTAH POET of the YEAR Joyce Webb Kohler from Midway, Utah  to present prizes for the Youth Poetry Contest  at 10 am and then talk to our local poets on the topic of "Dancing with Your Inner Poet." Free to the public on Sat Oct 25th at the Children's Museum upstairs ballroom-elevator available at back of building on the corner of 1st South and Tabernacle.



CONTESTS


Oct 10-Jan 10, 2015-Deadline for entering the Chaparral Poetry contestsponsored by Redrock Writers. See details at http://redrockwriters.org



WINNERS of LUW Sept Conference POETRY CONTESTS

Prose Poem 
            1st Place, Vintage School Days, Betty Vickers
            2nd Place, Just So, Marilyn Richardson
            3rd Place, Looking Forward, Betty Vickers
            HM, Twin Outrage, Betty Vickers
Narrative Poem
            HM, Roads Taken, Marie Tollstrup
            HM, Lament, Marilyn Ball
            HM, The Staff Meeting, Betty Vickers
Love/Loss Poem        
            2nd Place, Embers, Marie Tollstrup
            3rd Place, Spring Disaster, Marilyn Richardson, tie
            3rd Place, Tatters, Betty Vickers, tie
            HM, Ode to My Beloved, Marie Tollstrup
Light Verse
            3rd place, Raccoon Shuffle, Marie Tollstrup
2014 WINNERS OF UDAM-Utah Division of Arts and Museums Creative Writing Competition

Book of Poems-1st place Eve's Child by Markay Brown
Poetry-2nd place Bottle Cherries-Candy Fowler
Juvenile Book-Honorable Mention-The Sun is on Fire! by Shane Williams