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 

            1^st Place, Vintage School Days, Betty Vickers

            2^nd Place, Just So, Marilyn Richardson

            3^rd 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        

            2^nd Place, Embers, Marie Tollstrup

            3^rd Place, Spring Disaster, Marilyn Richardson, tie

            3^rd Place, Tatters, Betty Vickers, tie

            HM, Ode to My Beloved, Marie Tollstrup

Light Verse

            3^rd 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