Poetry Contest Deadline Coming Up

Sun., March 14, 1999

From Staff Reports

The deadline for entry in a Student Poetry Contest, open to Kootenai County students in grades 7 through 12, is March 24. The contest is organized by the Coeur d’Alene Chapter of the Idaho Writers’ League and co-sponsored by the Bookworm and Book & Game Co.

Students living in Kootenai County can enter a maximum of two original poems no longer than one page, double-spaced. The entry must be typed or printed clearly. On the back of each entry, print your name, address, phone, grade and school (home-schooled students are also eligible). Mail the entries to Poetry Contest, Box 516, Athol, ID 83801, postmarked by March 24.

The first-place prize in three categories - grades 7-8, grades 9-10 and grades 11-12 - is $50, a $20 gift certificate to Bookworm and a $10 gift certificate to Book & Game Co. Winners will be notified by April 30.

A literary setting

The Academy Awards show will be celebrated with a party during the awards broadcast Sunday evening at the Shadle Hastings, 1704 W. Wellesley.

The event includes a broadcast of the show live, look-alike contests and a pick-the-winners contest. Free.

Amazon.com honors women

The online bookstore Amazon.com is doing its part to honor women during March, which also happens to be Women’s History Month. The editors at this Seattle-based company are posting lists of books by and about women which they deem notable.

Last week, Amazon.com recommended the following books for those wanting to participate in this month-long celebration:

“Letters of Intent” edited by Anna Bondoc and Meg Daly - a pairing of young feminists with more seasoned counterparts in a question-and-answer format.

“When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost” by Joan Morgan - the book debut for Morgan who looks at the contradictions of being a strong woman and an African American sister.

“Survival of the Prettiest” by Nancy Etcoff - an array of fascinating scientific research and cultural analysis that supports her premise that looking good has survival value.

“Just Like a Woman” by Dianne Hales - a well-researched book exploring the “equal but difference stance” in gender studies; “women are not the second sex, but a separate sex.”

“Creating Colette” by Claude Francis and Fernande Gontier - examines the first 50 years of the author’s life, from her childhood in the rural village of Saint-Saveur to her rise to stardom as a writer-actress.

Author appearances

Spokane writer Frank Bartel will discuss and sign copies of his novel “World That Never Was” Thursday at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at the Spokane Valley Mall.

Science-fiction writer James C. Glass will sign copies of his book “Shanji” Saturday at 2 p.m. at the South Hill Hastings, 2805 E. 29th.

David Winchester will sign copies of his book “The Case of the Innocent Corpse” from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at WaldenBooks at NorthTown Mall.

An Outdoor Festival at 3 p.m. Saturday at the North Division Hastings, 7706 N. Division, will include discussions by authors Rich Landers, Dan Hansen, Susan English and David Heflick. Landers and Hansen will discuss their “Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest.” English will discuss her “Northern Rockies: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors.” Heflick will discuss his “The Greater Spokane & Palouse Region Cycling Guide.”

The Friends of the Centennial Trail will have an informational booth, and there will be other outdoors-related activities.

Nola Imus and Charlotte McLucas, authors of “The Pintlers: Majestic They Stand,” will sign copies of their book Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Valley Hastings, 15312 E. Sprague.

Reader board

Noel T. Boaz will read from his new book “Eco Homo” Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington. “Eco Homo” is a narrative of human evolution within the context of ecology and catastrophic environmental change. Boaz is director of the International Institute for Human Evolutionary Research in Bend, Ore., and adjunct professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon.

The Spokane Open Poetry Association will meet to read poetry from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Auntie’s Bookstore, Main and Washington. It’s free and open to the public.

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