Literary Calendar

Sun., March 1, 2015

Poetry & Fiction at the Heartwood - Featuring Northwest writers Sharma Shields, Tod Marshall, Shann Ray and Maya Jewell Zeller. Today, 2 p.m., Heartwood Center, 615 Oak St., Sandpoint. Free. (208) 255-4410.

BootSlam – BootSlam, presented by Spokane Poetry Slam, is competitive performance poetry, open to competitors of all skill levels. Poets have three minutes per round to present their original work, which is judged by five audience members chosen at random. The poet with the highest cumulative score after two rounds wins $50. Spokane Poetry Slam does not censor for content. Sign-ups at 7 p.m., slam at 7:30 p.m. Today, Boots Bakery, 24 W. Main Ave. $5 to compete and suggested audience donation. (509) 703-7223.

Author Ron McFarland - Reading, discussion and signing of his latest book “Appropriating Hemingway: Using Him as a Fictional Character” as part of the sixth Annual Hemingway Festival. McFarland teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Idaho. Tuesday, 2 p.m., BookPeople, 521 S. Main St., Moscow, Free. (208) 882-2669.

Learn to Comic Workshop III - In this class, various inking and color processes will be discussed and exhibited. Students will be taught the pros and cons about each of these materials and methods, so that they are better able to decide what will work best for their particular story and vision. This workshop is designed for ages 14-18; registration required. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

“It’s Okay to Make Mistakes” Storytime - This bright, simple story will help you feel all right even when things don’t work out. Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

Poetry Scribes of Spokane - Wholesome poetry for ages 18 and older. Bring a favorite poem to read. Wednesday, 1 p.m., North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Free. (509) 796-2180.

Hemingway Festival Presents: Poet Alison Hawthorne Deming - Reading by the University of Idaho Distinguished Visiting Writer Alison Hawthorne Deming, poet and essayist, with a discussion to follow. Her work, “Science and Other Poems” (1994), received the 1993 Walt Whitman Award. Deming’s honors include the Pushcart Prize for nonfiction, the Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University, and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. She has published several books of prose and a collection of nature essays. She served as the director of the University of Arizona Poetry Center from 1990 until 2000, she is currently associate professor in creative writing at the University of Arizona and lives in Tucson. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St, Moscow. Free. (208) 882-4127.

“Listen To Your Mother Spokane” - Elise Raimi and Stacey Connor, local writers, bloggers, and co-producers of “Listen To Your Mother - Spokane,” will talk about the LTYM project and Mother’s Day production at the Spokane Authors & Self-Publishers monthly meeting. Thursday, 2:30 p.m., Golden Corral Restaurant, 7117 N. Division St. (509) 499-2012.

Author Erin Lane - Reading, discussion and signing of “Lessons in Belonging from a Church-Going Commitment Phobe.” Thursday, 7 p.m., The Book Parlor, 1425 W. Broadway Ave. Free. (509) 328-6527.

Hemingway Festival Presents: Max Eberts and NoViolet Bulawayo - Reading by University of Idaho MFA candidate and Hemingway Fellow, Max Eberts, and Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-Winner, NoViolet Bulawayo. Eberts received his bachelor’s from Rice University in art history and classics. He spent 15 years in the corporate sector. He is at work on a novel about a young expatriate living in Berlin before, during and after the fall of the Wall. Bulawayo is the author of “We Need New Names.” She won the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing; was shortlisted for the 2009 SA PEN Studzinsi Award, the 2013 Man Booker Prize, and the 2013 Guardian First Book Award; was a finalist for the B&N Discover Great Writers Award; and was one of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” in 2013. She was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, where she now teaches as a Jones Lecturer in Fiction. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St, Moscow. Free. (208) 882-4127.

3 Minute Mic - The Remember the Word featured reader is Alison Collins. Open mic participants have up to three minutes to read poetry. This is a free speech event; content is never censored. Friday, 6 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

EWU Visiting Writers Series: Elizabeth Graver - Reading, discussion and signing of Graver’s fourth novel, “The End of the Point.” Her work has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, and Best American Essays. She is a professor of English and creative writing at Boston College. Friday, 8 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

“Walter and the No-Need-to-Worry Suit” Storytime - Big or little, everyone has worries. Spend some time with stories that will help you feel better. Saturday, 11 a.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, Children’s Section, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

Authors Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall - Join the local photographers for a signing of “Washington: A Photographic Journey.” This book explores the beauty of the state, taking you on a page-by-page journey of some of the Evergreen State’s most fabulous places. Saturday, noon, Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

Author Jennifer Murphy - Reading, discussion and signing “I Love You More,” about one man struggling with three different women. Saturday, 7 p.m., Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. Free. (509) 838-0206.

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