THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN FICTION WRITERS is sponsoring a "First 20 Pages of Your Novel Competition." If you are an unpublished novelist, send the first 20 pages of your work-in-progress, along with a $10 entry fee, to: Wasatch Fiction Writers Contest, 7732 S. 1200 West, Midvale, UT 84047.
Writers must follow manuscript guidelines as explained in the "1992 Writer's Market" (libraries have copies). No name of author on the manuscript, include a cover sheet with information. Deadline is March 14, 1992.Winner will receive free tuition to the spring workshops in May.
- THE INTERMOUNTAIN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION has slated its annual meeting for Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Doubletree Hotel. Authors Dean Hughes and Jim Beckstead will address the group at a 7:15 dinner. For information call 378-6001 or 534 1515.
- NEIL HOLLANDS will read poetry and DEE WOLFE will read fiction for the Thursday, Feb. 27, City Art Reading Series at 8 p.m. at 173 W. 300 South. An open reading will follow. Phone 277-1510 for
information.
- A.E. (ANN) CANNON will sign copies of her new juvenile novel, "Amazing Gracie," from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at A Woman's Place Bookstore, 1400 Foothill Drive. For information call 583-6431.
- THE BOUNTIFUL CENTENNIAL celebration has included song and literary competitions this year. Winners will be announced in a special awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the Bountiful City Council chamber, 790 S. 100 East, Bountiful.
First-place winners will read and perform. Several entries will appear in an upcoming souvenir magazine. For information call 295-4879.
- THE ANNUAL UTAH JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST has been slated for Friday, Feb. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Orson Spencer Hall on the University of Utah campus.
This year 140 students will participate in the preliminaries. Advanced students will address the audience, in Japanese, on the topic "Japan of the Future." For information call 581-7581.
- THE SIXTH BIENNIAL JANUSZ KORCZAK Literary Competition, sponsored by the Braun Center for Holocaust Studies of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (ADL) and the Polish Embassy, is accepting entries featuring recently published books for and about children. Korczak died with 200 orphans in his care rather than abandon them.
First-prize of $1,000 and a plaque will be awarded to authors of the best books in two categories: Fiction or non-fiction for readers at the elementary or secondary school level and books directed to parents and educators on the welfare and nurturing of children.
To be eligible, the books must have been published in English in 1990 or 1991. They may be on any topic, including but not limited to the Holocaust. Applicants should submit five copies of each entry to: The Janusz Korczak Literary Award Committee, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 823 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Deadline for entries is March 25. Awards will be presented in October.