PHIL BRAUNBERGER, BOB EBERTH, MARY FISHER, DUNCAN HILTON, and PARKER SHAW, poets, will read from their works, Wednesday, March 1, 7 p.m., Salt Lake Main Library, 209 E. 500 South. An open reading will follow. The program is free and open to the public, although donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, call 524-8234.
ANN KRAMER, author and motivational speaker, will sign and discuss her book, "Life Puzzle, Putting the Pieces Together," Thursday, March 2, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 612 E. 400 South. The author will discuss 16 aspects of our lives that she sees as necessary to keep ourselves nurtured. For more information, call 404-467-4824.GERALDINE CONNOLLY, poet and author of "Food for the Winter" and "Province of Fire," and LANCE LARSEN, poet and faculty member at BYU and author of "Erasable Walls," will read from their works as part of the Anne Newman Sutton Weeks Poetry Series, Tuesday, March 7, 8 p.m., Westminster's Nunemaker Place, 1840 S. 1300 East. For more information, call 832-2376.
JOHN KESLER, an attorney with the National Coalition of Healthier Cities and Communities, will address the principles of "higher civilities," in a lecture titled, "The Common Good and American Society." It will be held, Tuesday, March 7, 7 p.m., Sweet Library, 455 F Street. Registration for the series is required. Please call 524-8276.
E. L. DOCTOROW, prominent novelist and author of "Ragtime," will read from, discuss and sign his new book, "City of God," Friday, March 10, 7 p.m., Judge Memorial Catholic High School Auditorium, 650 S. 1100 East. Copies of Doctorow's books will be available for purchase and signing. The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, is sponsoring his visit. For more information, call 484-9100.
LORNA LUFT, actress and singer, will sign copies of her memoir, "Me and My Shadows," her story of living with the legacy of her famed mother, Judy Garland, one of the most beloved entertainers of the 20th century, Saturday, March 11, 2:30-4 p.m., Borders Books, Crossroads Plaza, 50 S. Main. For more information, call 355-6899.
DAVID SOBEL, author and educator, and ANN WEILER WALKA, poet and naturalist, will teach a four-day workshop for teachers and writers, March 16-19, at Recapture Lodge, Bluff, Utah. Cost is $440/person and includes instruction, lodging and meals. Partial scholarships available. Space limited. Call Canyonlands Field Institute for more information, 800-860-5262 or visit Web site at www.canyonlandsfieldinst.org.
UTAH ARTS COUNCIL announces winners of annual original writing competition: JERI PARKER, first place, novel; WENDY RAWLINGS, first place, essay; MARGOT SCHLIPP, first place, poetry; SUE JENSEN WEEKS, first place, non-fiction; MICHAEL GILLIS, first place, short story collection; ANN CANNON, first prize, young adult book; NICOLE STANSBURY, first place, short story; WILL BAGLEY, 1998 Publication Prize. For more information on winners or literature competition, call Guy Lebeda, 236-7553.
YOUTH CREATIVITY CELEBRATION, eighth annual, will be held Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m., Brighton High School. It provides recognition and performance opportunities for creative young people. Obtain entry forms in literature and music from City Art, 3490 S. 3650 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84109. Entries must be returned by March 15, 2000.
FRIENDLY POETS SOCIETY is offering a $1,000 grand prize in its free millennium poetry competition. To enter, send one poem 21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, 2219 W. Olive Ave, PMB250, Burbank CA 91506, or enter online at www.friendlypoets.com. Beginning poets are especially encouraged. Deadline for entry is March 10.
THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY is sponsoring a free poetry contest for any poet, whether published or not. To enter send one poem, 20 lines or less on any subject in any style to The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19908, One Poetry Plaza, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Deadline for entries is April 30. Enter online at www.poetry.com.
RELIGIOUS POETRY CONTEST, sponsored by the New Jersey Rainbow Poets, is free to anyone who has ever written a poem. There are 28 prizes, totaling over $2,000. To enter, send one poem only of 21 lines or less to :Free Poetry Contest 103 N. Wood Ave., PBMN 70, Linden, NJ 07036 or enter online at www.freecontest.com. Deadline for entry is March 17.
POETRY 2000 is a free contest open to everyone, with 28 prizes awarded, including $1,000 cash prize to the winner. To enter, send poem 21 lines or less to: New York Poetry Alliance, Box 1588, New York, NY 10116-1588. Deadline for entry is March 30.