Storyteller Antonio Sacre will be at the Salt Lake Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Sept. 1, 7 p.m. (801-524-8200).
The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, will host a book signing with author Debra Drecksel, who will sign her new family-history-based novel "Hidden Dimensions," Sept. 2, 7 p.m. (801-484-9100).
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts will host a free poetry reading with bilingual poet Monica de la Torre Sept. 2 at 3:30 p.m.
Writers at Work writing competition 2010 will be accepting manuscripts of up to 7,500 words until Sept. 15. Prizes include publication in Quarterly West as well as $1,000, $350 and $150 cash prizes for fiction winners. To submit a manuscript, visit www.writersatwork.com.
Rainbow Fine Arts is sponsoring a poetry contest for poets of all ages with a $1,000 prize. Poems must be 21 lines or under and can be submitted by mail to Free Poetry Contest, 7308 Heritage Drive, Mount Vernon, IN 47620 or online at www.rainbowpoets.com. Entries must be received by Sept. 15.
Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center will be holding a two-part writing workshop on presenting a large idea with a small amount of space, Sept. 2 and 9, 6-8 p.m. at the Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center, 210 E. 400 South. The cost is $30, and registration is required.
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