Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (July 16

LITERATURE
BOOKSIGNINGS. Barnes and Noble Books. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 745-9822. Join Marilyn Pincus as she signs and discusses Barron's Everyday Business Etiquette at 7 p.m. Friday, July 17. Join Richard Bailowitz and Douglas Danforth for a signing and discussion of 70 Common Butterflies of the Southwest at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 18.
Listings DATE WITH A POET. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Join poet Benjamin Audia at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Bring along your own poetry to share at an open reading immediately following. Call Christy at
881-5180 for information.
DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We're interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call
750-1482 for information.
ECLECTIC WRITERS GROUP. Eclectic writers meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every Tuesday to read original works, practice writing, critique work and discuss related issues. All forms, styles and skill levels are encouraged. There is no membership fee. Call 797-6614 for detailed information.
NEW WRITERS CONTEST. Entries are being accepted for the Spring/Summer FRESHpoets and FRESHfiction Contests for New Writers. Entries are open to all writers who have never entered a professional writing contest. Writers must include poems or stories with no names on the pages, along with a cover letter including name address and phone number, the titles of the works and a brief statement. Fees are $2 per page of poetry, and $6 per short story, with checks payable to Voice & Range. Mail or deliver entries to Voice and Range Home Base, 741 S. Third Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, July 24. Call 628-2886 for more information.
POETRY AND MORE. The Casbah. 628 N. Fourth Ave. Join other Tucson poets and storytellers from 7:30 to
9:30 p.m. Tuesdays to share original works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
SUMMER WORKSHOP. The Voice & Range Registry of Collaborative Artists announces a summer writing workshop, Transmissions to the Listening Audience: Poetry and Radio, featuring Tucson poet Becky Byrkit. Workshop is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings, July 22 through September 2. Fees are based on a sliding scale, and registration is open. Call 628-2886, ext. 1, for information.