LITERATURE Events This Week ANNETTE KOLODNY APPEARS. UA Library Special Collections. Cherry Ave. at University Blvd. 621-6423. In conjunction with Paper, Paint and Ink: Selections from the Archives of Western Writers, professor and writer Kolodny gives a public reading from The Land Before Her, an examination of women's writing on the American frontier, on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. COOKBOOK GROUP. Barnes and Noble at the Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Chef and author Nicholas Ligidakis shares recipes from his cookbook, My Private Collection: Original Pieces of Art, on Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. DAVID CORBETT'S NEW CRIME NOVEL. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne Ave. 326-8533. The Devil's Redhead is discussed by the author and former private investigator on Monday, October 21 at 7 p.m. ELIZABETH EVANS READS. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Tucson author reads from her new book of edgy stories and a novella, Suicide's Girlfriend, tracing the complex and often painful threads of human relationships. Reading beings at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 18. EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND POETRY. Reader's Oasis. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-7887. I Was a Teenage Prostitute, by local filmmaker Juliana Piccolo, is paired with the poetry of local poet Erin Whitfield on Wednesday, October 23 at 8 p.m. Monthly pairings continue through March. HOUSE BUILDING. Barnes and Noble Broadway. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. Local authors Ursela Gurau and Tohmas Twintreess disscuss their book, House as Teacher: Building the Future Now, on Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m. ONE BOOK/ONE COMMUNITY. Discussion of Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima takes place on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. at Bookman's on Grant (1930 E. Grant); on Friday, October 18 at 7 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Broadway (5130 E. Broadway Blvd.); on Saturday, October 19 at 3 p.m. at Clues Unlimited (123 S. Eastbourne); and on Monday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble at the Foothills Mall (7325 N. La cholla Blvd.). UA Professor Dionisio de la Vina leads discussion at the Foothills store. PROSE AND POETRY. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. Novelist Richard Russo is featured in the UA Poetry Center's Fall Series on Wednesday, October 23 at 8 p.m. SUZANNE OF SILVER LAKE. Barnes and Noble at the Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Local author Michael Beard reads from his new fantasy novel on Saturday, October 19 at 2 p.m. Out of Town POETS VOICE. Central School Project. Bisbee. The series features Gary Glazner on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. Other visiting poets include Renee Gregorio, Sesshu Foster, Fanny Howe and Peter Sacks through April. Series tickets cost $22 to $27.50 and are good for mix or match admissions. Call 432-5374 to order tickets or for details. Announcements ARIZONA MYSTERY WRITERS. HomeTown Buffet. 5101 N. Oracle Road. Meetings are on the second Saturday monthly from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Professionals from related fields share techniques. Beginners are welcome. $14 includes lunch. Call 544-4173 for reservations. ONE SHOT OPEN MIC. Epic Cafe. 745 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6844. To enlighten, entertain, impress, offend or disgust. Sign in on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Readings begin at 8 p.m. POETRY SUBMISSIONS. The Laughing Dogis accepting poetry submissions. Send up to three poems (no more than 30 lines each) with a SASE to: The Laughing Dog, 4740 E. Sunrise Dr. M.B.E. #326, Tucson, AZ 85718. No previously published poems or simultaneous submissions, please. REGIONAL POETRY CONTEST. Students and adults from Arizona and New Mexico are invited to enter this free contest. Over $2500 in prizes awarded to poets and $500 in grants to schools. Submit one original poem, 21 lines or less. The deadline is December 5. Submit your poem at www.poeticpower.com or mail to : Creative Communication, 90 N. 100 E., Logan, UT 84321. Call 435-713-4411 for more info.