LITERATURE BOOKSIGNINGS. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Author Michael Blake reads from and signs copies of Marching to Valhalla: A Novel of Custer's Last Days, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 23. On Saturday, January 25, American Indian activist Russell Means gives a free lecture and signs copies of Where White Men Fear to Tread from 1 to 3 p.m. BOOKSIGNING. Barnes and Noble. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6621. Activist and actor Russell Means signs and discusses Where White Men Fear to Tread, The Autobiography of Russell Means, from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, January 24. Tucson author Mary Tate Engles signs and discusses her novel Tales from Wide Ruins from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 25. PERELMAN'S POETRY. The UA Poetry Center opens its free spring reading series at 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 29, in the Modern Languages Building auditorium, when poet Bob Perelman reads from recent works. Call 321-7760 for information. JACKLEG-UP. Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. JackLeg, "a Chicago-based poetry journal with a Tucson flair," celebrates a new issue beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 25, with readings by Barbara Cully, Karen Falkenstrom, Jen Harris, Andrea Kayser, August Schaeffer, Richard Siken, and Hugh Steinberg. A reception will follow the readings at the Elizabeth Cherry Contemporary Art studios, 1421 E. Broadway, where photography by Darren Clark is on display. Call 323-8003 for information on the reading. For gallery information, call 903-0577. POETRY READING. The Book Mark. 5001 E. Speedway. 881-6350. Join in an open reading of original works, with a featured poet to warm up the floor, every third Saturday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. POETRY SOCIETY. The Arizona State Poetry Society, Tucson branch, discusses the life and works of American poet Galway Kinnell at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 25, at the Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. Sixth Ave. All who write or read and enjoy poetry are invited to attend. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Arts is accepting entries for an upcoming annual exhibition entitled Cuentos del Barrio II: Bodies and Borders, to run May 26 through June 26 at the T/PAC Community Gallery. Submissions may range from poems and prose to performance pieces, with all works focusing on issues of the body and la frontera. Young and unpublished writers are encouraged. Samples of work and an artist's bio must be submitted by March 1. Send prospectus and support materials to Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Arts, c/o Reina Prado, 415 E. Fifth St., No. 4, Tucson, AZ 85705. Call 792-8831 for information. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Arch and Bruce Brown Gay Arts Foundation is accepting submissions for grants in fiction writing and drama/music production. Cash grants will be awarded to individual authors of completed, original and unpublished novels, novellas and/or short story collections. All works must be based on or inspired by an historical person or event, and portray the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner. Grants will also be available to theatrical and musical organizations to assist with production costs. For information and guidelines, send SASE to: The Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, P.O. Box 45231, Phoenix, AZ 85064. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. 520 Helen seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction, essay and photography for its premiere issue. The staff at 520 Helen wants to provide committed writers and photographers with an unrestrictive forum for publishing their works. Poetry submissions should be no longer than seven pages; photography submissions limited to four, and short fiction and essays not to exceed 4,000 words. Include SASE for submissions to be returned. Send submissions to 520 E. Helen, Tucson, AZ 85705. Deadline is January 29. DEAD POET'S SOCIETY. Let your creative juices flow! A safe place to read poetry and prose. Discussion and feedback are encouraged. We are interested in your writing and thoughts. Bi-monthly meetings. Come join us! Call 750-1482 for information. LITERACY VOLUNTEERS. For the love of literacy, become a tutor. Free reading instruction and English help for adults. Call Literacy Volunteers of Pima County at 884-8337 for information. ONE ON ONE. University of Arizona Poetry Center. 1216 N. Cherry Ave. The Writers' New Voice and Range presents stylized and encouraging one-on-one consultations pairing established local writers with emerging community writers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction now through June, 1997. Consultees are automatically eligible for a free visit to the Voice and Range Writers' Workshop. Sliding fee, discounts and waivers are available. Call Becky Byrkit at 791-0463 for information and registration.

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