Tucson Weekly: Listings: Literature (March 5

LITERATURE
BOOKSIGNING. Clues Unlimited. 123 S. Eastbourne. 326-8533. Sarah Lovett will sign and discuss A Desperate Silence from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7. This book is the third to feature Dr. Sylvia Strange, a New Mexico psychiatrist.
Listings 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.
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 your own works, or listen to the works of others. Call 792-9910 for information.
SAA WRITERS CONTEST. The Society of Southwestern Authors announces the 1998 Writer's Contest. Entries must be original, unpublished works: short stories, personal essays, memoirs and poetry are all eligible. Cash prizes will be given in all categories. For contest rules, send SASE to: Sharon Landeen, SAA Writer's Contest, 6990 E. Calle Arandas, Tucson, AZ 85750. Submission deadline is May 31.
SPRING READING SERIES. UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. The UA Poetry Center continues the 1998 Spring Reading Series with Rick Bass on Wednesday, March 11. He is the author of 11 books of fiction and non-fiction, including: Winter, Oil Notes, Platte River, In the Loyal Mountains, The Last Grizzlies and The Book of Yaak. All readings are free and begin at 8 p.m. Persons may request a sign language interpreter; requests should be made as early as possible. Call 321-7760; or email words@u.arizona.edu, for information.