Lit Beat

SPECIAL EVENTS

FRIENDS OF WAHIAWA LIBRARY BOOK SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 5, Wahiawa Public Library, 820 California Ave., special events room. 621-2386.

HUMANITIES DISCUSSION, with author Orson Scott Card, 7 p.m. Wednesday, State Library, 478 S. King St.; free. 586-3490.

McCULLY-MO'ILI'ILI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK SALE is accepting donations for book sale; 2211 S. King St. 973-1099.

FESTIVAL FOR TEEN READERS, for students from grade six to college age; 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; UH-Manoa Art Auditorium. Teens who attend must have read two books from an assigned list (call or e-mail for list). Free. Lunch: $5 by pre-order. Registration required: Lorna Hershinow, 239-9726 (lornah@lava.net).

FOR WRITERS

FICTION AND NONFICTION FOR SERIOUS BEGINNERS, presented by Karin Ireland, author, 6-8:30 p.m. May 3, 8 and 10, Kapi'olani Community College; register for course # 011BMGN430A. 734-9211.

POETRY CONTEST, 21 lines or fewer, with name and address, to Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 1140, Talent, OR 97540; $1,000 grand prize; deadline May 1.

POETRY CONTEST, 21 lines or fewer with name and address to: Free Poetry Contest, PMB126, 1626 N. Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028; $1,000 grand prize; sponsored by Hollywood's Famous Poets Society; deadline May 27.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

A CELEBRATION OF BEATRICE KRAUSS, with Martha Noyes ("Plants in Hawaiian Medicine,"), 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, Native Books & Beautiful Things — Merchant St.; 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Bestsellers, Downtown, Bishop Square; and 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Lomi Shop, Windward Mall, Kane'ohe. 734-7159 ext. 13.

FOR KEIKI

• Children's Storytime,10-10:30 a.m. Saturdays, Unity Church of Hawaii Bookstore, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. 735-4436 ext. 310.
• Young Author's Sharing Group, grades one through six, 10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders-Waikele.
• Kids' Story Corner 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Keiki Storytime/Kids Kraft Korner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders-Ward Centre.