Lit Beat

SPECIAL EVENTS

• "Hans Christian Andersen, the Man and the Storyteller," with actors Susse Wold and Bent Mejding of Denmark, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle, Waikiki/Kapahulu; adults, $20; seniors and children, $10. 735-4436, ext. 314.

FOR WRITERS

• 11th Biennial Conference on Literature and Hawaii's Children, University of Hawai'i- Manoa Campus Center. Thursday: registration 6-7 p.m., festivities for school-age children and adults 7-9 p.m.; Friday: workshops and Teen Writer's Day for ages 12-18; Saturday: workshops; general sessions free, professional sessions $20, teen sessions $15. 956-7559, http://maven.english.hawaii.edu/childrenslit.
• How To Get Your Book Published In Hawai'i, one-day workshop by the Hawaii Book Publishers Association, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. June 22, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; bring lunch. 956-8244.
• Maui Writers Conference, five days of workshops, keynote, panel presentations and more, Aug. 29-Sept. 2, Outrigger Wailea Resort; $595 (does not include accommodations) if registration is received before June 15; $695 afterward. Also, intensive classes at the Maui Writers Retreat, Aug. 23-28 available for additional fee. (808) 879-0061, www.mauiwriters.com.
• Honolulu Theatre for Youth open call for stories to be included in Christmas Talk Story 2002; requirements: winter holiday theme, told in first person from young person's point of view, dramatically lively, involving a personal discovery, dealing with a range of emotional experiences, 350-700 words, appropriate vocabulary for youth; $100 payment per accepted story; submission deadline July 1; send to HTY, 2846 Ualena St., Honolulu, HI 96819-1910, Attention.: Mark Lutwak. 263-9429.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• MARGARET COBERLY, author of "Sacred Passage," noon today, Borders, Waikele.
• DALE HOPE, author of "The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands," 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Kahala Mall; donated aloha shirts go to Goodwill Industries.
• Kent Keith, author of "Anyway, the Paradoxical Commandments," 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Bestsellers, 1001 Bishop St.; also 2 p.m., Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall.
• Kim Taylor Reece, artist/author, "Wahine" and "Hula Kahiko," noon Saturday, Borders, Waikele.

READERS GROUPS

• Literature Readers Group, meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.
• Romantic Borders Readers Group, meets 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.
• •Young Readers Group, 3 p.m., third Sunday of each month at Borders, Ward Centre.

FOR KEIKI

• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Waikele; free.
• Barnes & Noble Craft and Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays; top level, Kahala Mall; free. 737-3323.
• Young Authors' Reading Group, grades 1-6, 10 a.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Borders, Waikele.
• Kids' Story Corner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Borders, Ward Centre; free.