Lit Beat

FOR WRITERS

• How To Get Your Book Published In Hawai'i, one-day workshop by the Hawaii Book Publishers Association 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, University of Hawai'i-Manoa; special guest, Wally "Famous" Amos, author of "The Cookie Never Crumbles,"; also, how to submit a manuscript, find a publisher, deal with the media and market on the web; bring lunch; call to register. 956-8244.
• Maui Writers Conference, five days of workshops, keynote and panel presentations and more, scheduled for Aug. 29-Sept. 2, Outrigger Wailea Resort; $695 (does not include accommodations); also intensive classes at the Maui Writers Retreat, Aug. 23-28 available for an additional fee. Call for brochure: (808) 879-0061 or visit: 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 alive, involves a personal discovery, deals 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, attn.: Mark Lutwak. 263-9429.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

• Jan Yager, author of "When Friendship Hurts: How to Deal With Friends Who Betray, Abandon or Wound You," 2 p.m. June 29, Borders, Ward Centre.

READERS GROUPS

• Beginning Hawaiian Language classes 6 p.m. every Wednesday, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; free.
• Young Readers Group meets 3 p.m. today at Borders, Ward Centre.
• Science and Fantasy Fiction Readers Group meets 7 p.m. June 27, Borders, Ward Centre.

FOR KEIKI

• Keiki Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, 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 one through six, 10 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday, Borders, Waikele.
• Kids' Story Corner, 11 a.m. Saturdays, Children's Amphitheater, Borders, Ward Centre; free.