Posted on: Sunday, December 26, 2004

Lit Beat

Advertiser Staff

SPECIAL EVENT

Aloha Shorts, weekly radio show, 5 p.m. Mondays, on Hawaii Public Radio station KIPO 89.3 with host Cedric Yamanaka. 955-8821.

SIGNINGS/READINGS

Toki Ching, author of A Hawai'i Japanese New Year with Yuki-Chan, signs books: noon-2 p.m. today at Native Books/Na Mea, Ward Centre; 4-5 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall; 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday at Borders Express, Kahala; 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Thursday at Bestsellers Koko Marina and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bestsellers downtown.

Leilani Petranek, author of The Spirit of Hula, will sign books 3-5 p.m. tomorrow at Princeville Hotel, Kaua'i.

Fran Dieudonne, author of This Old Broom Road, Tahiti, an anthology of pieces by women authors, signs books from 3-4 p.m. next Jan. 2, Barnes & Noble, Kahala Mall. Proceeds from book sales benefit the Susanna Wesley Community Center in Kalihi.

FOR WRITERS

Kumu Kahua Theatre and University of Hawai'i Manoa Theatre Department, co-sponsors of an original playwriting contest with Hawai'i, Pacific/Rim and resident-only categories, are accepting entries through Jan. 3. Call 536-4222 for flier and contest rules.

Windward Community College and Starbucks Coffee are accepting entries for Star Poets 2005. Students in grades 3-12 may submit one or more poems, of 20 lines or less, for prizes to be awarded to students and their schools. Mail poem(s) to: Starbucks Star Poets Contest, 1240 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 240, Honolulu, HI 96814. Winning poems from 2004 may be viewed at www.wcc.hawaii.edu. Entry forms available at any Starbucks. Submission deadline: Jan. 15.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Lit Beat, Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with Lit Beat in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.