Literary footnotes

TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS, naturalist and nationally known local writer, will sign copies of "The Open Space for Democracy," Thursday, 7 p.m., Larimer auditorium, Rowland Hall-St. Mark's Upper School, 843 S. Lincoln Street. Tickets are $10 each, which includes a copy of the book (484-9100).

PETER JENSEN, a 29-year-old Southern Utah State student diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at the age of 11, will speak to the topic, "Twitching Toward Understanding: Tourette's, the Misunderstood Syndrome," Thursday, 11:30 a.m., SUU Auditorium, Cedar City.

TAMORA PIERCE, author of "Trickster's Queen" and an advocate of "girl power," will discuss and sign copies of her book, Thursday, 7 p.m., The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East.

ALBERT GOLDBARTH, poet and humanities professor, Wichita State University, and BRENDA MILLER, nonfiction writer and English professor at Western Washington University, will read from their work, Thursday, 7 p.m., Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery.

L. CAMERON MOSHER, author of "I'm OK! I'm Just not Finished — A Handbook for Empowerment," will sign copies of his book, Friday, 6:30 p.m., Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore, 254 S. Main.

ANNE PERRY, nationally known LDS novelist, will keynote the 2004 Association for Mormon Letters Writers Conference, Saturday, Westminster College Gore Auditorium, 1840 S. 1300 East. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Other speakers include ANITA STANSFIELD, DAVE WOLVERTON, SHANNON HALE, CAROL LYNCH WILLIAMS, JAMES DASHNER, RANDALL WRIGHT, MARI JORGENSEN, MICHELE ASHMAN BELL, ANNETTE LYON, ERIC SAMUELSEN, CALEB WARNOCK, VALERIE HOLLADAY (582-2090 or visitwww.aml-online.org).

HERITAGE WRITERS GUILD, a chapter of the League of Utah Writers, announces its Fall 2004 Writing Contest. Deadline for submissions is midnight, Nov. 23, 2004. To receive rules and submission forms, e-mail justme@xmission.com.

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE announces its second-annual photo contest. Fifty finalists will be eligible to have their work published in the Smithsonian, and other prizes will be awarded, including $1,000 and a cruise for two to Alaska in July 2005. There are five categories. Mail or digital submissions will be accepted. Deadline is midnight, Dec. 31, 2004 (www.photocontest.smithsonianmagazine.com).

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