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Ardent! Poetry in the Arts

seeks your poetry submissions. Poems not used will be destroyed, not returned. Include "permission to use" statement with submissions. Include name, complete mailing address, e-mail, and telephone with submission and any subsequent correspondence. Send up to three unpublished poems for consideration to: Dillon McKinsey, 1909 Hollow Ridge Dr., Cedar Park, TX 78613-6729.

Austin Fictionists

meet twice a month to workshop members' short stories, novel chapters, and personal essays. Send a writing sample of no more than 10,000 words with a brief statement on why you want to join to

Glass of Water

She brings me a glass of water
and I drink the tumbler dry.
She places her hand on my forehead
and I recall a land beyond the fever & chills,
a land where she and her pale sisters
ran like springboks through the rain.

– Jonathan Tso-Derban,
from Fevered Reams

Howson Science Fiction Club

goes spacial once a month. Who knows the dimension?

Howson Branch Library, 2500 Exposition, 512/472-3584

Neo-Soul Lounge

NSL is an open mic showcasing music and poetry attracting local, regional as well as national talent. Early arrival is recommended. Thursdays, 9pm-12mid. 11th Street Station, 1050 E. 11th. $6.

www.southflavas.com/neosoul.html, info@southflavas.com

Open Mics

Austin Poetry Slam Tuesdays, 8pm. 29th Street Ballroom, 2906 Fruth, 480-9562 . Ruta Maya Poetry Tuesdays, 6-9pm. 1209 S. First. Full English Tea Room Thom hosts. Saturdays, 6-9pm. 2000 Southern Oaks. 240-2748 . Spoken & Heard Sundays, 7-10pm. Kick Butt Coffee, 5775 Airport #725, 454-5425. More listed online!

Playwriting Classes

with award-winning playwright Rosalyn Rosen, artistic director of Remembrance Through the Performing Arts. Classes meet once a week for three hours. Minimum eight-week commitment. Call for location. $35 per class.

329-9118 x1

Story Circle Network

Nonprofit organization for women, offering monthly reading and writing circles and more, in North, Central, and South Austin.

454-9833

The Refined Savage Poetry Review

is looking for well-crafted poems. Send three to five short poems (32 lines or fewer) with a brief biography and a photo (optional).

Write By Night

Write, read, collaborate, or just kick back and dream: This is the writerly sanctum you've been looking for, right there near Downtown.

322-5242

www.writebynight.net, info@writebynight.net