Candace Havens will have a book signing party for "The Demon King and I" from 2-4 p.m. at the Legacy Bookstore in Plano.

7300 Dallas Parkway, Suite A120
Plano TX 75024
972-398-9888

This new independent bookstore is just north of Legacy on the righteast side of the Tollway, north of the Williams & Sonoma, south of the parking garage.

There will be a reception which will include wine and cake. Yes, that really does say "wine".

A. Lee Martinez will have a book signing at the Legacy Book Store in Plano at 7 pm.

Rosemary Clement-Moore is giving a workshop at the Grand Prairie Public Library at 4:30 pm.

So, you’ve got this idea for a book. Or maybe you don’t. It doesn’t matter, because she will give you hints on how to generate ideas, develop them into exciting stories, and get your stories out of your head and onto the page.

Pizza - Door Prizes - Fun - Get a special surprise when you wear your prom wear!

Candace Havens will have a book release party for "The Demon King and I" at 2 p.m. at the North Richland Hills Barnes & Noble in Hurst.

The deadline for this year's Poetry and Flash Fiction contest for members is this Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the regular meeting.

To review the guidelines:

- No entry fee, but must be a Workshop member to participate.
- Judges and board members may not enter.
- Format: 8.5x11 paper, margins at least 1 inch; double spaced if it's prose; 12 pt. Times New Roman
- Author's name not to appear on the entry itself.
- Poems to fit on one or two sheets of paper in the above format.
- Flash fiction pieces not to exceed 1,000 words.
- All entries will be submitted by email as Microsoft Word documents or RTF files. Email to carolynwilliamson (-AT-) charter.net.
- Microsoft Word's Word Count feature will be used to verify word limit is met. Title counts as part of word limit. Entries over the word limit will be disqualified.
- Deadline is midnight, Nov. 5.
- Prizes in each category (poetry, flash fiction) as follows: First place $50, second place $35, third place $20.