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MYSTERY WRITERS' PANEL: Elizabeth Zelvin, Judi McCoy, Schuyler Kaufman and Maggie Bishop, 2 p.m., Park Road Books, 4139 Park Road. 704-525-9239; www.parkroadbooks.com.
Monday
PARK ROAD READS: Discussing Audrey Niffenegger's “The Time Traveler's Wife,” 7 p.m., Park Road Books.
Tuesday
CHARLOTTE WRITERS CLUB: Kathleen Purvis, food editor for the Observer, will share how she combines two great passions – food and writing, 7 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 4345 Barclay Downs Drive. 704-602-9800; www.josephbeth.com.
SIGNING: N.C. poet and novelist Fred Chappell (“Ancestors & Others”), 7 p.m., Park Road Books.
Wednesday
SIGNING, DISCUSSION: David Wroblewski (“The Story of Edgar Sawtelle”), 7 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Thursday
READING, DISCUSSION: Pat J. Schulz (“Making Sweet Lemonade”) 7-8:30 p.m., University City Regional Library, 301 E. W.T. Harris Blvd.
LENOIR-RHYNE VISITING WRITERS SERIES: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel will speak following the Lenoir-Rhyne Playmakers' production of her play “How I Learned to Drive,” 8 p.m., P.E. Monroe Auditorium, 775 Sixth St. N.E., Hickory. Lecture is free. Various charges for the play. Tickets: 828-328-7529.
Friday
SIGNING, DISCUSSION: Mike Huckabee (“A Simple Christmas”), noon, Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Saturday
DISCUSSION: Kevin Sites (“In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars”), 11 a.m., Keppel Auditorium, Catawba College, Salisbury. Free. 704-637-4393.
WRITING WORKSHOP: Publishing Your Poetry with Richard Krawiec, noon-5 p.m., Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St. Bring up to three poems for critique. Register at www.twwoa.org. Details: writersw@gmail.com; 828-254-8111.
FINALE: DAVIDSON FAMILY REUNION: Community event is the culmination of DavidsonReads 2009 (“The Color of Water”), noon-2:30 p.m. at the Village Green on Main Street, Davidson. Singing, dancing, community potluck and dramatic readings. Free. 704-892-3349; www.davidsonreads.org.
SIGNING: Dale Neal (“Cow Across America”), 1 p.m., Park Road Books.
READING, SIGNING: Michael Berenstain, author/illustrator of “The Berenstain Bears” (son of the series' creators Stan and Jan Berenstain), 1-3 p.m., Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Announcements
WRITING CONTEST: The deadline for the Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Contest is Nov. 18. The contest encourages the creation of lasting nonfiction work that goes beyond conventional journalism. Subjects may include traditional categories such as reviews, travel articles, profiles or interviews, place/history pieces or culture criticism. First-, second- and third-place winners will receive $300, $200 and $100, respectively, and Southern Cultures magazine will consider the winning piece for publication. Details: www.ncwriters.org; questions: mail@ncwriters.org.
WRITING CONTESTS: Deadline is Nov. 30 for memoirs competition for adults (prizes: $350, $250, $150) and
“Changing My World” essay contest for ages 8-18 (prizes: $100, $75, $50). Guidelines: www.twwoa.org.Rochelle Reynoldson
