FLORIDA WRITES: Entry in the 18th annual CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition is now open to everyone; the deadline is March 15. For contest guidelines and entry form (which must accompany each submission), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to FFWA Competition Guidelines, c/o Dana K. Cassell, P.O. Box A, North Stratford, NH 03590 or visit http://www.writers-editors.com. Categories are Non-fiction, fiction, children's literature and poetry.

AUTHOR APPEARANCES:Michael Sterns (Kokopelli & the Butterfly), 2 p.m. today, WaldenBooks, Citrus Town Center, Tampa; 10 a.m. Thursday, Barnes & Noble, Brandon TownCenter; noon Saturday, WaldenBooks in Clearwater Mall and 3 p.m. Saturday, Books-A-Million, 33550 U.S. 19 N, Palm Harbor.

Michael T. Maloney (Third World Princess), 11 a.m. Tuesday, Gulf Beaches Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach.

Joe Glazer (Labor's Troubadour), 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sarasota News & Books, 1341 Main St., Sarasota.

Nicholas Boothman (How to Make People Like You in 90 Seconds or Less), 6 p.m. Thursday, Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave., Tampa.

Tim Dorsey (Hammerhead Ranch Motel and Florida Roadkill), 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Safety Harbor Public Library, 101 Second St. N.

Daniel L. Pekarek (The Ultimate Adventure), 7 p.m. Thursday, Barnes & Noble, 4010 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; 7 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble, 11802 N Dale Mabry Highway, Carrollwood and 1 p.m. Saturday, Barnes & Noble, Brandon TownCenter.

Richard Terrill (Fakebook: Improvisations on a Journey Back to Jazz), 8 p.m. Thursday, Scarfone Gallery at the University of Tampa, 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa.

Brita Housez (Tofu Mania), 2 p.m. Saturday, Inkwood Books, Tampa.

M. Diane Vogt (Justice Denied and Silicone Solution), 2 p.m. Saturday, B. Dalton Booksellers, Brandon TownCenter.

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