Contest Opportunity!

Wisconsin People & Ideas Short Story and Poetry Contest

Deadline: December 15, 2009

Winners of the Wisconsin People & Ideas/Wisconsin Book Festival 2010 short story contest will receive prizes of $500 (first place), $250 (second place), and $100 (third place). Their stories will be published serially, beginning with the first-prize story, online at www.wisconsinacademy.org and in the summer 2010 issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas.

The first-place story will be reviewed by a noted literary agent, and the author will receive a one-week stay at Edenfred, a creative arts residency in Madison owned by the Terry Family Foundation. This year, an esteemed panel will judge short story submissions. The lead judge is Dwight Allen, essayist, novelist, and author of The Typewriter Satyr (UW Press, 2009). The contest is coordinated by Wisconsin People & Ideas editor, Jason A. Smith, and ably judged by Alison Jones Chaim, Nickolas Butler, and Beth L. Lueck. Complete contest rules and submission guidelines at www.wisconsinacademy.org.

2009 Jade Ring Winners Announced

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2009 JADE RING WINNERS!!!!!!!

Nostalgia:

1st Place: Janet Grant-Gustafson

2nd Place: Martha Griffiths


3rd Place: Martha Griffiths

1st Honorable Mention : Patricia Kasten

2nd Honorable Mention: Dorothy M. Loftus



Juvenile Short Story:

1st Place: Darlene A. Buechel

2nd Place: Carol Deprez

3rd Place: Carolyn Marquardt

1st Honorable Mention: Laurie Risch

2nd Honorable Mention: Idella Anacker



Humorous Poetry:


1st Place: Cathy Conger

2nd Place: Dorothy Lund

3rd Place: Ruby Walton

1st Honorable Mention: Kathleen Hayes Phillips

2nd Honorable Mention: Cathy Conger



Serious Poetry:

1st Place: Mary Jo Balistreri

2nd Place: Judy Kolosso

3rd Place: Karla Huston

1st Honorable Mention: Christine L. Abresch

2nd Honorable Mention: Patty Miler



Article:

1st Place: Jeane Knapp

2nd Place: Greg Peck

3rd Place: Elayne Clipper Hanson

1st Honorable Mention: Sally Bair



Adult Short Story:

1st Place: Cheryl A. Hanson

2nd Place: Kathleen Ernst

3rd Place: Cynthia Uhrich

1st Honorable Mention: Barb Jenson

2nd Honorable Mention: Carolyn Ostrander

3rd Honorable Mention: Kimberly Suhr


Essay:

1st Place: Cheryl A. Hanson

2nd Place: Nancy Sweetland

3rd Place: Joanne Nelson

1st Honorable Mention: Barb Jensen

2nd Honorable Mention: Betty Brogaard


Well done all!!!!