Wisconsin People & Ideas holding fiction and poetry contests ...

Fiction

Are you a writer of fiction who needs a contest to enter your short story into? The 2015 Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction Contest is now open for submissions until Dec. 15. Entering your story gives you the chance to win cash prizes and publication in Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine. First place will be awarded $500, second $250, and third $100. Whoever wins first place will also win a one-week residency at Shake Rag Alley School for Arts and Crafts in Mineral Point. As long as you are a Wisconsin resident or student and over the age of 18, then you are eligible to enter the contest. The lead contest judge this year will be the Chippewa Valley’s own Nickolas Butler, whose writing has appeared in a number of publications and recently released his critically-acclaimed debut novel Shotgun Lovesongs. This contest has given awards to fiction from established authors as well as emerging ones, so don’t be shy about sending in your story. Read the full contest rules and learn how to submit your poem at www.wisconsinacademy.org/fictioncontest.

Poetry

If you’re looking for a poetry contest to enter that lyrical work of art you’ve been creating, then enter the 2015 Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest by the Dec. 15 deadline. The winner who takes first will receive $500, second will receive $250, and third $100. The first-place author will also win a one-week artist residency at Shake Rag School for Arts and Crafts. Along with their cash prize, winners will read their poems at the 2015 Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison and see them published in Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine. It doesn’t matter if you are a published or an emerging author, the only requirements to enter are that you’re a Wisconsin resident or student and that you’re over 18 years old. The lead contest judge will be Kara Candito, a widely published poet and professor at UW-Platteville. Read the full contest rules and learn how to submit your poem at www.wisconsinacademy.org/poetrycontest.