Writing Contests

THE 2012 WISCONSIN PEOPLE & IDEAS / WISCONSIN BOOK FESTIVAL SHORT STORY AND POETRY CONTESTS ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

Wisconsin People & Ideas regularly publishes some of the best poetry and fiction from around the state, and now it's your chance to become a part of Wisconsin's new literary canon. Click on the appropriate category to enter your poems and short stories in our 2012 contests, which accept submissions from September 15 to December 15, 2011, and are open to all Wisconsin residents and students, and you could win up to $500 and other prizes along with publication in Wisconsin People & Ideas and a reading at the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Visit our Poetry Contest Page and Short Story Contest Page for more details and complete contest rules.

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