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2005 Contest Winners
(presented in Spring 2006)

The Council for Wisconsin Writers, Inc. is pleased to recognize Wisconsin writers for their outstanding contributions to the literature of the state in 15 categories.

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Larry and Eleanor Sternig Short Fiction Award

   
Margaret Benbow - Madison
"Egyptian" (University of Wisconsin Press)
 
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Kenneth Kingery Book-Length Scholarly Award
   
Marc Galanter - Madison
Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes & Legal Culture (University of Wisconsin Press)
 
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Kay W. Levin Short Nonfiction Award
 
   
Karen J. Coates - Brookfield
"Painting Cambodia for Judytitle" (Kyoto Journal)

Honorable Mention:

Jim Hazard - Whitefish Bay
"The Day I Met the Late Edna St. Vincent Millay" (3711 Atlantic)

Kurt Chandler - Milwaukee
"At War" (Milwaukee Magazine)
 
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Juvenile Nonfiction Book Award
 
   
Sheila Cohen - Madison
Mai Ya's Journey (Wisconsin Historical Society Press)

Honorable Mention:

Mary Beth Lorbiecki - Hudson
Planet Patrol (Two Can Publishing)
 
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Arthur Tofte Juvenile Fiction Book Award
 
   
No award
 
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Betty Ren Wright Children's Picture Book Award
 
   
No award
 
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Posner Book-Length Poetry Award
 
   
Robin Chapman - Madison
Images of a Complex World: The Art and Poetry of Chaos (World Scientific, 2005)

Honorable Mention:

Karl Elder - Howards Grove
Mead: Twenty-Six Abecedariums (Marsh River Editions, 2005)

Dale Ritterbusch - Waukesha
Far from the Temple of Heaven (Black Moss Press, 2005)
 
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Anne Powers Book-Length Fiction Award (TIE)
 
   
Dean Bakopoulos - Madison
Please Don't Come Back from the Moon (Harcourt)

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C. J. Hribal - Milwaukee
The Company Car (Random House)
 
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Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award
 
   
Tom Davis - Green Bay
"The Overnight Train from Montreal" (Sporting Classics Magazine)

Honorable Mention:

Katherine D. Rill - Oshkosh
"Canticle of the Birds" (Xlibris Corp.)
 
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August Derleth Book-Length Nonfiction Award
 
   
Karen J. Coates - Brookfield
Cambodia Now: Life in the Wake of War (McFarland & Co)

Honorable Mention:

John Gurda - Milwaukee
Miller Time: A History of Miller Brewing Company, 1855-2005 (Miller Brewing Co.)

Jerry Apps - Madison
Every Farm Tells a Story (Voyageur Press)
 
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CWW Drama Award
 
   
Danielle Dresden - Madison
Source Code: Candide (performed by TAPIT/new works)

Honorable Mention:

Betty Diamond - Madison
Let Them Eat Cake/i>
 
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Rediscovering Wisconsin Writers Essay Award
 
   
No award
 
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Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award
 
   
Alison Townsend - Stoughton
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Honorable Mention:

Susan Elbe - Madison
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Susan Firer - Milwaukee
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Karla Huston - Appleton
Group of five poems - various literary journals
 
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Council for Wisconsin Writers Major Achievement Award
 
   
Bruce Taylor - Eau Claire
 
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Christopher Latham Sholes Award
 
   
Richard Roe - Madison
 
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