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2006 Contest Winners

The Council for Wisconsin Writers, Inc. is pleased to recognize Wisconsin writers for their outstanding contributions to the literature of the state in nine (9) categories.

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Larry and Eleanor Sternig Short Fiction Award

   
George Makana Clark - Milwaukee
"In the Center of the World" (Anchor Book)

Honorable Mention:

David E. McGlynn - Appleton
"Sweet Texas Angel" (Shenandoah, Spring/Summer 2006)

Gordon Weaver - Cedarburg
"The Death of Will Kempe" (Sewanee Review, Winter 2006)

 
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Kenneth Kingery/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award
   
Geoff Gilpin - DeForest
The Maharishi Effect: A Personal Journey Through the Movement That Transformed American Spirituality (Tarcher/Penguin)

Honorable Mention:
Kerry A. Trask - Manitowoc
Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America (Henry Holt & Co.)

 
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Kay W. Levin Short Nonfiction Award
 
   
Harriet Brown - Madison
"One Spoonful at a Time" (The New York Times Magazine)

Honorable Mention:

Alison Townsend - Stoughton
"Praising What Persists: Reflections on the Personal Essay and Memoirs" (Arts and Letters, Fall 2006)

Julie Buckles - Washburn
"Cleora on Ice" (Fourth Genre, Spring 2006)

Tom Pamperin - Chippewa Falls
"All Right, Then, I'll Go to Hell" (English Journal, November 2006)

David E. McGlynn - Appleton
"Detachment" (Ninth Letter, Spring/Summer 2006)

 
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Arthur Tofte/Betty Ren Wright Children's Literature Award
 
   
Kathleen Ernst - Middleton
Hearts of Stone (Dutton Children's Books)

 
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Posner Book-Length Poetry Award
 
   
Richard Swanson - Madison
Men in the Nude in Socks and Other Poems (Fireweed Press)

 
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Anne Powers Fiction Book Award
 
   
Paul Salsini - Milwaukee
The Cielo: a Novel of Wartime Tuscany (iUniverse)

Honorable Mention:
Margaret George - Madison
Helen of Troy (Viking Press)

 
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Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award
 
   
John Bates - Mercer
"Graced by the Seasons: Spring and Summer in the Northwoods" (Manitowish River Press)

Honorable Mention:

Amy L. Jenkins - Wauwatosa
"Going In", Flint Hills Review, Issue 11 (2006), Emporia State University

 
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Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award
 
   
Susan Elbe - Madison
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Honorable Mention:

Harriet Brown - Madison
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Anjie Greene-Martin - Palmyra
Group of five poems - various literary journals

 
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Council for Wisconsin Writers Major Achievement Award
 
   
Jerry Apps - Madison
 
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