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2008 Contest Winners
(presented in Spring 2009)

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 plus the Major Achievement Award.

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Larry and Eleanor Sternig Short Fiction Award

   
Ingrid Kallick - Madison
"Sonia", Wisconsin People & Ideas, January 2008

Honorable Mention:

Jeff Esterholm - Verona
"The Return of the Norseman", The Dirty Napkin, September 22, 2008
 
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Kingery/Derleth Book-Length Nonfiction Award
   
Richard Quinney - Madison
Things Once Seen (Borderland Books, Madison, 2008)

Honorable Mention:

Jerrianne Hayslett - South Milwaukee
Anatomy of a Trial: Lessons Learned from the People vs. O.J. Simpson (University of Missouri Press 2008)
 
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Kay W. Levin Short Nonfiction Award
 
   
David McGlynn - Appleton
"Hydrophobia", The Missouri Review, Summer 2008 (Vol. 31, No. 2)

Honorable Mention:

Kurt Chandler - Wauwatosa
"The Joker", Milwaukee Magazine, December 2008

 
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Tofte/Wright Children's Literature Award
 
   
Pat Schmatz - Amherst Junction
"Mousetraps", (Carolrhoda Books, 2008)

Honorable Mention:

JoAnn Early Macken - Shorewood
"Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move", Holiday House, March 5, 2008

 
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Posner Book-Length Poetry Award
 
   
Ron Wallace - Madison
For a Limited Time Only (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008)

Honorable Mention:

Erin Hanusa - Madison
The House of Marriage (Louisiana State University Press, 2008)

 
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Anne Powers Book-Length Fiction Award
 
   
Anthony Bukoski - Superior
North of the Port (Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, 2008)

Honorable Mention:

Rae Meadows - Madison
NO One Tells Everything (MacAdam/Cage, San Francisco, 2008)

David McGlynn - Appleton
The End of the Straight and Narrow (Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, 2008)

 
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Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award
 
   
Jerry Apps - Madison
Old Farm: A History, (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, 2008)

Honorable Mention:

Robert C. Wilging - Rhinelander
On the Hunt: The History of Deer Hunting in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Madison, 2008)

 
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Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award
 
   
Susan Firer - Milwaukee
Group of five poems - various literary journals

Honorable Mention:

Cathryn Cofell - Appleton
Group of five poems - various literary journals

 
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CWW Essay Award for Young Writers
 
   
Jennifer Heup - Shawano Community High School, Shawano
"Observations of an Amateur Astronomer"   READ

Honorable Mention:

Ellen Bley - Kettle Moraine High School, Wales
"Both"  READ

 
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Major Achievement Award
 
   
Kevin Henkes - Madison
 
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