All members of the Council for Wisconsin Writers have an opportunity to display samples of and promotional materials for their work as writers at this year’s CWW Awards Banquet. The banquet is on Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m. at the magnificent Wisconsin Club, 900 Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Entree selections are Tex-Mex Chicken, Shore Lunch Walleye (both gluten free) and Vegetarian Pasta Bowl. Deadline for reservations at $30 per person, is Friday, May 3.
The celebration honoring this year’s award winners for work published in 2018 begins at 11 a.m. with an opportunity to socialize with honorees and other attendees followed by lunch and presentation of awards. Award recipients include:
William Stobb of Onalaska, first-place winner of the Zona Gale Award for Short Fiction for “All the Bodies” published in North Dakota Quarterly. Kathie Giorgio of Waukesha, honorable mention for “Quiet” published in moonShine Review.
Marilyn Annucci of Madison, first-place winner of the Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award for The Arrows That Choose Us published by Press 53. Denise Sweet of Green Bay, honorable mention for Palominos Near Tuba City: New and Selected Poems published by Holy Cow Press.
Christina Clancy of Madison, first-place winner of the Kay W. Levin Short Nonfiction Award for “Lost Cause” published in The Sun Magazine. Judith Steininger of Milwaukee, honorable mention for “The Girl(s) From Montana” published in Montana Quarterly.
Patricia Sutton of Madison, first-place winner of the Tofte/Wright Children’s Literary Award for Capsized published by Chicago Review Press. Stef Wade of Brookfield, honorable mention for A Place for Pluto published by Capstone Editions.
Laura Jean Baker of Oshkosh, first-place winner of the Norbert Blei/August Derleth Nonfiction Book Award for The Motherhood Affidavits: A Memoir published by The Experiment. Christy Wopat of Holmen, honorable mention for Almost a Mother; Love, Loss and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies published by Orange Hat Publishing.
Liam Callanan of Milwaukee, first-place winner of the Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award for Paris by the Book published by Dutton. Tom Matthews of Wauwatosa, honorable mention for Raising the Dad published by St. Martin’s Press.
Kathryn Gahl of Appleton, first-place winner of the Lorine Niedecker Poetry Award for five individual poems. Eileen Mattmann of West Bend, honorable mention.
Our Young Writers Award honorees are Elizabeth Stanfield of Ripon High School in Ripon for her first-place poem “Hand-Me-Downs” and Emily Kadrich of Arrowhead High School in Hartland for her honorable mention short story “Never Again: August 28, 1955”.
CWW’s Major Achievement Award is being presented to prolific and award-winning writer, educator, historical interpreter and reenactor, and naturalist Kathleen Ernst of Middleton for her body of work, which includes nearly 40 novels and books of nonfiction and poetry for children and adults.
More information about the winners, judges, banquet registration, and the Council for Wisconsin Writers can be found at its website, www.wiswriters.org.
Please join CWW in recognizing and honoring these outstanding Wisconsin writers. Hear them read from their winning works. Bring guests! Non-members welcome.