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New WHSP Biography Explores Indian Agent’s Life
Wisconsin Historical Society Press releases new book.
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Timber! eh deh
This looks interesting — Lumberjacking about Wisconsin by a Wisconsin writer published by a Wisconsin press:
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Deadline — Feb. 1, 2016
Council for Wisconsin Writers contests entries. See http://www.wiswriters.org/rules.htm for details.
New Book Examines Segregation and Education in Milwaukee
New Wisconsin Historical Society Press release not only provides insight into the effects of Milwaukee’s segregation on the education of its children, it could be a great study for writers who are interest in this subject. The author speaks tomorrow (Nov. 20) at Boswell Book Company whose owner Daniel Goldin was honored with CWW’s 2014 Christopher Latham Sholes Award, which is present to an individual or organization for “outstanding encouragement of Wisconsin writers.”
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More about the Council for Wisconsin Writers and its awards is at http://www.wiswriters.org/awards.htm. CWW is accepting entries for its 2015 awards. Entry deadline is Feb. 1, 2016.
2 Wisconsin Writers Win National Accolades
Not one, but two Wisconsin writers are finalists in the 2015 USA Best Book Awards.
Kathleen Ernst’s A Settler’s Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons
and Jerry Apps’ Wisconsin Agriculture: A History ,
both published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press, are two of six finalists for this award in the U.S. History category.
Kathleen and Jerry are both former winners of multiple CWW awards for their writing. Read about them and the rules for awards contests for work published in 2015 at http://www.wiswriters.org/awards.htm. Entries are being accepted until Feb. 1, 2016.
Former CWW Award Winner Touring with Two New Books
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