Winners of the Fall 2024 Poetry Slam:  (L to R) - Kya Swartz (4th), Elle Sudbeck (2nd), Holly Tomcak (1st), and Ezra Jude (3rd) Judges of Boards & Bards Fame: Maureen Kingston, Indie Hupp, and Jake Stewart Slam Emcee: Vito Cole Tabulators: Chad Christensen & Dave Mainelli Slam Masters:...

UPDATE: Unfortunately, Aliyah American Horse cannot attend this week's Plains Writers Series. Instead, Bonnie Johnson-Bartee will be our reader on Nov. 21, 2024. Wayne State College's Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold this Fall's...

Join us for Poetry Slam 49 at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE. The slam starts at 7:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 6:30 p.m. Slam participants need three original poems and $5 registration fee. All events are free and open to the public.

How did you get into writing? Do you remember your first piece of writing? When I was around three or four, I loved to tell stories by drawing pictures. Once I could write, I would invent imaginative tales, pairing words with pictures. When I was in second grade I wrote my first series of books,...