Winners of the Spring 2025 Fiction Slam:  ( L to R) – 4th place, Shea Miotke, 3rd place, Preston Stuckwisch, 2nd place, Lily Payson, and 1st place, Tommy Stromer Judges: Julie S. Paschold, Val Christensen,...

Wayne State College's Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold a Plains Writers Series on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The Plains Writers Series...

Join us on May 1, 2025, for the Fiction Slam at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE. The slam starts at 7:00 p.m. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Slam participants need two original flash fiction...

Wayne State College's Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold a Plains Writers Series on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The Plains Writers...

Praise for Quinta necesidad Quinta necesidad reflects Rosabal Pérez’s view of poetry as a journey of self-discovery, in which the protagonist grows in self-awareness against the backdrop of the...

Wayne State College's Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold a second Spring's Plains Writers Series on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The...

MEMOIR OF A SOUL In Homecoming Parade, Mark Sanders has etched his boyhood visions and perceptions so deeply into his sensitive heart that he didn’t have to try to remember all the details—“They...

Winners of Poetry Slam #50 (from left to right): The Nathan Ferry (2nd), James Bane (4th), Hobart (3rd), and Holly Tomcak (1st)! Slam Judges: Zach Drees, Leigh Scruggs, and Lily Payson Slam Emcee:...

Join us for Poetry Slam 50 at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE. The slam will be held at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE, starting at 7:00 p.m., with registration beginning at 6:30...

Wayne State College's Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold this Spring's Plains Writers Series on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The Plains...

Winners of the Fall 2024 Fiction Slam:  (Front Row L to R) - 1st place Tommy Stromer, 2nd place Mia Rikli; (Back Row L to R) 4th place Lily Payson, and 3rd place Emma Rasmussen. Judges of Goatmas fame:...

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 Plains Writers Series on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The Plains...