Lucky 13 Fiction Slam! Fall 2018
December 8, 2018
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December 6th, 2018 Lucky 13 Fiction Slam winners! Christel Wiggan (4th), Nathan Pearson (2nd), Jordan Dostal (3rd), and Vito Cole (1st).
Lucky 13 Fiction Slam! December 6th, 2018
November 28, 2018
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The Lucky 13 Fiction Slam will be held at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE on December 6th starting at 7:00 pm, with registration and prelims starting at 5:00 pm. If anyone would like to participate in the slam they will need 2 original short stories and $5 for registration at the door....
Plains Writers Series – Dec. 6th, 2018
November 28, 2018
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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, Dec 6. The Plains Writers Series is held several times a year to bring attention to the prose and poetry of local Great...
Poetry Slam 40 winners! Fall 2018
November 17, 2018
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November 15th, 2018 Slam winners: 4th - David Kalet, 3rd - Ezra Jude, 1st & 2nd (tie!) Lonn Atwood & Vito Cole. Sacrificial Goat: Andrew Clegg Judges: Bailey Dahlkoetter, Cheyenne Reimers and Scott “Grizz” McIntosh Pre-slam musical entertainment: Eddie Elfers and Vito Cole Slam Emcee: Eddie Elfe...
Plains Writers Series – Nov. 15th, 2018
October 25, 2018
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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, November 15th, 2018. The Plains Writers Series is held several times a year in an attempt to bring attention to the pr...
BOOK REVIEW: The Woman in the Moon by Marjorie Saiser
October 24, 2018
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Loyal to an esteemed attention to detail, an ability to mine complexity from the simplest of life’s offerings, Marjorie Saiser’s The Woman in the Moon is set firmly on a foundation of reflection and self-awareness, a recognition that, “Everybody has to look into the mirror / once in a while and ...
Poetry Slam XL – Nov. 15th, 2018
October 23, 2018
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Join us for Poetry Slam XL on November 15th at The Max Bar and Grill! Sign up to compete in the slam begins at 6 pm, bring 4 poems and $5.00 for the entry fee. The Slam begins at 7 pm. Prizes will be available to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place contestants. This event is free and open to the public...
BOOK REVIEW: Saudade by Traci Brimhall
September 18, 2018
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As youthfully seductive as it is disturbingly woeful, few collections have captured nostalgic grief with the lyric eloquence of Traci Brimhall’s Saudade. A 2017 publication of Copper Canyon Press, Brimhall’s collection is stylistically distinctive, a cocktail of verse novel and lyric play, reminiscen...
Judas Goat Book Release Party & Open Mic
September 8, 2018
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Join us for our first Judas Goat Open mic of the Fall Semester at the Blue Cat Gallery and Studio, celebrating the release of the 2017-2018 Judas Goat. This event is free and open to the public. Free copies of the newest Goat will be available at the event. There will be a fabulous raffle prize available...
MINI INTERVIEW: Barbara Schmitz
September 6, 2018
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How did your latest book, What Bob Says (Some More) come about? I wrote the first Bob poem at the Elkhorn Cabin with my writing buddies—Cabin Girls—we meet once a season at Kehm's beautiful cabin on the Platte, write, often Lucy Adkins gives us prompts, read, discuss, eat, drink some wine—for...
BOOK REVIEW: [email protected] by JV Brummels
August 30, 2018
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What is a cowboy? In the twenty-first century world of glowing screens and averted eyes, have we lost appreciation for “red-grass hills,” “Old skinny cows / bellies round with calf” and manure on scuffed boots? Published by Stephen F. Austin State University Press in 2017, JV Brummels’ ...
Lucky 13 Fiction Slam! Spring 2018
May 8, 2018
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April 26th, 2018 Lucky 13 Fiction Slam winners: 2nd Andrew Clegg, 1st Matt Moody, 3rd Tana Buoy, & 4th Sharon Cole