New! Oshkosh Poet Laureate

Oshkosh is looking for its own poet laureate!

The Oshkosh Poet Laureate will serve as the leading voice for poetry in the Oshkosh community promoting poetry through publication, performance, education, workshops, and digital and social media. 

The goal of the new initiative is to enrich the lives of the Oshkosh community by highlighting literacy, sharing the values of poetry, sparking creativity, and fostering artistic expression.  

The City of Oshkosh's first poet laureate position is open to all creators who live within the boundaries of the Oshkosh Area School District and are 18 and older. Applications will be accepted until June 7, 2021.

The chosen poet laureate for the City of Oshkosh will begin their two-year term in September, 2021, and receive a $2000 yearly stipend.

For more information, please click here. 

Meeting reminder - May 1

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 1, via Zoom. The link is below in the comments section.

If you have something to read for a critique, please upload it to Basecamp or email to Ruth at oawc @ aol . com by 9 a.m.the day of our meeting.

New members welcomed!

Lakefly Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2021 Lakefly Writing Contests!

◦ Teen Short Story

First Place: Sofia Santamaria-Micher

Second Place: Alydia Hug- Hafer

Third Place: Cristi Isaula-Reyes

◦ Short Story

First Place: Terry Steele

Second Place: Larry Scheckel

Third Place: Sherri Hoffman

◦ Poetry

First Place: Nnadi Samuel

Second Place: Kayla Schwalbe

Third Place:  Emma Vogel

◦ Short Short Story

First Place: Gail Sosinsky

Second Place: Valeria Biel

Third Place: Emma Vogel

 

Join us at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8,  where the above writers will be recognized for their achievements via Zoom.

To register for the Lakefly Writing Contest Awards Ceremony, click here.

Unable to attend? An awards booklet of winning entries will be published on our website after the event.

And be sure to mark your calendar for the 2022 Lakefly Writers Conference, May 6 and 7, at the Oshkosh Convention Center. It is sure to be special!

The Lakefly Writing Contests are supported by the Oshkosh Public Library in partnership with the Oshkosh Foundation, Wisconsin Arts Board, Oshkosh Area Writers Club and Wisconsin Writers Association.

Meeting reminder - April 17

The Oshkosh Area Writers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 17 via Zoom. The link is in the "comments" section of this post.

If you would like to read, please upload your document to Basecamp or email it to Ruth at: oawc at aol dot com by 9 a.m. the day of our meeting.

New members welcome!