Friday, April 30, 2021

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. 

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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!

Monday, April 26, 2021

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.

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

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!