Wisconsin People & Ideas Writing Contest Reading 2015

Wisconsin People & Ideas publishes fiction and poetry from Wisconsin writers, highlights new works from Wisconsin visual artists and photographers, and covers science and environmental issues that affect Wisconsin’s people, lands, and waters. The magazine also hosts annual fiction and poetry contests that award cash prizes up to $500, publication in the magazine, a reading at the Wisconsin Book Festival, and more. Since 1954, the independent Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine has been a trusted resource for people who care about the issues and ideas that shape life in Wisconsin. 
 
Featured poets include 2015 poetry contest winners Lisa Vihos (Sheboygan), Sean Avery (Madison), and Kathleen Dale (Milwaukee). Writers Nikki Kallio (Hortonville), Erica Kanesaka Kalnay (Madison), and Kathryn Gahl (Appleton) will read their prize-winning stories from the 2015 fiction contest as well.