Attention Wisconsin Writers!

Don't miss the January 31 postmark deadline for the Council for Wisconsin Writers Awards, for work published in 2011. Submit book-length fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; short fiction and nonfiction; a set of five poems; or children's literature. Authors must be current Wisconsin residents, and the entry fee is $20. $500 and a week-long writing residency at Shake Rag Alley or Maplewood Lodge in Mineral Point are awarded in each category. For more details, check the website.