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Page 14Al P. Nelson Feature Article ContestOpens January 1st and closes March 15th. Write a featurearticle of 400-1,200 words pertaining to people orplaces in Wisconsin, or at least with a link to Wisconsin.One entry per member. Entry fee of $6 (check madeout to WRWA, Inc.) must be included with submission.Mail submissions to Bill Nelson, 2365 Mary BethCourt, Brookfield, Wis. 53005-4968 Write to that addressor see www.wrwa.net for detailed rules. #Florence Lindemann Humor ContestContest opens January 15th and closes March 15th.Write a humorous article, story, or essay not to exceed800 words. One entry per member. Entry fee of $6(check made out to WRWA, Inc.) must be included withsubmission. Mail submissions to Barb Jensen, 410 WinnebagoAve., Portage, WI 53901. Write to that addressor see www.wrwa.net for detailed rules. #Ongoing ContestsResults from the contest announced in the summer newsletter are in and the top writersin each category are printed beginning on page 22. The contest announced in the fall newsletteris under way with winners to be published in the spring edition. Our abilty to printthe winners and other creative writing by WRWA members depends on the availability ofspace. Printing more than 20 pages is dependent on revenue from members’ advertisingand book listings. It’s a win-win proposition. Your advertising enables us to pay for thespace to add your writing. So please support your writing and your newsletter by advertisingyour books. #Summer ContestsPoetryFlash FictionMy club, the Northwest Regional Writers have volunteered to judge the poetry andflash fiction contests announced below in this edition of the newsletter. Please send entriesvia e-mail or letter to Boyd Sutton. bdsutton@centurytel.net or 23059 Old 35, Siren,WI 54872. Call me at 715-653-4376 if you have questions. E-mail entries should be sentas body text of the e-mail. Members may enter up to three items in each category. Thereis no entry fee. Manuscripts will not be returned. If we receive at least 12 entries in eachcategory, the best three in each category will be published in the summer edition. Thereare no prizes.Clubs willing to volunteer to judge these contests please contact the Editor. I hadto “volunteer” my own club for the second time because no other club stepped forward.You DO NOT have to be a WRWA member to judge or participate in thiscontest. #Write a poem of no more than 30 lines in any poetic form reflecting a child’s appreciationof summer. Deadline for submission is March 30th. #Write a short, fictional story of no more than 500 words on the theme of summer romance,but keep it clean. Deadline for submission is March 30th. #Find the ErrorI have left one deliberateerror. I will not deliberatelymisspell a person’sname or create an error inmaterial that was submittedby others.The first member to correctlyidentify this error bycalling, writing, or e-mailing the Editor will receivea certificate from theWRWA redeemable for one$6 entry fee for a WRWAsponsoredcontest.Congratulations to MiltNeuhauser of the PhillipsRegional Writers whofound the deliberate errorlast time. On page 2, I hadreported that the membershipapplication form wason page 18. Actually, it wason page 13.Good luck. #
Page 15WFOP 2006 Muse Prize for Excellence in PoetryThe Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets announces opening of the 2006 Muse Prize for Excellence in Poetry. The annualcompetition is open to all Wisconsin residents, 18 years of age or older. The contest opens Dec. 1, 2005, andcloses Feb. 1, 2006.A first place prize of $200 and the Muse Trophy will be awarded at the Fellowship Conference held on April 22,2006, in Egg Harbor. The second place winner receives $100 and third place $75.For rules and entry form, send a self-addressed stamped #10 business-sized envelope to WFOP Muse Prize, JudyKolosso, 4320 Cedar Creek Rd., Slinger, WI 53086 or download the information from the contest page atwww.wfop.org. Entry fee is $3 for WFOP members and $6 for non-members. #Annual Bo Carter Memorial Writing Contest 2006Sponsored by the Waukesha Writer’s WorkshopThe Annual Bo Carter Memorial Writing Contest deadline for submissions is April 17, 2006, 10:30 a.m. There arefour categories: non-fiction nostalgia, non-fiction essay/article, fiction short story, and fiction poetry. First, second,and third prizes will be awarded in each category. Winners will be announced in mid-May. The contest is open toanyone. People are welcome to enter as many categories as they wish but may enter only one manuscript per category.Reading fees are $5.00 for each category entered. Submissions must be unpublished, original works whichhave not been entered in a previous contest. For detailed rules and submission guidelines, contact Mickey Burgermeisterat 262-679-0862, or by mail at S68 W17349 Kirkwood Drive, Muskego, WI 53150, or Ramon Klitzke at262-547-3570.The contest honors J. Boatner (Bo) Carter, a prominent past member of the Waukesha Writer’s Workshop whodied in 1961 at the age of 70. [Editor’s Note: An article featuring Mr. Carter and the competition his memory stimulatedwill be in the spring edition.] #Just the FAQs by J.R. TurnerWhen should I use italics to indicate a character's internal thoughts or monologue? When should I underline italicizedpassages?When using a tag, don't italicize:Boy, this is really a great party, he thought.'He thought' is a tag, so you wouldn't italicize.When not using a tag, and the sentence is a direct thought, italicize:Lights flashed as the dancers went wild. I love this song. He grooved to the heavy tempo.*Hint: When writing in deep third person, and the sentence is written in first person, italicize. When the character isthe narrator, any indirect thoughts won't be italicized as they become part of the narrative:The party surged toward dawn with the power of a well-tuned stock car. How could they have so much energy afterso many hours? Every muscle and bone in his body craved a soft bed.When to Underline:Underlining is used to more easily find italicized words during the printing process. As technology evolves, underlininghas begun to fade out of fashion. Always check submission guidelines. Many editors don't have a preference and ingeneral, it won't make or break a manuscript to submit with simple italics. The most particular venues are contests andone should adhere carefully to their rules. As always, when in doubt, ask.Have a question for award winning author J.R. Turner? Send an email, subject heading to Just the FAQs, tojturner4@charter.net or snail mail J.R. Turner at 3135 Bush St. Stevens Point, WI 54481 We’d love to hear from you!
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Page 7 and 8: Page 7Unpolished Gems Writer’s Gr
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Page 17 and 18: Page 17Meet the New WRWA President
Page 19 and 20: The WRWA Book ListPage 19Pathways T
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Page 23 and 24: Page 23Flying Flowers by Susan Mae
Page 25 and 26: Page 25Midnight Musings by Bill Nel
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