2005 Winter - Wisconsin Writers Association

Page 26(Cover Page, continued)work, number of words or, for poetry, the number oflines, amount of money enclosed (one check total for allcategories entered), your ring size, and the name andaddress of your local newspaper so a news release canbe sent should you be a winner. When more than onepoem is submitted in that category, send only one coverpage with all necessary information for the entire submission.The contest chairperson places a number on the coverpage of each submission and keeps that page. The samenumber is put on the first page of the submission. Yourname must not appear on any text page so the judgedoesn’t know the identity of the writer. But the title andpage number does need to appear at the top of p.2 andeach subsequent page. Make sure your pages are in thecorrect sequence. (Several were not in 2005.)This year I received more than 200 entries and I appreciatedthose who sent a correct cover page. Not followingthe specifics of contest rules could disqualifyyour submission. Please be kind to the contest chair andfollow the “rules.”Whether a contest entry or a submission for publication,it is best to mail your work in a flat envelope ratherthan folding it into a smaller envelope (unfolding afolded manuscript isn’t a favorite activity of judges, thecontest chairperson, or editors) and make sure you’veput on enough postage.Requirements for Jade Ring Contest Cover PageNameAddressPhone #E-mail address (if any)Category of entryTitle of entryAmount of money enclosed (only one check for all categories entered)Ring size (Jade Ring Contest only)Name and address of local newspaperFormat Guidelines for Text Pages for Jade Ring ContestMargins: 1.5” all the way aroundUse Times New Roman 12 pt. Type (don’t get fancy)Do not justify the right marginDouble-space text except for poetry. Poetry lines shouldbe single-spaced with double-space between stanzasFirst page of text begins with the title, centered andabout 1/3 way down the pageAll following pages should have the title or identifyingword(s) at the top left, followed by the page #Two lines below the last text line, indicate the end of thepiece with either the word “end” or ###Author’s name should not appear anywhere in themanuscript.It was a privilege to receive and read the entries for theJade Ring Contest. I thank all who entered these pasttwo years and look forward to the 2006 submissions.[Editor’s note: Although this article was written specificallyto help members craft the perfect cover page for the nextJade Ring contest, its provisions apply equally to the FlorenceLindemann and Al P. Nelson contests, which open inJanuary 2006. The only differences are that the Lindemannand Nelson contests allow only one entry, do not have multiplecategories, and do not require a ring size. Otherwise,the same rules apply for what should be on the cover page.]###Reports About the School of the Arts at RhinelanderFrank Konieska (Scholarship Recipient)When I received a scholarship to the School of the Arts atRhinelander I was very happy. I’ve been wanting to go for quite afew years but work and financial constraints had made it undoable.With the scholarship, half the problem disappeared and, since Iwas retiring on August 1st anyway, I grabbed it and ran all theway up to Rhinelander, not knowing what to expect.I signed up for the short story course with Bob Curry and oneof poetry with Ellen Kort. I was not disappointed. I took two 1-and-1/2-hour classes [which] gave me time to do all of the homeworkand still explore Rhinelander and the surrounding area.I had forgotten how nice it is to be with like-minded peopleuntil I got to class. The other students were more than willing tovoice opinions and help out, and the instructors were capable andprofessional. I had a wonderful five days with Ellen Kort andBob Curry. I am looking forward to next year and, although I amnot eligible for another scholarship, I think it will be worth it forme to go.Claudia Anderson (Scholarship Recipient)What I Learned in School (of the Arts in Rhinelander)- It’s not so much what you write as that you write;- Creativity sports beards and glasses, jeans and dresses; writeswith pencil, pen and laptops, and does not discriminate becauseof sex, age, experience or genre;- Encouraging fellow writers feels as good as getting a pat on theback myself;- The four stages of creative writing are immersion, incubation,illumination and verification, and that I bounce merrily betweenthem all;- I now can add words like trope, simile, coding, alliteration andsestina to my vocabulary, even though I’ll probably never rememberthem;- I need to use a lot less empty words like suddenly, very,seemed, would, and could in my stories;(Continued on page 30)