Attention Wisconsin writers! If you have published anything this year (or will have anything published by December 31, 2023), the Arts + Literature Laboratory invites you to submit to the Wisconsin Writers Awards. The cash award for book-length prizes is $1,000, along with a 5-day residency at ...Shake Rag Alley. There are also $500 prizes (along with a 5-day residency at Ernest Hüperden's Painted Forest) for short-form works AND a $250 prize for teen writers!! We are so lucky to have a robust and rich writing community in our state. Good luck y'all!

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The Wisconsin Writers Awards have been a program of the Council for Wisconsin Writers (CWW) since 1964. The awards honor the best work in fiction,...

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We have a Major Grant application deadline coming up a week from tomorrow. Applications are due by 5 PM on Friday, December 15th!

We have over 150 stories on our Love Wisconsin website — and you can use the tags and filters to explore the stories from people living all over our great state. Our 'Tradition' story collection features stories of a fifth-generation circus performer, a Shaman leader, a ...fourth-generation horse farmer, and much more. Have fun and share stories to feel more connected to your neighbors! https://bit.ly/40STMWW.

As we approach the shortest day of the year, perhaps you are thinking about spending time with the people you love and revisiting memories of those you have lost. This story from our partners at Wisconsin Life is a personal reflection on how we choose to preserve memories, particularly of people ...and places. We hope you enjoy our regular shares from our longtime collaborators at Wisconsin Public Radio as a way to ponder bigger human questions and consider the breadth of cultures, histories, and experiences here in Wisconsin. Tune in here on Facebook Tuesdays at 11AM.

“Wisconsin Life” airs on WPR on Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. during “Morning Edition“ on the NPR News and Classical Music Network. It also airs on WPR’s Ideas Network. Catch “Wisconsin Life” on “Central Time“ at 4:07 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. It’s also on the “The Morning Show” Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:35 a.m.

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Preserving a memory: A meditation on home and memorial benches - Wisconsin Life

When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, how do we choose to preserve the memory of that person? Radio producer Alexandra Salmon and her...

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People ask us all the time, what's the difference between the arts and the humanities? We believe that artistic and humanistic pursuits come naturally and are part of all of our lives. So what are we talking about? And what do you think?

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What is the difference between 'the arts' and 'the humanities?'

As humans with brains wired for creativity, curiosity, and contemplation, can they really be considered as separate pursuits?

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