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Al P. Nelson
Feature Article Contest

Please follow all rules carefully or your entry could be disqualified.

Links to past contests can be found here.

ONE ENTRY: A feature article (non-fiction) pertaining to people/places in Wisconsin, or at least a link to Wisconsin-400 to 1,200 words (2 to 5 typed, double-spaced pages)

ENTRY FEE: A check for $8 made out to WRWA, included with submission. (Please note the change in fee.)

CONTEST OPENS: January 1, 2008. All entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2008. DO NOT send SASE. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include a SAS postcard if you wish to have receipt of your manuscript acknowledged.

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to WRWA members only. Reminiscences have dominated the previous contests, but profiles, essays, how-to, travel, humor, and roundup articles are welcome, too. A former first-prize winner is not eligible to submit work for the next three (3) contest years. Articles must be ORIGINAL and UNPUBLISHED. Note: A rewrite of a published article does NOT qualify (sorry!). Also, please do NOT mix fact and fiction, or submit manuscripts that have been sent out for publication.

PROTOCOL: Manuscripts must be typed on one side only of 8-1/2 x 11 white paper and double-spaced. The cover page must contain NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, and NAME and ADDRESS of your local newspaper.

The first page of the manuscript must include TITLE and WORD COUNT ONLY. NO NAME! The following pages should contain ONLY the title and page number. NO NAME!

Please use paperclips; do not staple. Your essay will be given a contest number. Cover sheets stay with the contest chairperson. The judge will select winners by number only. (Judging will be done by a noted Wisconsin writer or one with Wisconsin ties.)

PRIZES:

  • First - Al P. Nelson Traveling Trophy, plus $75 and a Certificate of Achievement.

  • Second - $50 and a Certificate of Achievement.

  • Third - $25 and a Certificate of Achievement.

  • Honorable Mentions are at the discretion of the judge, but limited to two. Those winners will be awarded Certificates of Achievement.

ENTRIES are to be mailed to:

Bill Nelson
2365 Mary Beth Court,
Brookfield, Wis. 53005-4968.

(Authors retain ALL publishing rights. Winners will be notified prior to the WRWA Spring Conference, but will not be told how they placed. They are requested not to divulge that information before the awards are presented at the Conference.)

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YOU'RE INVITED to be part of our 14th annual contest. Try your hand at joining this Elite 13 in the winner's circle:

Sheila Ross Doering, Menomonie, 1995
Jo Bartels Alderson, Oshkosh, 1996
Jane Ellis, New Berlin, 1997
Treva Davis, Dousman, 1998
Lyn Curry Lombard, Westby, 1999
William Ladewig, Menomonee Falls, 2000
Les Goplen, Deerfield, 2001
Betty Walker Stark, Middleton, 2002
Lola O'Brien Huber, North Freedom, 2003
Jo Stewart, Solon Springs, 2004
Richard Carter, Wauwatosa, 2005
Susan Damgard-O'Brien, Milwaukee, 2006
Dorothy Lund, Hayward, 2007.

Good luck and good work. We tip our hats for what you'll be doing: taking an idea or inspiration all the way from conception to completion, then submitting it.

If you have any questions, please contact the Contest Chairperson.

Past Al P. Nelson Feature Article Contest Winners:

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007

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