Each year CEA-Wisconsin invites incarcerated writers and artists to submit their works for the annual edition of the CEA-Wisconsin Creativity Contest. Each year CEA-W publishes original prose, poetry, and ink drawings from Wisconsin’s jail, prison, and juvenile facility populations. All levels of writers and artists are encouraged to offer submissions. Authors and artists whose works are selected will each receive two free copies of the booklet in January.

Encourage your learners to express themselves in drawings (black ink on 8½ by 11 white paper) and writings up to 1000 words including poems, letters, essays, and short stories. Winners are selected from all levels, so urge beginning writers to give it a try. Contest rules and entry forms are published in the May/June issue of the CEA-W newsletter. The deadline for entries is August 1.

Members of the Creativity Contest Committee are Mary Stierna - WRC, Conrad Reedy- KMCI, Sharon Nesemann- WRC, Lisa Packard- RCI, Jane Schirger- RGCI, Mark Terpening- CCI,
Jason Brost- SOGS, Linda Lentz- BRCC, Pandora Lobacz- LHS, Susan Casper- OSCI,
Joy Ellen Schuster- Milwaukee County Jail, and Libby Kraft- WRC.

The booklets are typeset by inmates at RCI and printed by inmates at CCI. This publication reflects the professional commitment of CEAW members to promote literacy. Each CEAW member gets a free copy of the booklet.  If you want to join the committee, contact Ray Schlesinger at OCI.

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