Winners of the Spring 2026 Fiction Slam (from left to right): Tommy Stromer (3rd), Lily Payson (1st), Lizzie Weed (2nd). Not pictured: Atticus Soper (4th) Judges: Jacob Stewart, Lydia Kang, & Indie Hupp Slam Emcee: Vito Cole Tabulators: Chad Christensen & Dave Mainelli Slam Masters: Lily...

Wayne State College’s Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold this Spring’s Plains Writers Series on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The Plains Writers Series is held several times a year to highlight the prose and poetry of Great Plains...

Join us on April 30, 2026, for the Fiction Slam at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, NE. The slam starts at 7:00 p.m. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Slam participants need two original flash fiction stories (1500 words or less) and a $5 registration fee. All events are free and open to the public.

Winners of Poetry Slam #52: Ezra Jude (1st ), Cassie Bates (2nd), Sierra Bryant (3rd), & James Bane (4th) Slam Judges: Tyler Jacobs, Holly Tomcak, & Bonnie Johnson-Bartee Slam Emcee: Vito Cole Slam Tabulators: Chad Christensen & Dave Mainelli Slam Masters: Lily Payson, Sierra Bryant,...