Published Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
The Plains Writers Series and Fiction Slam will be held Thursday, Dec. 9.
Wayne State College’s Language and Literature Department, the School of Arts and Humanities, and the WSC Press are pleased to hold this fall’s Plains Writers Series on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. The Plains Writers Series is held several times a year to bring attention to the prose and poetry of Great Plains writers through reading and interacting with area audiences.
This Plains Writers Series will feature Jerry Wilson, author of "Eden to Orizaba," published by Floricanto Press in 2018. The readings will begin at 2 p.m. in the lounge on the second floor of the Humanities Building at Wayne State College.
Following the Plains Writers Series will be the Fiction Slam. The slam will be held at the Max Bar and Grill in downtown Wayne, Neb., starting at 7 p.m., with registration beginning at 6 p.m. Slam participants need two short fiction pieces and $5 registration fee. All events are free and open to the public.
About the Reader
Jerry Wilson lives with his poet wife, Norma, on the Missouri River bluff near Vermillion, S.D., in the geo-solar home they built in 1982. He spends his days reading, writing, nurturing and enjoying their native prairie and woods, and working for environmental sustainability. Wilson has published six books and scores of stories and commentaries in state and national publications, including more than 100 stories in South Dakota Magazine, where he was managing editor, and many in Nebraska Life, for which he was a contributing editor.
Most of Wilson’s books explore questions of sustainability. His most recent novel, "Eden to Orizaba," is a love story that probes the impact of unrestricted economic forces on Mexican families and communities, driving desperate workers north. His first book, "American Artery: A Pan American Journey," takes readers on a socio-historical journey 5,000 miles down North America’s longest road from Canada to Panama (US 81 through Nebraska); Two eco-memoirs, Waiting for Coyote’s Call and its sequel, Seasons of the Coyote, explore Wilson’s interactions in the natural world of Prairie Bluff. His early life gave birth to a collection of short stories, Blackjacks and Blue Devils, and his historical novel, Across the Cimarron, is set in the early years of white settlement in the Cheyenne Arapaho country of western Oklahoma, where he was born.
Wilson earned the Ph.D. in American literature from the University of Oklahoma. He taught literature, journalism, and creative writing at several colleges and universities, including the University of South Dakota and Mount Marty College.
For more information, please contact:
Chad Christensen
WSC Press Managing Editor
402-375-7118
[email protected]
wscpress.com