Awards Etc.
Awards & Recognitions
2024
Lakefly Writing Contest - First Place in Short Fiction, May, 2024
Krazines Substack Author Feature, March, 2024
Lampshade Writers Interview, March, 2024
Kaleidoscript Magazine Short Story Winner (Ink Link), March, 2024
Wisconsin Writers Association "Butts in Chairs" Workshop, January 2024
2023
3rd Place Northwind Writers Award Contest October, 2023
2022
Honorable mention - WI Acadmey of Arts, Science and Letters Poetry Contest, Spring 2022
2021
Snowflakes in a Blizzard - Cretin Boy Feature - March, 2021
2020
Write to the River Project - Friends of the Mississippi - Fall, 2020
Second Place Winner - Wisconsin Writers Association Jade Ring Contest (poetry) Summer, 2020
2019
Honorable Mention- WI Academy of Arts, Science and Letters Poetry Contest, Spring, 2019
First Place Winner - Rosebud Poetry Contest Fall, 2019
Best of the Net Anthology 2019 nomination Summer, 2019
Judge of 2019 Jade Ring Contest - Nonfiction Category Spring, 2019
2018
Winner of Monthly Blog Poetry Challenge October, 2018
Honorable Mention - Peninsula Pulse Hal Prize Contest - Nonfiction Fall, 2018
Honorable Mention - Brightly Press 2018 Poetry Contest Fall, 2018
Author Interview - Snowflakes In A Blizzard 8/8/2018
Author Interview - Portage Magazine 4/19/2018
Unsolicited Press Guest Blog 4/10/2018
2017
Androgyquin Poem - Visual Verse 12/2017
Author Interview - Portage Magazine - 4/18/2017
Epic Protest Poem (stanza 65) - 3/22/2017
Swimming with Elephants Featured Author - 2/15/2017
2016
Flash Fiction Sunday Edition, 101 Words - 7/17/2016.
Flash Fiction Sunday Edition, 101 Words - 6/19/2016.
Signature Tattoo feature, Handwritten Work - 4/8/2016.
World Poetry Day - 3/2016
The One Who Wrote Back feature, Handwritten Work - 3/1/2016.
International Mother Language Day feature, Nivasini Publishers - 2/21/2016.
2015
Flash Fiction Sunday Edition, 101 Words - 12/13/2015.
Quiet Revolutionaries feature, 6/3/2015.
Lakefly Writers Contest Winner - 2nd Place, Flash Fiction - 5/8/2015
We Wanted To Be Writers, Poem in your Pocket - 4/2015
Woodland Pattern Poetry Month Blog - Woodland Pattern Book Center 4/15/2015
Best Lists of 2014 - Neutrons/Protons Magazine 1/5/2015
2014
Just Read It - Wisconsin State Journal 12/21/2014
Books by Jim Landwehr's Bed - August, 2014
Torrid Literature Hall of Fame Inductee - 2014
At the Lake Interactive Story Map
Book Trailers, Interviews, Collaborations, etc.
Butts in Chairs - WI Writers Association Workshop
At the Lake Interactive Story Map
Cornerstone Press Fall Book Launch - At the Lake
Click here to view Cornerstone Press Fall Book Launch 11/10/2022
At the Lake interview on KFAN Radio 100.3 FM
Cretin Boy Book Launch Video
The Portland House Book Trailer
The Portland House Interactive Story Map
Dirty Shirt Book Trailer
Interviews
Cretin Boy - Snowflakes in a Blizzard Book Showcase. Click Here
Dirty Shirt interview on Chris Cooper blog. Click Here.
Shepherd Express poetry Interview. Click Here
Dirty Shirt mention on, Not Your Mother's Library. Click Here.
Wales Poet Laureate interview by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Click Here
Dirty Shirt interview on KVSC 88.1 FM, Click Here.
Dirty Shirt interview on WISN 1130 AM, Click Here.
Dirty Shirt interview on KFAN 100.3 FM, Click Here.
Dirty Shirt interview on WUWM 89.7 FM's Lake Effect show, Click here.
Dirty Shirt interview on KVSC 88.1 FM, Click Here.
Dirty Shirt interview on The Write Stuff Radio, Click Here.
Written Life interview on La Literati Blog Radio, Click Here.
Reciting From Memory interview on The Write Stuff Radio, Click Here.
Thank you to all those who have purchased books from me. I donate $1 from every book sale to one of three agencies.
1. The Guest House of Milwaukee, an agency for homeless men in transition.
2. Friends of the Boundary Water Wilderness, who work to protect, preserve and restore the wilderness character of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico-Superior ecosystem.
3. Cretin Derham High School scholarship fund.
4. Wisconsin Lakes Associaation which is charged with protecting Wisconsin lake environments.
Thank you all for your help in the cause of these services.