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Midwest Writing Center announces winner for Chapbook Contest
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Press release submitted by Midwest Writing Center The MWC is thrilled to announce the winner of the 2012 MWC Chapbook Contest… Our esteemed judge, Shane McCrae, has selected Apple Season by Cindy Hunter Morgan as the winner of the 2012 Chapbook Contest (see Cindy's full bio below). We had a terrific group of manuscripts to read and it was wonderfully difficult to select a group of finalists to send to our judge. Here is the list of finalists: The Future is a Faint Song, Jamie Brunton and Russell Evatt Opera on TV, Jamie Brunton Sudden Geography, Diane LeBlanc Scotch Tape World, Tom Hunley Victory Tattoo, Richard Boada The tentative release date for Apple Season is late March 2013. Copies will be available for purchase at the MWC and on their website at that time The MWC will be renaming the contest starting in 2013 to the Susan K. Collins Chapbook Contest, in honor of the hard work and dedication of our long-time Board of Directors President here at the MWC. Susan continues to devote much of her time and energy to the success of the MWC and its many programs, and we are deeply grateful for her many contributions over the last 10+ years. Bio for Cindy Hunter Morgan: Cindy Hunter Morgan lives in East Lansing, Michigan and teaches creative writing at Michigan State University. She has another chapbook, The Sultan, The Skater, The Bicycle Maker, which won The Ledge Press 2011 Poetry Chapbook Award. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including A cappella Zoo, Bateau, The Christian Science Monitor, Sugar House Review, and West Branch. She graduated from Albion College and also studied at the University of Stirling in Scotland. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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