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Lydia Kang rounds out Plains Writers Series

Sam Cross, News Writer • April 21, 2026

The Plains Writer Series opens again, this time with fiction as its front. The first event features Lydia Kang, author of ‘K-Jane,’ a Kirkus Best Book of 2025. Kang will read from her book,...

Tyler Jacobs headlines Plains Writers Series

Hunter Sieler, Staff Writer • March 3, 2026

On Thursday, Mar. 5 at 2 p.m. in the Humanities second floor lounge, Wayne State College’s Plains Writers Series will host poet Tyler Jacobs, who will read his poetry and share advice about...

Poet Mark Sanders presents during this month’s Plains Writers Series

Olivia Wright, Staff Writer • March 14, 2023

The Plains Writers Series hosted Nebraskan poet Mark Sanders on Thursday, March 2 at 2 p.m. in the Wayne State College Humanities lounge. The Plains Writers Series happens four times a year, with...

Spring Plains Writers Series

Kaylee Koch, News Writer • April 6, 2022

Wayne State College will be hosting the Plains Writers Series at 2 p.m. April 14 in the student lounge of Humanities. The event’s keynote speaker will be Christine Stewart-Nuñez, South Dakota’s...

Plains Writers Series holds first spring semester event

Jadyn Burenheide, News Writer • March 16, 2022

The Plains Writers Series held its first event for the spring semester on Thursday, March 3 at 2:00 p.m. in the Humanities Lounge. The event, which showcases Midwest writers and has been held...

Renken stars in upcoming Plains Writers Series

Elizabeth Hjelm, Staff Writer • March 24, 2021

Wayne State plans to host the Plains Writers Series on March 31 at 4 p.m. The meeting, set to be held via Zoom, is hosted by WSC’s Language and Literature department. The event will be headlined by...

Sanders premiers new book

Nick Ulrich, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019

Wayne students, professors and community members gathered in the Humanities lounge on Sept. 12 to hear Mark Sanders read poetry from “In a Good Time,” his new book published by WSC Press. Students...

Nebraska authors invited to WSC for poetry and fiction

Alexander Retzlaff, Reporter • March 12, 2019

The Wayne State College Press attracted students and community members when they sponsored the Plains Writers’ Series event on Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Humanities building lounge. The Nebraska Plains...

The writers return

Brianna Parsons, Staff Writer • November 7, 2018

Intently reading their work to the intrigued audience, the established authors will entertain the Wayne residents in the Humanities Lounge next Thursday during the Plains Writers Series. “The Plains...

Plains Writers Series returns

Sean Dunn, Staff Writer • March 14, 2018

It’s one thing for a college to invite talented, published, award-winning poets to read their pieces on campus. It’s another thing when one of those talented, published, award winning poets happens...

Plains Writers Series and Poetry Slam showing great attendance

Erika Schwartz, Staff Writer • March 15, 2017

The Language and Literature Department, WSC Press and this semester’s editing and publishing class worked together to host the Plains Writer’s Series (PWS) and Poetry Slam 37 on March 2. The PWS...

‘Plain’ success

Zee Elmer, Staff Writer • November 30, 2016

Wayne State College hosted the Plains Writers Series (PWS) and the 36th Wayne Poetry Slam on Nov. 17. The PWS and Slam were planned and organized by WSC Editing and Publishing students and Prof. Chad Christensen. The...

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