Vintage Wisconsin

A project of Wisconsin Writers Association (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (May 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

We are seeking exclusively Wisconsin-based stories about factual people, businesses, culture, lifestyle, or events, living or past. Stories submitted to this contest must not be previously published, though publication on a non-monetized website or blog would not count as published. Biographical sketches of people, memoirs of events, report-style stories about businesses, farms, or cultural or historic events are welcome. Tell us about the lutefisk and lefsa dinners, the sheepshead tournaments, the Fourth of July parties, farm chores, cheese factories, special teacher, or inspiring family member, bobsledding, walleye fishing, church, sport, that big storm, a day on the job. Family histories that focus on a unique or distinct aspect of interest to a wide audience welcome; avoid solely personal stories or essays or myths/legends. True accounts only. Include notes on any applicable research sources, or notice of original source material such as newspaper articles, magazines, diaries, photo albums, textbook, biographies and descriptions of photos only please.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions.
The fee is USD $15 (average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time contest
Print Publication Print Publication: One-time contest

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

History: History of countries/regions.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People in a specific region.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

History: History of countries/regions.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Other: See guidelines.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment Provides free copy/copies No monetary payment. Provides free copy/copies.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Vintage Wisconsin Submission Statistics

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Accuracy:

We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months.

Pending

7 responses are pending (110 min | 128.1 mean avg | 118.0 median | 158 max days waiting | 20.3 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $15.00.

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Jun 2026