Wisconsin People & Ideas editor Jason A. Smith and literary editor John Lehman host an evening of the best poetry and fiction by up-and-coming Wisconsin writers at the Wisconsin People & Ideas/Wisconsin Book Festival 2011 Short Story and Poetry Contest winner reading event during the 2011 Wisconsin Book Festival. Featured poets include Michael Kriesel (Aniwa), Kathleen Dale (Milwaukee), and Jessi Peterson (Eau Claire) and Allison Slavick (Cable), Marysa LaRowe (Madison), Kathryn Gahl (Two Rivers) read their prize-winning stories.