Wisconsin People and Ideas Fiction Contest
Madison, WI
By Holly Hilliard in awards
August 7, 2023
Holly’s short story “Zugunruhe” won third place in the 2023 Wisconsin People and Ideas Fiction Contest judged by Debra Monroe.
Read the story in Wisconsin People & Ideas here. Interim Editor Brennan Nardi wrote in her Editor’s Note that she “ resonated with Hilliard’s story on a cellular level.” Holly’s photo of a monarch butterfly was also published alongside the story.
Holly read an excerpt from her story at the 2023 Wisconsin Book Festival. You can watch a recording of the reading here.