To receive information on how you or your organization can become a supporting sponsor of the Festival, please contact Laraine O’Brien at obriens@earthlink(dot)net.


Many thanks to the following organizations and individuals for their generous support of the 2015 Festival.

Grant Support
Waukesha County Community Foundation/Mihi Cura Futuri Fund
Bernard J. and Marie Weiss Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Wisconsin Humanities Council*

Program Sponsor
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Foundation Inc.
Robert H. Andrews Memorial Fund (Tides Foundation)
University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Lectures and Fine Arts Committee

Book Sponsor and Sales
Books & Company

Presentation Area Sponsor
Century Fence Company
BMO Harris Bank
Wisconsin Public Radio

Essay Contest Sponsor
Century Fence Company

Cookbook Stage Sponsor
WE Energies Foundation

Authors Reception Sponsor
Consolidated Management Co.

Writer Marketplace Sponsor
Waukesha State Bank

Hospitality Sponsors
Country Springs Hotel
Holiday Inn Pewaukee
Milwaukee Marriott West
Wildwood Lodge

Sponsors
AllWriters Workplace & Workshop
American Transmission Co.
Bonnie Birk & David Helling
Mary Knutden
Marilyn Lindemeyer
Michael & Laraine O’Brien

Beer & Cheese Pairings Session Sponsors
Beechwood Sales & Services
Beer Capitol Distributing Co Inc.
Brenner Brewing Company
Door County Brewing Company
Milwaukee Brewing Co
New Glarus Brewing Company
River City Distributing
Sprecher Brewing Company

Festival Patrons
Davies Orthodontics
Carol Dolphin
David & Velma Geraldson
David & Reathy Hackbarth
Landmark Credit Union
Glen & Sally Lunde
Sara Toenes
Women’s Philanthropic Club
Bruce Zessin
Friends of the Festival
Mary Botsford
Bob & Karen Calhoun
Rebecca Evans
Glen & Sally Lunde
Andrea Matthias
Sherrill Munson
Larry Nelson & Dawn Borowski Nelson
James & Kathleen Phillips

*Funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Wisconsin Humanities Council supports and creates programs that use history, culture, and discussion to strengthen community life for everyone in Wisconsin.