Festival Update:
The 2020 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books virtual events on November 6 and 7 will not be presented as planned due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, several events already planned for the 2020 Festival will go on during October and November. This year’s lineup will include the Century Fence sponsored student essay and poetry contests for middle and high school students, the Duane Stein short story contest for high school student throughout the state of Wisconsin, co-sponsorship of a Waukesha Reads panel and a partnership with Oconomowoc-based Books & Company which will host virtual presentations with five authors introducing new books.
Writer Marketplace and Exhibitor Update:
We still want you to have the opportunity to market your book(s) or organization during these unprecedented times. This year, we are also inviting Writer Marketplace authors and Exhibitors to promote their books and organizations online on our website. Details can be found below.
Price – $25.00
Perks – information on our website for 6 months, starting November 1, 2020 and social media marketing
Information we’d need from you:
- Author name or organization name
- 100 words or less about your book(s) or organization
- A logo or image for your book or organization (300 dpi)
- One social media link and one bookselling or organization link
If you are interested in being added to our online Writer Marketplace and Exhibitor site, please send the above information to Alex Lawver, lawver@uwm.edu.
Payments
Online – uw-waukesha-foundation.square.site OR
Via check – please make check payable to UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha Foundation
Please send your check to:
Alex Lawver
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee at Waukesha
1500 University Dr. Waukesha, WI 53188