Saturday, November 5 at 2:30pm. Join us as we explore Jane Hamilton’s literary “roots” through her early works including a community read of her short story “When I Began to Understand Quantum Mechanics,” published in Harper’s Magazine, 1989. Attendees to this event are encouraged to read the story before attending Read more…
The full program for the 2016 Festival of Books is now available! Check out all that this year’s Festival has to offer! Once on the program page you can scroll through the program or download a PDF for later viewing. Please note that the program is subject to change.
Best-Selling Author Jane Hamilton scheduled as Keynote Speaker for 7th Annual Southeast WI Festival of Books WAUKESHA, WI—The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books in Waukesha returns for its seventh year spotlighting writers who live in Wisconsin or are connected to the state. The two-day festival celebrates its seventh year Read more…
The Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books 2016 is going to be held November 4 and November 5. This is the 7th year of the free community run festival and is organized by the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Foundation. Please join us at this annual community celebration of literature and the arts Read more…
2016 SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS ANNOUNCES CENTURY FENCE ESSAY CONTEST WAUKESHA – The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books is an annual community celebration of literacy and the arts, where local and national authors and readers of all ages come together to enjoy presentations, performances, creativity and conversation. This year’s Read more…
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS ANNOUNCES CO-CHAIRS AND DATE OF EVENT WAUKESHA – The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books committee has named UW-Waukesha Associate Professor of History, Timothy Thering of Milwaukee and retired educator, Duane Stein of Wales as the 2016 co-chairs of the event. This year’s Festival, with the Read more…
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! SEWI Festival of Books Hosts Evening with Author Kathie Giorgio and Radio Producer Stephanie Lecci Waukesha, WI, June 1, 2016–June is a busy month for award-winning author Kathie Giorgio, who has not one, but two new books debuting this month. ODDITIES AND ENDINGS: THE Read more…
Praise for Oddities and Endings: “Kathie Giorgio’s stories are remarkable, if not terrifying, in their range; there’s humor here, but also horror, and the results are often unsettling, but never, ever ordinary.” – Liam Callanan, author of Listen “Kathie Giorgio is fearless in her subject matter. In Oddities and Endings, Read more…
Kathie Giorgio Biography In Kathie’s voice, you’ll hear the sharp R’s of her St. Louis origin, and the elongated O’s of northern Minnesota, where she spent her childhood. But mostly, you’ll hear Waukesha, Wisconsin, where Kathie has lived since 1976, and which she loves. Giorgio’s short stories and poems have Read more…
Many thanks to all the artists, authors, exhibitors, moderators, organizers, participants, sponsors, and volunteers who made the 2015 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books such a success! Hope we see you all again next year!