2017 Festival of Books
Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968
UW-Waukesha will host the Wisconsin Historical Society’s traveling display Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968 during the 2017 Festival. The traveling display “Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968” commemorates the 50th anniversary of Milwaukee’s civil rights marches by examining the practices and Read more…
2017 Festival of Books News
Support the Festival of Books
Dear Friend of the Festival of Books: As the founder of the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, I want to update you on circumstances that may impact our ability to host the Festival. For several years, the UW-Waukesha Campus was able to provide financial support to the Festival of Books. Read more…
2017 Festival of Books
Sponsorship Levels
Support the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books! Help support the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books’ efforts to promote literacy in Southeast Wisconsin by donating to become a Friend of the Festival, helping to sponsor the event, and/or volunteering. Tax-deductible donations and sponsorships help defray expenses and work to: • Promote literacy • Celebrate literature and Read more…
2016 Festival of Books
Program Change: Ron Faiola’s Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience
PLEASE NOTE: An error found its way into our program. Ron Faiola‘s movie is called Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience. Please join us Saturday November 5 at 2:30p for a screening of this movie.
2016 Festival of Books
Jane Hamilton Fiction Discussion
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…
2016 Festival of Books
2016 Program Now Available!
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.
2016 Festival of Books
2016 Festival of Books Keynote – Jane Hamilton
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…
2016 Festival of Books
Seeking Volunteers for the 2016 Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books
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…
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2016 Essay Contest Sponsored by Century Fence
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…