Oct. 13, 7 PM – Kathie and Michael Giorgio
Oct. 13, 7 PM – Kathie and Michael Giorgio Kathie Giorgio, Waukesha author, will launch, No Matter Which Way You Look, There Is More to See, her new full-length poetry collection. She will share the…
Update on 2020 Festival of Books
Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Cancels 2020 Event The UWM at Waukesha Foundation will continue some festival components Waukesha, Wisconsin, August 11, 2020 – The UWM at Waukesha Foundation announced today that the 2020 Southeast…
2020 Literary Events
Festival of Books bookstore partner, Books & Company of Oconomowoc, will host three virtual author events planned for the festival. Visit https://www.booksco.com to register in advance for each event. Oct. 13 – Kathie Giorgio, Waukesha…
2020 Writing Contests
The festival’s annual student writing contests support a goal to attract youth to the potential of the written word. This year, students are asked to write about a book that helped them reimagine and improve…
The UWM at Waukesha Foundation’s Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Moves its Much-loved Community Event Online
Waukesha, Wisconsin, June 25, 2020 – Booklovers from around the world can participate in the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books by joining a program of virtual events on Nov. 6 and 7 at sewibookfest.com. The…
Authors Connect to Schools Writing Contest
This year in Authors In The Schools, participating students were given the opportunity to enter a writing contest sponsored by AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop. All students were given the same prompt. They had to start…
Miciah Bay Gault in the New York Times
2019 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books author Miciah Bay Gault has an essay featured in the New York Times Modern Love section. In her words: [It’s] about the day my mom lost her memory, and…
2019 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Writing Contests
sewibookfest@uwc.edu Contact: Candace Decker, SEWI Festival of Books Coordinator FESTIVAL OF BOOKS STUDENT ESSAY, POETRY & SHORT STORY CONTESTS ANNOUNCED Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books’ contests offers prizes up to $2000 Waukesha, Wis. – May…
Keynote Speakers Announced!
Keynote Novelist Andre Dubus III Friday, November 1, 6:30 pm Ticketed Event – Purchase Tickets Andre Dubus III is the author of The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, Bluesman, and the New York Times bestsellers,…
Writer Marketplace Application
Are you an emerging author? Take part in the Writer Marketplace at Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books 2019 The Writer Marketplace enables authors to promote their books without the expense and time commitment of an…