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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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!
The full program for the 2015 Festival of Books is now available! Check out all that this year’s Festival has to offer! Please note that the program is subject to change. Download the pdf
Please join us for the Opening Night Author/Presenter Reception honoring the participants in the 2015 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books. To register for the reception, click the link below: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebq3mqgd9688ba11&llr=jd6jqyuab
NOTE: This offer is no longer valid. The Festival has partnered with Books & Company in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to enable attendees to purchase books by presenting authors in advance of the Festival. With our two…
In recent years I’ve gone back to read some classic fiction that I was first asked to read in high school, 30 years ago, books like The House on Mango Street, The Great Gatsby, and…
