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Festival Renames its Authors Marketplace to Memorialize Taylor’s Support

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Taylor was the primary sponsor of the Writers Marketplace since it began in 2014. We thought this an appropriate recognition for someone who was so important to the success of the Festival,” said Laraine O’Brien, Festival founder.
He gave the support in the name of Waukesha State Bank, the financial institution founded by his family which he headed for 25 years. His public service commitment, both personally and through the bank, helped many organizations like the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books over the years. An author himself, Taylor had written several books of historical fiction set in Waukesha.

Saturday Koffee Keynote and Writers Workshops

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Kathie Giorgio will read selections from her collection, Olivia in Five-Seven-Five, Autism in Haiku, then will be joined onstage by her daughter, Olivia, an honors student at Mount Mary University and the subject of the… 

PLANNING YOUR VISIT TO THE FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

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Going to the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books can be one of the best things you do for yourself! We want you to enjoy hearing the speakers, meeting the authors and buying books for yourself… 

Lunch Cabaret

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To carry our literary endeavors over the lunch hour, we will present an encore performance of an original cabaret designed for the 2022 Waukesha Reads.  Join Candace Decker and Phil Smith as they celebrate writers,… 

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Four

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N125African American Poets: The Intersection of Identities & IdealsWriters: Keli Stewart, I.S. Jones, Portia Cobb, Mario WillisModerator: Dasha KellyFour unique poets describe what it means to combine their culture and heritage with the lyricism and… 

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Three

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N125“We Will Always Be Here”Writers: Dawn Burns, Martha Lundin, Kristen Whitson, Jenny KalvaitisModerator: Lisa HagerWhile there has been a lot of change for LGBTQ+ writers throughout history, there is one thing that always remains the… 

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Author Presentations and Panels Session Two

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N125Connections In Contemporary PoetryWriters: Ed Werstein, Mary Catherine Harper, Elizabeth HooverModerator: Margaret RozgaContemporary poetry brings with it a variety of expressions and topics. These three poets give examples of what it means to be a… 

10:15 am – 11:15 am Author Presentations and Panels Session One

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N125The Native American Experience through Poetry, the Law, and MemoirWriters: Louis V. Clark III, Kimberly Blaeser, Matthew FletcherModerator: Tim TheringThree authors express what it actually means to be Native American through the use of very…