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…
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…
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…
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…
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!
