Session TwoSaturday, November 8, 202510:15 am – 11:15 amCarroll University, Rankin Hall A Picture Is Worth… Rankin Hall, Room 201Panelists: Rich KoslowskiCris SiqueiraGene Kannenberg, Jr.Moderated by Sue KalinkaDescription: Graphic novels and comic books are enjoyed by adults and kids alike. These authors will talk about the process of tying words Read more
Session OneSaturday, November 8, 20259:00 am to 10:00 amCarroll University, Rankin Hall In Memory Of Michael Giorgio: For The Love Of Mystery Rankin Hall, Room 201Panelists: Patricia SkalkaKathleen ErnstMary Ann NoeKaren Cutler DrecktrahModerated by Kathie GiorgioDescription: In June of 2024, Wisconsin mystery author Michael Giorgio tragically lost his life after Read more
Authors and Presenters Reception Sponsored by the Maas Foundation Friday, November 75:00-7:00 pmIn the Carroll University Campus Center Stackner Ballroom100 N. East Avenue, Waukesha Guests of honor are the Festival of Books’ authors, presenters and contest winners. The public may buy tickets to join the authors and presenters at the Read more
The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books will offer a writing contest for college students this fall named for the late Lillian Boese who was a key force in the Festival’s first fifteen years. The Lillian Boese Award for Writing Excellence will include competitions in essays, fiction and poetry, and is Read more
Here’s why she does it “The Book Festival Writing Contest gave me a passageway to understand myself through my writing, taught me how to write more professionally, and helped my grades as well,” says Waukesha West Senior Harper Pugh. When she attended Les Paul Middle School, she won the Festival’s Read more