MWA University-Midwest is a day-long fiction writing series organized by Mystery Writers of America and running concurrently with general Festival programming on June 16, 2012. A tremendous opportunity for writers at all levels and taught by the experts, these top-notch classes explore all facets of writing and publishing. Enrollment is Read more…
Sara Greenslit has won two innovative fiction awards: the 2009 FC2 Sukenick/American Book Review Innovative Fiction Award for her novel, As If a Bird Flew By Me, and the 2006 Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction for her novel, The Blue of Her Body. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where she is a Read more…
March 8, 2012 6:00-8:00 p.m. Martha Merrell’s Books 231 W. Main Street – Waukesha In the second installment of the exciting new Springhouse Writers Series, join author Kathie Giorgio for an exclusive sneak preview of ENLARGED HEARTS, her brand new collection of short stories. Ms. Giorgio will debut her book Read more…
The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books and Martha Merrell’s Books launch a new writers series on February 9, 2012. First in our lineup: An Evening With Reed Farrel Coleman. Join us for a special reception with award-winning mystery author Reed Farrel Coleman. Meet the author while enjoying the atmosphere Read more…
In a recent interview with Duotrope, The Main Street Publishing Company Managing Editor M. Scott Douglass discusses why he’s a fan of Kathie Giorgio’s writing, what mistakes people often make when submitting their work and the role of modern technologies in publishing. Read the entire interview. http://www.duotrope.com/interview.aspx?id=5960
The Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books is pleased to announce the 2012 Century Fence Middle School & High School Student Essay Contest. Hosted and administered by the Festival, this contest is open to current middle and high school students in Waukesha County. The Century Fence Middle School & High School Read more…
Timothy Thering is an Associate Professor of History at UW-Waukesha. Professor Timothy Thering hosts Paul Buhle, retired lecturer from Brown University, Professor Michael Gordon of UW-Milwaukee and labor cartoonist Mike Konopacki for Beer, Cheese, Brats, Unions: Wisconsin Labor History Then & Now an exploration of the significant role Wisconsin workers Read more…
Janet LaBrie is a Senior Lecturer in the English Department at UW-Waukesha. She will be appearing at the Festival with colleagues Margaret Rozga and Elizabeth Zanichkowsky to discuss the special topic Recovering Women’s Voices. This panel will present a discussion of an inclusive range of more established writers and talk Read more…