The 6th Annual Southeast WI Festival of Books Announces Keynote Speakers
This year's literary festival takes place November 6-7 at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, 1500 N. University Drive. Admission and parking are free.
The two Keynote Speakers are:
Attendees may purchase a copy of Almost Crimson by Dasha Kelly and/or The Missing Kennedy by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff and receive one or two reserved seats for the Keynote events. Books may also be purchased at the Marketplace Bookstore the day of the event, but a seat will not be reserved. Limit first 100 per Keynote session.
Purchases must be made by October 31, 2015 at www.booksco.com/southeast-wisconsin-festival-books or call Books and Co. directly at 262-567-0106.
More than 75 writers, in varying genres, for adults are scheduled to appear at the festival. In many cases, writers will give presentations or take part in panel discussions, then go to the signing area to inscribe books and meet readers.
Returning to the Festival is a Writer Marketplace for writers who publish their own books, a Cookbook stage and various exhibits. New to the festival are Farmer’s Market vendors and “live art” in which attendees may participate being made by local artists Trevor Huskey and Arthur Mohagen.
For a complete list of authors and detailed schedule visit the Festival website, www.sewibookfest.com
Support for the Festival
Grant support for the Festival of Books includes the Waukesha County Community Foundation/Mihi Cura Futuri Fund, the Wisconsin Humanities Council, the Bernard J. & Marie E. Weiss Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Program Sponsors include: Robert H. Andrews Memorial Fund/Tides Foundation, UW-Waukesha, UW-Waukesha Lecture & Fine Arts Committee, Waukesha County Chapter of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and the Wisconsin Chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA).
Corporate Sponsors include: BMO Harris Bank, Century Fence Company, Wisconsin Public Radio and Cookbook Stage Sponsor, We Energies Foundation, AllWriters’ Workshop, American Transmission Co., and The Freeman.
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