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Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming
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Virtual Event: History in Hiding with Ruta Sepetys
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineHistory in Hiding: A Discussion of Historical Fiction with Ruta Sepetys. #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys discusses her latest novel, I Must Betray You, which is set in Romania in 1989.
Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for a virtual event with author, Preeti Chhibber to hear about her super new book, Spider-Man's Social Dilemma! Register for the Zoom event HERE or tune into the Fox Cities Book Festival’s Facebook page to watch the live virtual event. You can also
Virtual Event with Mike Brooks
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAuthor Mike Brooks will be joining us virtually from England for a fantastic event! Mike Brooks is the author of, The God-King Chronicles epic fantasy series of, The Black Coast,The Splinter King, and The Godbreaker; the Keiko series of grimy space-opera novels, Dark Run,
How Books Get Published
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for this virtual event! How does a book go from a draft to the volume you check out from the library? Join our panel of experts, author Richard Thomas, agent Alec Shane, and editor, Kelly Lonesome to learn about the life cycle
Reading from Root Magic and Q&A with Eden Royce
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineEden Royce reads from her debut novel, Root Magic, a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree and Nebula Award Finalist for outstanding children’s literature. After you can ask her (almost) anything.
Hell of a Book : Jason Mott in Discussion with Jeni McFarland
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineHell of a Book Jason Mott in Discussion with Jeni McFarland
Roaring Dan Seavey-The Great Lakes’ Only Pirate
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online"This talk is guaranteed to be the best thing you see all week." - Orville Redenbacher
Reflections on Writing Fictional Pandemics
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA panel of authors reflect on their fictional pandemic novels and how the last two years have impacted how they view their works now.
In Conversation with Camille Pagán
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Camille Pagán in conversation! Learn more about her newest novel Don't Make Me Turn This Life Around, what inspired it, and Camille’s writing tips. You will also learn about Camille's adventures transitioning from journalism to fiction and hear her advice on turning passions into
Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Reading and Discussion
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMatthew Gavin Frank reads from and discusses his latest nonfiction book, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers, about the ways in which carrier pigeons are used by diamond smuggling rings.
In Conversation with Nancy Johnson
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin the Fox Cities Book Festival in conversation with author, Nancy Johnson. Learn about the inspiration for her debut novel, The Kindest Lie, how themes of the book are relevant today, and more during the event. The Kindest Lie has been reviewed by The New
Writing and Publishing Your First Novel: Tips from a Debut Novelist
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn this talk, Christina Sweeney-Baird will give you practical tips on how to get started writing your first novel, how to edit, find an agent and navigate the publishing process, as she tells you about her own process of getting published. She’ll also discuss the
In Conversation with Rachel Yoder
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAn outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.
Stories of a Hangman: A Conversation with Ryan Surprise
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin debut author Ryan Surprise as he discusses his western, Stories of a Hangman, his inspirations, recommendations for other authors, and more!
Nick Petrie in Conversation with Jeff Nania
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineNick Petrie, bestselling author of the Peter Ash crime series is joined in conversation with Jeff Nania, author of the Northen Lakes mystery series.
In Conversation with Lauren Fox
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLauren Fox’s latest novel, Send for Me, is an instant New York Times bestseller, a Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club pick, and a People Magazine Book of the Week.
Alfred
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAlfred shared that during WWII he had been a barber, chauffeur, and translator. In his 80’s, his family learned the full truth. He had been a reluctant heavy weapons machine gunner.
More than a Meet Cute
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin writers Kelly Harms, Amy Reichert, Kelsey Rodkey, and Lacie Waldon as they discuss all things romance and how their books are more than a meet cute.
My 10-year Journey to Overnight Success
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLike her protagonist Lakshmi in,The Henna Artist, Joshi surmounted hurdles large and small during her grueling 10-year journey to bestselling success with,The Henna Artist.
World-Building Panel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for a panel featuring authors discussing the creative process of world-building in fiction writing.
Flying High with Elizabeth Wein
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin young adult author Elizabeth Wein as she talks about her newest novel, The Enigma Game, and shares her flight experiences both on the page and in the air. She will be joined in conversation with Chris Henry, EAA Aviation Museum Programs Representative, and author of, The Final Mission: Personal Stories of the Lives Touched by EAA's B-17.
Read Aloud and Draw Along with Jashar Awan
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJashar Awan reads and draws from his latest picture book (Only Ants for Andy) and discusses his creative process.
Grimm Tales
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for a panel, featuring award winning horror authors, as they discuss how dark fairy and folk tales have influenced modern literature.
Friday Thrills with Mary Kubica & J.T. Ellison
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA virtual conversation about the psychological twists and turns of thrilling fiction novels with bestselling authors.
Crafting Memorable Characters with Mike Chen
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn my stories, there are no epic wars or fate-of-the-universe events; instead, they're tales of family and friendship and humor that just happen to have some time travel or an apocalypse. -Mike Chen
Pride Panel: Authors in Conversation
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA celebration of Wisconsin's LGBTQIA+ history and prideful literature!
Capturing Wisconsin with Jim Guhl & Jeff Nania
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA conversation about capturing Wisconsin in words with authors, Jim Guhl and Jeff Nania.
Poetry of Ecology, Gratitude, and Interconnection
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA celebration of ecology, interconnection, motherhood, and gratitude with room for questions and discussion.
Could Hybrid Publishing Be Your Path?
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAs the publishing world changes and traditional paths become even more competitive, could hybrid publishing be the path for you to introduce your story to readers?
Memories of a Midwest Girlhood
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMixing nostalgia with humorous anecdotes, Peggy Marxen recalls her 1950s’ upbringing on a small farm in northwestern Wisconsin and traces her family’s story through the best and worst of times.
A reading from Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters and Q&A with author Anita Kushwaha
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAnita Kushwaha will be reading from her latest novel, Secret Lives of Mothers & Daughters, followed by a Q&A and discussion.
How to Be a Real-Life Hero
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineDean Robbins introduces the extraordinary subjects of his nonfiction picture books and explains what makes them heroes. He also reveals how kids can grow up to be heroes themselves.
The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLiza Rodman began researching this story in 2005 when she realized her personal connection to Tony Costa, the infamous Cape Cod killer. In the years since, she has gathered thousands of documents, testimonies, and interviews, perhaps more than any other investigator or journalist who has looked into this case and published, The Babysitter with Jennifer Jordan.
A Night with David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin author, David Heska Wanbli Weiden as he discusses his award winning novel, Winter Counts, the story of a local Native American enforcer who becomes obsessed with stopping a dealer who is bringing dangerous drugs into his community. It’s a Native thriller, an examination of the broken criminal justice system on reservations, and a meditation on Native identity.
Creating Distance to Gain Clarity
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJust as Apollo astronauts saw Earth new from space, we will consider how writers can create distance from—and within—content to gain new perspectives on the self and on the world.
Creating a Dementia-Friendly Community in the Fox Cities
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLearn why it is important to create a community where all people living with dementia feel included and where they do not endure the stigma often associated with their condition.
From Self to Universe: Building Character Relationships with Ava Homa
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAva Homa is the author of the debut novel, Daughters of Smoke and Fire,/i>. Join her for a craft presentation and learn how to determine your character's trajectory in your own writing.
Black and White and Read All Over
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBestselling middle grade author, Alan Gratz, discusses the inspiration behind some of his recent, Black, White, and Redbooks.
At the End of the World with Zhanna Slor
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineWelcome local author Zhanna Slor to discuss her debut mystery novel, At the End of the World, Turn Left
Committing and Moving Forward No Matter What
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineFrom his training as a psychiatrist to living with cancer, Dr. Stern will speak about committing to moving forward in a way that aligns with our values no matter what.
Hope is The Thing
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineWhere did Wisconsinites find hope in the pandemic? Join B.J. Hollars, Angela Voras-Hills, Donte McFadden, Ryan Browne, and Yia Lor for a reading and conversation on the power of words amid crisis.
A Line Meant
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online"A Line Meant" poems and stories about her journey as a creative change agent.
Storytelling 101 by Storycatchers
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn this workshop, we will interact with specific creative thinking and writing strategies to help guide your story-shaping process!
Comic Book Writing: Story Arc in 4 Panels Workshop
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineThis is a great introduction to writing comic books and a glimpse at how cross-genre storyboarding can add depth to your writing!
365 Writing Prompts & Other Promises to Myself: A Writing Workshop
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineWe've all made an ambitious writing schedule that worked for a day and then we've forgotten entirely. Or we've sat down to write and ended up deciding to repaint the ceiling. In this workshop we'll lean into what it feels like when writing comes easily and talk about how to curate that ease.
Letting Go: An Author’s Story
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineGet to know Christopher “Tuffer” Kunz, the novelist. Learn about his writing process, his unsuccessful experience with traditional publishing, and his decision to publish his three novels and a book of essays in the five months before his death in June of this year.
Turning History into Historical Fiction
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineHow do writers negotiate the line between fact and fiction? Using her own novels as examples, Janie Chang explains when facts matter in historical fiction and they don’t.
Keeping Your Scenes Afloat With the Five Fun Floaties of Scene Structure
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLet's discuss how to keep our scenes above water with goal-oriented storytelling. After discussing the fun floaties of scene structure, attendees will send their manuscripts sailing to greatness!
How the Fox Cities Informed Luke Geddes’s Debut Novel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLuke Geddes reads from his novel HEART OF JUNK (published by Simon & Schuster in January) and talks about how growing up in the fox cities influenced his writing career
An Author’s Journey
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineEach author’s journey to publication is unique. Lora Hyler will share conventional paths and how she fast forwarded to become a published author after a public declaration in Writer’s Digest.
The Makings of History
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn the search for a secret that had drowned over half a century ago, Natalie found more than she could begin to imagine.
A Discussion with Jen Waite
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMeet author Jen Waite.
Writing Realistic Characters
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineHow do you flesh out a character to the point where they can drive the story? In this talk, we will discuss tips and tricks for writing characters that feel real. Time permitting, we will have a brief writing exercise, so come with pen and paper ready!
And This is How I Got Here.
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for an Evening with Stephen Graham Jones, author of the new horror novel THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS.
The Lesson, a reading
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Cadwell Turnbull as he reads from his science fiction novel, THE LESSON. This will be followed with a Q&A session.
Stick Figure with Skirt
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlinePoet Cathryn Cofell will read from and talk about the poems in Stick Figure with Skirt. Winner of the 2019 Main Street Rag Poetry Book award, Stick Figure with Skirt explores the theme of work from the complicated perspective of a woman/mother/wife/ caretaker wrestling with
Bring Local Historical Facts to Life in Memorable Fiction
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineWalk with Lainey into the world of Door County and its islands in the late 1800s, a time of shipwrecks, lighthouses, and strong individuals who never gave up.
Ruth Awad Poetry Reading
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineRuth Awad reads from her award-winning collection Set to Music a Wildfire. Ruth Awad is an award-winning Lebanese-American poet whose debut poetry collection Set to Music a Wildfire (Southern Indiana Review Press 2017) won the 2016 Michael Waters Poetry Prize and the 2018 Ohioana Book Award
Seahorses
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAbayomi Animashaun’s poems are travelogues of an inner country that is shaped and informed by Animashaun’s Nigerian roots, his journeys through America, and his identity as a black immigrant. As an immigrant poet from Nigeria, Abayomi Animashaun has lived in the United States for over
Matthew Graham Poetry Reading
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMatthew Graham is the author of four books of poetry, most recently The Geography of Home (Galileo Press, 2018). His work has earned numerous national, regional and local honors and awards, including a Pushcart Prize, an Academy of American Poets Award, two grants from the
A Year of Truth & Dare: Writing, Hybrid Publishing, & Marketing
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineYou wrote a book - now what? Should you query, find an agent, self-publish? Publishing has and continues to change. I’ll share the essentials I’ve learned as a new author.
Leota Ester Poetry Reading
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineLeota reads from her poetry collection, Crossing, a Caregiver's Journey. The poems are arranged by the seasons, as that is what his journey felt like: first you will hear him beginning to change, a budding. As the Alzheimer's Disease developed, the poems reflect our new relationship.
A Chat With Matt Forbeck
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineCome listen to how Matt Forbeck got started in his career after growing up in southern Wisconsin, and how he’s managed to sustain himself as a creator for over thirty years.
YA Novelists Panel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin young adult authors Kalynn Bayron (CINDERELLA IS DEAD), Justina Ireland (DEATHLESS DIVIDE), Nicole Kronzer (UNSCRIPTED), and Lori M. Lee (FOREST OF SOULS) as they share what it's like to be a young adult author, their next works, and more!
So, You Want to Make a Literary Magazine?!
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMichael Zapata, co-founder and former fiction editor of the award-winning MAKE Literary Magazine, will discuss the pitfalls, challenges, and absolute joys of creating and writing for a literary magazine.
Picture Book Panel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin picture book authors Lori Degman (TRAVEL GUIDE FOR MONSTERS), Jill Esbaum (WE LOVE BABIES), and Baptiste Paul (THE FIELD) as they share what it's like to be a picture book author, their next works, and more!
Debut Author Panel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin four authors as they share their experiences as debut novelists in this panel.
Latin American Literature at the End of the World
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMichael Zapata will discuss Latin American literature and craft, in which the relationship between the past and future, the real and the unreal is often blurred beyond recognition.
An Afternoon with Tiffany D. Jackson, a YA Novelist for These Times
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Tiffany in discussion about her newest, timely YA book GROWN.
Writers and Bullet Journals: How to Get Started and How to Plan your Novel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin novelist Roselle Lim in discussion!
Crime in the Heartland: How Fiction Can Be Truer Than the Truth
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJohn Galligan, author of Dead Man Dancing and Bad Axe County, will discuss how real life research has shaped his fictional world of Bad Axe County, Wisconsin.
A Discussion with Claire Swinarski
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin children's writer Claire Swinarski in discussion.
Women in Writing Panel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin these female authors as they discuss the writing industry from a woman's perspective.
A Discussion with E.G. Scott
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMeet the two writers who create the work of E.G. Scott!
A Discussion with Christina Clancy
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin debut author Christina Clancy (THE SECOND HOME) in discussion.
You Don’t Have to Live in New York to Be a Published Author
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBehind-the-scenes at how an Eau Claire native went from journaling her disappointment about the Corn Palace at eight to selling her first novel to a major publisher (much later).
Dark History Lives! Murder and Mayhem
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn this unique conversation, Gavin will talk about his journey into the world of Wisconsin crime.
The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior with author Robert Silbernagel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineThe Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles. And the story of one remarkable French-Ojibwe family, the Cadottes, brilliantly illuminates this history of trade and trapping while also shedding light on the complex political, social, and economic relations of the region.
Jerry Apps discusses When the White Pine Was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBeloved Wisconsin storyteller and historian Jerry Apps chronicles the heyday of Northwoods logging, revealing stories of lumberjacks and camp cooks, sawmills and boom towns, river drives and deadly log jams.
The Monarch’s Gift: A Journey Through the Steps of Self-Publishing by Stephanie Feuerstein
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Stephanie as she reads the book THE MONARCH'S GIFT and discusses the process of writing, illustrating, and self-publishing a children’s book
Ella, Eddie, and Egg: Exploring Eagles Around 1000 Islands
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Stephanie and she reads the book ELLA, EDDIE, and EGG and discusses the importance of the eagle population along the Fox River and 1000 Islands Environmental Center.
Dark Thrills and Sweet Chills: Happy Hour with Thriller Writers Jennifer Hillier, Andrea Bartz, and E.A. Aymar
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineA fun, laid back hour discussing all things thriller, with authors Jennifer Hillier, Andrea Bartz, and E.A. Aymar.
Reading from the novel We Were Restless Things
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming Online“On his way to the place that would be his new home, a nervous, mothy feeling beat its wings against the inside of Jonas Lake's throat."
Writing the New Southern Gothic
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineEmily Carpenter discusses how growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, center of the Civil Rights Movement, shaped the kind of writer she would become. From being steeped in the Southern Gothic classics as a child, to her experiences working for two CBS soap operas in New York, then returning to the South, Carpenter will discuss her path to publication and how she discovered that Southern Gothic was in her blood.
Teens Speak Up Against Injustice: The Story Behind “The Assignment”
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineInspired by true events, Wiemer shares the unforgettable journey of two students who speak up against an assignment asking them to pretend they’re Nazis and argue for the Holocaust.
R. Richard Wagner discusses Coming Out, Moving Forward: Wisconsin’s Recent Gay History
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIn his second groundbreaking volume on gay history, R. Richard Wagner outlines the challenges that LGBT Wisconsinites faced in their efforts to right past oppressions and secure equality in the post-Stonewall period between 1969 and 2000.
My Journey From Fire Captain To Award Winning Author
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBENEATH THE FLAMES is based on my twenty-eight-year career as a Milwaukee firefighter. I’ll share some of the most dramatic stories that inspired me to spend ten years writing it. After deciding I had to write this story, I realized I needed to learn the craft of creative writing if I was to do justice to this important story of race in the inner-city of Milwaukee.
Every Now and Then
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author, Lesley Kagen's buzzed-about new novel EVERY NOW AND THEN is both a nostalgic coming-of-age story and a mystery that tackles issues like mental illness, racism, friendship, guilt, and the power of hope.
Booked for Murder
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineIs the stress of modern life poisoning your outlook? I have just the antidote you require. Take one juicy murder, a plethora of suspects, several twists and turns, and a mounting pile of red herrings. Mix with a generous measure of laughter.
Short Story Night
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineTake one part late-night talk show, a heavy dose of Intro to Lit 101, and you have Short Story Night. Join host Richie Zaborowske for an evening of virtual trivia, author interviews, literary discussion and more.
An Event with Sonali Dev
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin us for a fantastic virtual event with award winning author, Sonali Dev. The USA Today Bestselling author writes Bollywood-style love stories that let her explore issues faced by women around the world while still indulging her faith in a happily ever after.
A Reading with Author, Allen Eskens
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAward winning author, Allen Eskens, will join us for a fantastic virtual event to discuss his writing and most recent book, Nothing More Dangerous.
A Reading By Justina Ireland
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJoin Justina Ireland, author of the YA novels Dread Nation and Deathless Divide, for a reading and Q&A.
Writing the Dual-Time Story
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineJaime Jo Wright, Award-Winning and Best-selling author of dual-time mysteries, dives into the often murky waters of writing in more than one era.
Wisconsin: A Great State for Birdwatching
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBirdwatchers who take to the field in Wisconsin walk in the footsteps of Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and other inspiring conservationists and environmental leaders from the state. Just as warblers, orioles, and other colorful migrants make birdwatching in Wisconsin exciting in spring, grosbeaks, redpolls, owls, and other hardy birds make it worthwhile in winter.
From NaNoWriMo to Award Banquets: How I Wrote My Novel
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlinePart author's journey, part craft talk, Sarah Read will discuss how she wrote her successful debut novel and what she learned along the way.
Panel: Where Ideas Come From — and how we turn them into books!
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineFour authors, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Weina Dai Randel, Amy Reichert, and Heather Webb are delighted to talk about the inspirations and challenges they encountered during their writing process.
Dairylandia with Steve Hannah
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineSteve Hannah reads and discusses Dairylandia, which profiles the lives of the seemingly ordinary yet quite extraordinary folks of Wisconsin.
Write What You Know
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineWriting for children is fun, engaging, and very challenging at times. Join Baptise as he walks you through his creative process of writing fiction and non-fiction stories.
Book Illustration and Working with Authors
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineAuthors often have an ethereal, tricky to explain vision for their dream book project and book designers are tasked with managing those expectations. Learn to communicate realistic goals by balancing marketing demands with editor requests, and editor revisions. Actually illustrating a captivating, fun book cover might be the easy part!
Crafting a Feminist Thriller
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBestselling author Andrea Bartz (THE LOST NIGHT, THE HERD) discusses her writing process, crafting "unlikable" yet fascinating female characters, and why thrillers are such fertile ground for complex female friendships.
Transforming Caregiving with Creativity
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineBasting shares poignant and funny stories from her new book Creative Care: A revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care.
Ridge Stories: Herding Hens, Powdering Pigs, and Other Recollections from a Boyhood in the Driftless
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineRaised on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area in the mid-twentieth century, Gary Jones gets real about his rural roots, writing with plainspoken warmth and irreverence about farm, family, and folks on the ridge.
***CANCELLED*** Amy Engel Discusses Her Latest Novel, The Familiar Dark
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineHear Engel talk about her writing and answer questions from the audience.
The Mountain Life of a Fox Cities Woman
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineEdge of the Map author Johanna Garton talks about the life of the Fox Valley’s trailblazing alpinist Christine Boskoff, her adventures in the mountains and the legacies she left behind from her years climbing the highest peaks in the world.
The Unforgettable Life and Writing of Christopher Kunz
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlineMeet the unforgettable Christopher “Tuffer” Kunz, life-long writer and passionate community member. The 2020 Fox Cities Book Festival is dedicated to his memory and the impact he had on the local writing community.
NEA Big Read: Fox Cities Reads Virtual Presentation by Kao Kalia Yang
Online: Zoom Event with Registration and Facebook Live Streaming OnlinePlease join us for a discussion with author Kao Kalia Yang. To register for this event; click HERE. The NEA Big Read: Fox Cities Reads 2020 selection is The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Kao Kalia Yang. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir is