Learn how to move from first draft to finished product with Chloe Benjamin, author of the acclaimed novels The Anatomy of Dreams and The Immortalists, who returns to 702WI for this special daylong workshop! The morning session will focus on revising a manuscript and finding a literary agent. After a break for lunch, you’ll explore […]
Muriel Simms’ deeply interwoven oral histories
If you want to understand the role that race has played in Madison’s past and present, Settlin’: Stories Of Madison’s Early African American Families is an essential read. Its author, educator and Edgewood College faculty member Muriel Simms, began interviewing people for the book in the early 2000s, focusing on people who descended from African […]
2018 – The Year in Books
It’s a celebration of books! Patty is joined in the studio by Joanne Berg and Jayne Rowsam of independent bookstore Mystery to Me for their annual chat about the year in books. They discuss surviving the Monroe Street construction as a small business, the bookstore’s involvement in the Wisconsin Book Festival, and their support of […]
Finding an Agent: Workshop with author Chloe Benjamin
Chloe Benjamin, author of the acclaimed novels The Anatomy of Dreams and The Immortalists, demystifies the agent process in this special workshop at 702WI! Literary agents act as the middle(wo)man between writers and publishers — but what exactly does that mean, and how do you get one? The hour-long workshop will begin with an overview […]
Author Reading & Book Signing: Ron Legro & Avi Lank
702WI welcomes authors Ron Legro & Avi Lank on Sunday, November 18th for a reading and discussion of their book, The Man Who Painted the Universe. They will be introduced by Kay Kriewald, Outreach Specialist at UW Space Place. Doors open at 10:30am, event begins at 11am. A book signing will follow. The event is […]
Author Reading & Book Signing: Rosellen Brown
702WI welcomes author Rosellen Brown on Sunday, November 4th for a reading and discussion of her latest novel, The Lake on Fire. Doors open at 4:00pm, event begins at 4:30pm. A book signing will follow. The event is free, but please RSVP. The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among 19th century […]
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