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2026 Wisconsin Book Festival Survey
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1.
What event did you attend?
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2026 Creative Writing Awards Ceremony
2026 UW Fiction MFA Graduates Reading
2026 Wisconsin Institute For Creative Writing Fellows Reading
Caro Claire Burke for Yesteryear
Dr. Dacher Keltner for Awe
Dr. Jennifer Grenz for Medicine Wheel For The Planet
E. H. Lupton, Jennifer Rupp, Mae Marvel, Annie Mare, and Natalie Caña for Romance Panel Discussion: Under The Covers, Stories We're Falling For
Ethelene Whitmire for The Remarkable Life Of Reed Peggram
George Saunders for Vigil
Jacquelyn Mitchard for The Birdwatcher
Jane Smiley for Lidie
John DeMain for Working With My Heroes
Kimberly Blaeser for Ancient Light
Nnedi Okorafor for Death Of The Author
Rachel Kuo, Jaimee A. Swift, and Salonee Bhaman for We Are Each Other's Liberation
Richard J. Davidson and Cortland Dahl for Born To Flourish
Ryan Cahill for Of Blood And Fire
Susan Patterson and James Patterson for The Mother-Daughter Book Club
Susanna Daniel for Girlfriending
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How satisfied were you with this event?
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How would you rate the festival’s representation of different authors, books, and genres?
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