2025 APPEARANCES
March 5, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.: Kathie will appear at the Muskego Public Library, S73 W16663 Janesville Road in Muskego, Wisconsin. She’ll be sharing from and talking about her newest novel, Don’t Let Me Keep You. https://muskego.librarycalendar.com/event/local-author-kathie-giorgio-2415
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March 19, 12:00 noon to 1:00: Kathie will appear at the Brown Bag Conversations gathering through Waukesha Parks, Recreation, and Forestry. She will be talking about her journey as a successful writer.
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April 2, 1:00 – 3:00: Kathie will appear at the Clement Manor Center for Enrichment, 9405 W. Howard Avenue, in Greenfield, Wisconsin. She’ll be talking about Book-Banning From The Writer’s Perspective, sharing her own experiences with having her books banned. You can download the registration form for this event at https://www.clementmanor.com/cfe/
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April 22: Kathie will appear on the Writing For Change podcast with Nancy Flinchbaugh. Kathie will be talking about how she writes for change, focusing particularly on her novel, If You Tame Me. Writing For Change can be found on many sites, including Spotify and YouTube. A link will be posted here when the interview is available.
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May 9, 12:30 – 2:45: Kathie will be talking to middle school students at Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle School about the writing career on Career Day.
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May 18th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30: Kathie will join forces with Months To Years magazine editor, Renata Louwers, to teach a workshop on writing about grief. Finding The Words will be an interactive, supportive writing workshop, offering grief-related writing prompts and conversation about how writing can help in processing grief. This workshop will be offered on Zoom, so anyone anywhere can attend. The 2:00 – 3:30 is Central time; it will be noon Pacific and 3:00 Eastern. Please RSVP to editor@monthstoyears.org if you would like to attend.
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July 17 – 20: The AllWriters’ Annual Retreat. Kathie leads this 4-day writing retreat in which you will take part in workshops, attend a lecture, have one on one consultations with Kathie, and writing, writing, writing. Held at Mount Mary University, located at 2900 Menomonee River Parkway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Details at https://www.allwritersworkshop.com/events/special-events/
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July 27, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Kathie will lead The Labyrinth & The Creative Spirit, Part 1, at Kinstone Circle, located at S3439 Cole Bluff Lane in Fountain City, Wisconsin. This is an educational workshop for writers and visual artists (and those who want to be!) on the use of the labyrinth as a tool to enhance and focus the creative process. You can register at https://www.kinstonecircle.com/kinstone-events/
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August 2, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Kathie will lead The Labyrinth & The Creative Spirit, Part 2, Going Deeper, at Kinstone Circle, located at S3439 Cole Bluff Lane in Fountain City, Wisconsin. This workshop is for people who have already taken Part 1, and now want to go deeper in their study of the intersection of the creative process and spiritual practices like walking a labyrinth. This event will help you to make the labyrinth experience more personal, and will show you ways to bring the peace and meditation of the labyrinth home with you. You can register at https://www.kinstonecircle.com/kinstone-events/
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August 5, 6:30 p.m.: Kathie will appear with a presentation on her latest novel, Don’t Let Me Keep You, at the Daydream Believer Books & Gifts, 130 E. Lake Street, Lake Mills, Wisconsin. More details to be added soon!
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August 26, 5:00 p.m.: Kathie will appear at the “Babes Book Club” in Oconomowoc. The club is reading Hope Always Rises.
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September 9, 2:00 p.m.: Kathie will appear on the International Writers Inspiring Change Author Shout-out podcast. Link will appear here when you can tune in. Watch for information on https://www.writersinspiringchange.com/author-shout-out-podcast
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September 12, 7:00 p.m.: Kathie will appear at an event with the Lake County Poets at Tabi’s Wine & Bar, 111 E. Capital Drive, in Hartland, Wisconsin. Kathie will read from her newest poetry book, Let Me Tell You, Let Me Sing!, and she’ll read other favorites as well. Event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30.
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October 8, 7:00 p.m.: Kathie will appear in an event, called “Banned In Waukesha”, sponsored by the Writers For Democratic Action at the Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue, Waukesha, WI. This event will talk about book-banning, and specifically, Kathie’s books being banned from the Waukesha Public School District, despite her being on her high school’s “Wall of Stars” for successful alumni. She will be joined by activist John Norcross, and both Kathie and John will be interviewed by Jacki Lyden, chair for the Wisconsin chapter of Writers For Democratic Action. Free and open to the public.
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October 9, 6:30 p.m.: The launch of Kathie’s new book of poetry, Let Me Tell You, Let Me Sing! , a special warm-up event for the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books! This will be held at Books & Company in Oconomowoc, 1039 Summit Avenue, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Kathie will be joined by two poet friends, Richard Hedderman and BJ Best, who will also read from their work, and then join Kathie in a Q & A. Book signing to follow.
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October 27, 10:30 to noon: Kathie will lead a workshop for Waukesha Reads at the Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue, in Waukesha. The workshop for writers is called The Choice of Voice, and will focus on the distinctive voices of characters, the choice of how to express that voice, and the voice of the author. Free and open to the public.
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November 8, all day: Kathie will appear on panels and moderate panels at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, held this year on November 7 and 8, on the campus of Carroll University, 100 N. East Avenue, in Waukesha. Kathie will appear in this panel: Healing Grief & Trauma Through Literature. She will moderate these panels: Writing Across Genres; AI Effects On Writers & Readers; First Time Books; and In Memory Of Michael Giorgio – For The Love Of Mystery. The festival is free and open to the public.
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November 22, 2:00 – 4:00: Kathie will be at the Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Avenue in Waukesha, to appear with author Maggie Ginsberg, in Maggie Ginsberg In Conversation With Kathie Giorgio. Kathie will interview Maggie and lead the discussion. Event is free and open to the public.
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2026 APPEARANCES
March 28, Time TBA: Kathie will lead a writers workshop for the Chapter One writing group at the Waldport, Oregon, public library, 480 NW Hemlock Street, in Waldport, Oregon. Topic to be announced. Event is free and open to the public.
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April 4, Time TBA: Kathie will be the featured author in the Author Talks progrqam offered at the Waldport, Oregon, public library, 480 NW Hemlock Street, in Waldport, Oregon. Kathie will read from her work, talk about her writing life, and participate in a Q & A. Books will be available. Event is free and open to the public.
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Watch Kathie talking about the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books on The Morning Blend: