2023 APPEARANCES
February 21, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Kathie and her daughter Olivia will present Olivia In Five, Seven, Five; Autism In Haiku, at the Whitefish Bay Public Library, 5420 N Marlborough Dr, Whitefish Bay, WI. Discussion will follow. THIS EVENT IS BEING POSTPONED – WILL POST NEW DATE SOON.
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March 6, 1:00 – 2:30: Kathie and her daughter Olivia will present Olivia In Five, Seven, Five; Autism In Haiku, at ACAP (Adaptive Community Approach Program) of Waukesha. Discussion will follow, as well as a lesson in how to write haiku.
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March 11, 5:00 – 6:30: Kathie will appear on a panel for Wising Up Press’ anthology, The Power of the Pause. The Zoom discussion will be moderated by Heather Tosteson, Michele Markarian, and William Cass. Kathie’s short story, “Sitting”, is featured in this anthology. Zoom info will be announced here soon.
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March 28, 6:30 p.m.: Kathie and her daughter Olivia will present Olivia In Five, Seven, Five; Autism In Haiku, at the Whitefish Bay Public Library, 5420 N. Marlborough Drive, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. This event is free and open to the public.
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April 16, 5:00 – 7:00: Kathie will appear with other poets at the Haiku Day celebration at the Arts & Literature Laboratory. This is located in Madison, at 111 S Livingston St Suite 100. Kathie will present haiku from Olivia In Five, Seven, Five; Autism In Haiku, as well as haiku from her other poetry books.
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April 20, noon to 1:00: Kathie will be the featured speaker at the Women’s Club of Wisconsin Book Club group. Because April is National Poetry Month, Kathie will speak on “Poetry Isn’t Just About Flowers” and present some of the poetry in her four poetry books.
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THE LAUNCH OF HOPE ALWAYS RISES, KATHIE’S NEWEST NOVEL!
April 27, 7:00 p.m.: Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books presents the launch of Hope Always Rises, Kathie’s 7th novel and 14th book overall! Kathie will be joined on the stage for a presentation by the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. Then, after reading from the book, Kathie will be interviewed on stage by Philip Chard, well-known therapist and columnist. Chard writes Out Of My Mind, a column which appeared first in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and now in the Shepherd Express.
This event will start at 6:00 p.m. and will be held in the Hub at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Waukesha Campus, 1500 N. University Avenue, in Waukesha. It is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
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May 15, 6:00: Kathie will appear at the Creekside Book Club in La Crosse, Wisconsin! This book club has met to discuss every single one of Kathie’s books, and this time, will be discussing her newest novel, Hope Always Rises!
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June 6, 7:00: Kathie and her daughter Olivia will present Olivia In Five, Seven, Five; Autism In Haiku, at the Elm Grove Public Library, 13600 Juneau Blvd, Elm Grove, Wisconsin. This event is free and open to the public.
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July 13 – 16, all day every day: Kathie will lead the AllWriters’ Workplace & Workshop Annual Retreat! Held at Mount Mary University, 2900 Menomonee River Parkway in Milwaukee, this is a 4-day immersion into the writing life. Activities include a lecture by Kathie, workshops, readings, and connection and community with other writers. You can see the event at https://www.allwritersworkshop.com/events/special-events/
Click on Retreat.
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July 22, 10:00 – 3:00: Join Kathie as she leads the popular one-day workshop, The Labyrinth & The Creative Spirit, at Kinstone, S 3439 Cole Bluff Lane, in Fountain City, Wisconsin! This event is for both writers and artists, no matter where you are in your process. You can check out the event at https://www.kinstonecircle.com/events/labyrinth-creative-spirit/
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September 16, 6:00: Kathie will appear at the Book Clubbies book club in Franklin, WI! The book club is discussing her novel, All Told.
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July 13 – 16: Kathie will lead the AllWriters’ Annual Retreat, held at Mount Mary University, 2900 Menomonee River Parkway, in Milwaukee. 20 writers will gather under Kathie’s guidance for a full immersion four-day weekend into the writing life. For details, go to https://www.allwritersworkshop.com/events/special-events/ and click on AllWriters’ Retreat.
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November 4, all day: Kathie will be presenting in several different programs during the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books! Check here later for the full schedule!
Watch Kathie talking about the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books on The Morning Blend: