Explore the complete schedule, venues, and author lineup for the UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, taking place September 25–27 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Discover free live readings, panel discussions, book fairs, and workshops featuring over 40 regional and national writers across the historic Downtown and Stadium Districts. Plan your weekend and find event locations, times, and presenter details here.

Schedule is subject to change. Final schedule will say FINAL in the title.

Friday, September 25, 2026

1 – 2 pm	Generative Workshop for Teens and Young Adults	Danez Smith	Sponsored by Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, Pre-Registration Required	The Art Garage Studio B
1 – 2 pm	Meet the Author: Elementary and Middle Grade Reader Field Trip	Laura Anne Bird	Free Admission, Pre-Registration Required	Brown County Library Central – Auditorium
4 pm – 4:45 pm	Writers In Conversation: Kid Lit Authors	Silvia Acevedo, JF Riordan, TBA		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
4 pm – 5:20 pm	Writing Workshop: No Experience Required: Discovering Your Inner Writer in Retirement	Kim Davis, Rosie Rey		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
4 pm – 5:20 pm	Silent Book Club	Bring your book and read among fellow fans, no small talk required		Plume Wine Bar
4 pm – 6 pm	Readers and Word Nerds Happy Hour	Small talk fans rejoice!		Legacy Hotel
5 pm – 5:45 pm	Stop Being the Best-Kept Secret: Visibility Strategies for Writers	Terra Fletcher		The Art Garage Studio B
5 pm – 5:45 pm	Teachers’ Choice: How we teach creative writing	Juan Martinez, Amanda Zieba, Craig Knitt, Crystal Gibbins, Jill Gilson		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
5 pm – 5:45 pm	Writers in Conversation: Writing Family Drama	Christina Clancy, Jill Swenson, Josh Rank		Pages and Pours
5 pm – 6:45 pm	Genre Meet Up: Science Fiction and Fantasy Fans	These are not the droids you’re looking for.		Plume Wine Bar
5 pm – 6:20 pm	The Art of Poetry & the Poetry of Art	Brandon Thomas		The Art Garage, Open Door Workshop
6 pm – 6:45 pm	Writers In Conversation: Life After the Debut	Maggie Ginsberg, Jeff Oloizia, Kimberly Barrett		Pages and Pours
6 pm – 6:45 pm	How to Keep Going: Writing, Publishing & Thriving	Melissa Gorzelancyzk and Amy E Casey		The Art Garage Studio B
6 pm – 6:45 pm	Advice From Published Authors (Ask Me Anything)	Amanda Skenandore, Debra S. Hall, Gavin Schmitt, JF Riordan		Badger State Brewing Beer Hall
6 pm – 6:45 pm	Workshop: Writing the Veteran’s Experience	Sawyer Cole		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
7 pm – 7:45 pm	Danez Smith Poetry Reading with signing to follow	With Special Thanks from the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets		Badger State Brewing Beer Hall
7 pm – 7:45 pm	Craft Talk: Writing Historical Fiction	Mary Behan, Sara Dahmen, Peggy Joque Williams and Valerie Biel		The Art Garage Studio B
7 pm – 9 pm	Genre Meet Up: Mysteries and Crime Thrillers			Plume Wine Bar
8 pm – 9:30 pm	Literary Reading: Shattering the Margins	Sawyer Cole, Emilie Lindemann, Alycia Calvert, Dasha Kelly, Melissa Gorzelyncyk and community authors with Tonya Todd (emcee)		Badger State Brewing Beer Hall
8 pm – 9:30 pm	Literary Reading: Into the Unknown featuring Science Fiction and Fantasy	Featuring Valerie Biel, Gregory Kompes, Baylee Alger and community authors with emcee Rebecca Mae Zornow		The Art Garage Studio B

(All events are free admission and do not require any special reservations unless noted)

Saturday, September 26, 2026

9 am – 10:15 am	Don’t just write books. Visualize adaptations for your works!	Lora Hyler		The Art Garage Studio B
9 am – 10:45 am	Workshop: World-building in Fantasy and/or Sci Fi	Gregory Kompes		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
10 am – 5 pm	Open Book Block Party Book Fair			Legacy Hotel Atrium and Badger State Brewing
10 am – 11:15 am	Craft talk: How to Use Research in Your Writing	Jill Swenson, Amanda Skenandore, Mary Behan, Gavin Schmitt		Neville Public Museum Classroom
10 am – 11:15 am	What a Small Press Can and Cannot Do for an Author	Kim Davis, Ted Prokash		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
10 am – 11:15 am	Humor and Hijinks: Bringing Fun into Your Story	Silvia Acevedo		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
10 am – 11:15 am	Feminine Monstrosity: Embracing the Taboo in Modern Fiction	Alycia Calvert		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Think Tank C
10 am – 11:15 am	Writing Workshop: Story Stars (Ages 6+)	Melissa Westemeier		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Board Room
10 am – 11:15 am	The Scoop: How to Break into Freelance Writing	Jeff Oloizia, Michael Popke, Jessica Baumgartner, Sharon Verbeten		Brown County Library Central Branch – Lower Level Conference Room
10 am – 11:15 am	Craft Panel Discussion: Writing Romance and Romantasy	Tonya Todd, Tracy Fernandes Rysavy, Christine Merrill, and Juneau Black		Brown County Library East Branch – Conference Room
10 am – 10:30 am	Book Signing	Pao Lor		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
10:30 am – 11 am	Storytelling for Littles	Kathie Giorgio		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
11 am – 12:15 pm	Advice from Published Authors: Ask Me Anything!	Juan Martinez, Melissa Gorzelanczyk, Maggie Ginsberg		The Art Garage Studio B
11 am – 12:15 pm	Poetry in Action: How Regional Poet Laureates Shape Community	Cathryn Cofell, Miriam Brabham, Dasha Kelly, Peter and Carrie Sherrill, Anneliese Finke		Brown County Library Central Branch Auditorium Lower Level
11:30 am – 1 pm	Writing for Middle Grade Readers	Jacqueline West, Valerie Biel, Gail Blohowiak		Brown County Library Central Branch Conference Room Lower Level
11 am – 2:15 pm	Quiet Lounge			Brown County Library East Branch Conference Room
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Book Signing			Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Workshop: What Stays, What Goes: Finding the Story in Your Memoir	Oksana Marafioti		Neville Public Museum Classroom
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Set Yourself Free: Write the Way Your Brain Works	J. F. Riordan		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Reflection and Renewal: Water as Metaphor	Crystal S. Gibbins		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Think Tank C
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Mastering the Art of the Perfect Pitch	TK Sheffield		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Board Room
12 pm – 1:15 pm	Character Issues	Melissa Westemeier		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
1 pm – 1:45 pm	Writers in Conversation	TBA		Plume Wine Bar
1 pm – 1:45 pm	Writers in Conversation	TBA		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
1 pm – 1:45 pm	Writers in Conversation	TBA		Lion’s Mouth Boookstore
1 pm – 2:15 pm	Hooked on a Reading: How to Engage a Live Audience	Tonya Todd		The Art Garage Studio B
1 pm – 2:45 pm	Finding the Words: Writing About Grief	Kathie Giorgio		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Board Room
1 pm – 2:45 pm	YouTube and Your Reader	Amanda Zieba		Brown County Library Central Branch Conference Room Lower Level
1 pm – 2:45 pm	Literary Reading: Raw Voices, Real Stories: Self-taught authors share their work	Sawyer Cole, Juneau Black, Debra S. Hall, Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee and community authors		Brown County Library Central Branch Auditorium Lower Level
2 pm – 3:15 pm	Workshop: Ekphrastic visual to the page	Carrie Sherrill, Peter Sherrill		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
2 pm – 3:15 pm	Advice from Published Authors: Ask Me Anything!	Christina Clancy, Wendy Wimmer		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
2 pm – 3:45 pm	How to Connect with Readers on Social Media	Lindsey Bussie		Neville Public Museum Classroom
2:30 – 3:45 pm	What Today’s Novels Owe to Jane Austen (or Why She’s the GOAT – greatest of all time – of Novelists)	Dr Tracy Fernandez-Rysavy		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
3 pm – 3:45 pm	Writers In Conversation	Brandon Thomas, Lora Hyler, Mary Behan		The Art Garage Studio B
3 pm – 4:45 pm	Let It Rip: Writing Past the Polite Filter	Rosie Rey		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
3 pm – 4:45 pm	Craft talk: How to write a plot and characters that are “sticky”	Amanda Skenandore, Silvia Acevedo, Gregory Kompes, Juan Martinez, Juneau Black with Annie Mare (Moderator)		Brown County Library Central Branch Auditorium Lower Level
3 pm – 4:45 pm	Writing Workshop: Writing as a Spiritual Path	Cathryn Cofell		Brown County Library Central Branch – Second Level Board Room
3 pm – 4:45 pm	Craft Talk: Building worlds and settings in SF and Fantasy	Jacqueline West, Valerie Biel, Baylee Alger, Rebecca Mae Zornow		Brown County Library Central Branch Conference Room Lower Level
3 pm – 4:45 pm	Taking the Me Out of Memoir	Jill Swenson		Brown County Library East Branch Conference Room
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Searching for Mike Teclaw: An Unauthorized Biography	Ken Szymanski		The Art Garage Studio B
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Being Authentic in a World Trying to Silence You	Sawyer Cole, Mae Marvel		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Generation Verse: High School Live Literary Reading	Community Authors ages 14-18		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem LIVE	Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens		Neville Public Museum Classroom
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Writing the White Whale	Lori Rader-Day		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Literary Reading: The Undergraduate Anthology Live	Community Authors, hosted by Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier		Plume Wine Bar
4 pm – 5:45 pm	Advice from Published Authors: Ask Me Anything!	TK Sheffield, TBA		Pages and Pours
6 pm – 8:45 pm	Heart on a Page: An Evening of Live Poetry	Featuring Dasha Kelly, Kathie Giorgio, Jade Dee, Wilnona Marie, Debra S. Hall, Brandon Thomas, and community readers		The Art Garage Studio B

Sunday, September 27, 2026

10 am – 5 pm	Open Book Block Party Book Fair			Legacy Hotel Atrium and Badger State Brewing
10 am – 11:15 am	Morning Pages	Bring your notebooks and do some pages		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
10:30 am – 11:45 am	Literature As Resistance: Advocacy, Authorship, and the Power to Move Markets and Minds Wilnona and Jade Dee	Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee, Linda Dratell, Christine Merrill		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
11 am – 12:15 pm	Craft Panel Discussion: Doing Crimes and Misdemeanors – Writing Mysteries and Thrillers	Lori Rader-Day, Melissa Westemeier, Juneau Black with Ruthie Knox (Moderator)		The Art Garage Studio B
11 am – 12:15 pm	Advice from a Published Author: Ask Me Anything	TBA		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
11 am – 12:15 pm	Fabric Stories: A Multi-Genre Creative Writing Workshop	Emilie Lindemann		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
11 am – 11:55 am	TBA			Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
12 pm – 12:45 pm	Writers in Conversation	Pao Lor, Melissa Gorzelanczyk, Karen Cutler Drecktrah		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
12 pm – 12:45 pm	How to Interview a Subject Matter Expert	Michael Popke		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
12 pm – 1:15 pm	Craft Panel Discussion: How to Write for Young Audiences	Valerie Biel, Silvia Acevedo, Jacqueline West		Neville Public Museum Auditorium
12 pm – 1:15 pm	Comic Making for Kids, Parents and Teachers	Craig Knitt		Neville Public Museum Classroom
12 pm – 1:15 pm	Writing Workshop: Nonfiction/memoir — Where Do I Start?	Sawyer Cole		Neville Public Museum Classroom
12 pm – 1 pm	Mastering Mood	Amanda Skenandore		Neville Public Museum Classroom
12 pm – 1:15 pm	Play Pens	Dasha Kelly		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
12 pm – 3:15 pm	Romantasy Readers Meet UP			Plume Wine Bar
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm	Panel Discussion: Adapting classics to new audiences	Tonya Todd, Sawyer Cole, Alycia Calvert, Jill A. Gilson		Neville Public Museum Classroom
1 pm – 2:15 pm	The Business of Writing	Lora Hyler, Lori Rader-Day, Sarah Kokernot, Jessica Baumgartner		The Art Garage Studio B
1:30 pm – 3:15 pm	Write In Space	Community Write-In		The Art Garage Open Door Studio
1:30 pm – 3 pm	Literary Reading: Young Adult, Middle Grade and Kiddo Stories			Neville Public Museum Auditorium
1 pm – 3:15 pm	Consider Pace	Gregory Kompes		Badger State Brewing Workshop Room
2 pm – 2:30 pm	Book Signing	TBA		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
2 pm – 3:15 pm	Workshop: Parents and Kids Co-Create	Lindsey Bussie, Sharon Verbeten		Neville Public Museum Classroom
2 pm – 3:15 pm	Writers In Conversation	Melissa Westemeier, TBA		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
3 pm – 4:15 pm	How to become a Performance Artist or Spoken Word Poet	Dasha Kelly, Wilnona and Jade Dee, Rosie Rey		The Art Garage Studio B
3 pm – 4:15 pm	Self-Edit Like a Pro: What to Do After the First Draft	Oksana Marafioti		Neville Public Museum Classroom
3 pm – 4: 45 pm	Penny Dreadfuls: What Victorian Workers Read	Rebecca Nesvet		Lion’s Mouth Bookstore
3 pm – 4: 45 pm	Panel Discussion: The Late Debut: Am I Too Old to Be an Author?	Debra S. Hall, Sarah Kokernot, Jill Swenson, Rosie Rey, Kimberly Barrett, TK Sheffield		Neville Public Museum Auditorium
3 pm – 4: 45 pm	The Business of Writing	Kim Davis, Kathie Giorgio, Karen Cutler Drecktrah		Badger State Brewing Aging Room
3 pm – 4: 45 pm	How to Write a Book In A Year	Rebecca Mae Zornow		Neville Public Museum Classroom
3:30 pm – 4: 45 pm	All the World’s a Stage: How Do You Get That Into a Novel?	Gail Blohowiak		Neville Public Museum Classroom
6 pm – 8:45 pm	Vampire Lit Meet Up			Plume Wine Bar
6 pm – 8:45 pm	UntitledTown Open Mic After Party	Community authors and performers		The Art Garage Studio B

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