UntitledTown Book and Author Festival

From agricultural and factory workers to renowned writers and musicians, the Mexican immigrants who have made their homes in Wisconsin over the past century have become a significant and diverse part of this state’s cultural and economic history. Coming from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, the earliest Mexican immigrants traveled north in search of better economic opportunities and relief from the violence and economic turmoil of the Mexican Revolution. They found work in tanneries and foundries, and on beet farms where they replaced earlier European immigrant workers who had moved on to family farms. As Mexican immigration has grown to the present day, these families have become integral members of Wisconsin communities, building businesses, support systems, and religious institutions. But their experience has also been riddled with challenges, as they have fought for adequate working conditions, access to education, and acceptance amid widespread prejudice. In this concise history, learn the fascinating stories of this vibrant and resilient immigrant population: from the Tejano migrant workers who traveled north seasonally to work in the state’s cucumber fields, to the determined labor movement led by Jesus Salas, to the young activists of the Chicano Movement, and beyond.

Sergio Gonzalez is presented by UWGB's Center for History and Social Change Historical Perspectives Lecture Series.

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Feeling stumped or stagnant? Have an idea, but don’t know where to start? Not a “writing from ideas” kind of writer? In this workshop we’ll explore ways of tricking ourselves into writing. We’ll create language banks, dig up gluts of memory, and then hunt for the narrative hiding in these resources. We’ll also look at writers who have developed unique methods of generating work and mimic these efforts at spinning raw material into stories.

Our scheduling tool is merely to help you organize your UntitledTown personal schedule and does not guarantee you a place in any presentation, workshop, or session. Because we know this will be a popular event, we've allowed you to guarantee your spot here using our free ticketing system. This is first come, first served and registrants names and email addresses will be shared with the author.

Reserve your tickets in this workshop by using our free ticketing system.

Liam Callanan will be conducting a 30 minute signing of his latest novel,  Paris by the Book at the UntitledTown book fair. The Reader's Loft will have copies of Liam's books on hand for purchase at the fair. 

Join some of the state's best and brightest emerging writers as they share their poetry, fiction, and memoir. Authors who are currently enrolled in a college, either undergrad or graduate level, are welcome to sign up to be a reader here.

If you are interested in being a reader, please sign up here.

An emerging poet from Las Vegas, Frank Johnson braids his hip-hop cultural roots into the landscape of his poetry, which explores the impossibility of defining oneself or one’s location in a place of transience.

Tickets for this event are available here at 10 am on March 20th.

One of the most vibrant poetic voices in our time, Smith takes on the big questions with verve, power, and beauty: race and identity, our bloody history and its unrelenting legacy, the erotic as liberation and muse.

Watch Danez take the stage in this vibrant video!