Central Wisconsin Book Festival 2026
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📖 Celebrate the power and joy of the written word at the 10th annual CWBF on September 23-27, 2026!
Join us for FREE literary events in Wausau, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. Events include author readings, book talks, workshops, and more! This year's festival will feature names like Ron Rindo, author of "Life & Death & Giants, Amy Pease, author of the "Northwoods" series, beloved birder and guidebook author Dexter Patterson, and dozens more. Plus, don't miss our launch party on September 23!
Check out our schedule now and stay tuned for updates by visiting our website: https://mcpl.us/cwbf/
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The Central Wisconsin Book Festival began in 2017 as an initiative of the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau, Wisconsin, and takes place annually around the last weekend of September. The festival remains under MCPL’s umbrella and is organized by a handful of community volunteers. In 2021, our festival expanded to include the participation of the Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point, WI and McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Our three libraries remain annual partners for this festival and you’ll find events in a variety of places in each city!
Local book stores, including Janke Bookstore, The Story Cellar, and Bound to Happen Books are also critical partners (and event hosts!) for this year's festival and we couldn't do it without them.
The goal of the festival is to provide book lovers in central Wisconsin a chance to hear and meet a multitude of authors—some they know, some they don’t—over the course of several days. In addition to fostering a connection between author and audience, our festival gives people in our communities a chance to build their own connections through their mutual passion for literature in its many forms and genres. Past events include traditional author readings and Q&As, panel discussions, workshops, live storytelling events and more. Our festival is almost entirely grant funded (see our “Supporters” page on our website), allowing us to offer these events at no cost to the public.
Join us for FREE literary events in Wausau, Stevens Point, and Wisconsin Rapids. Events include author readings, book talks, workshops, and more! This year's festival will feature names like Ron Rindo, author of "Life & Death & Giants, Amy Pease, author of the "Northwoods" series, beloved birder and guidebook author Dexter Patterson, and dozens more. Plus, don't miss our launch party on September 23!
Check out our schedule now and stay tuned for updates by visiting our website: https://mcpl.us/cwbf/
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The Central Wisconsin Book Festival began in 2017 as an initiative of the Marathon County Public Library in Wausau, Wisconsin, and takes place annually around the last weekend of September. The festival remains under MCPL’s umbrella and is organized by a handful of community volunteers. In 2021, our festival expanded to include the participation of the Portage County Public Library in Stevens Point, WI and McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. Our three libraries remain annual partners for this festival and you’ll find events in a variety of places in each city!
Local book stores, including Janke Bookstore, The Story Cellar, and Bound to Happen Books are also critical partners (and event hosts!) for this year's festival and we couldn't do it without them.
The goal of the festival is to provide book lovers in central Wisconsin a chance to hear and meet a multitude of authors—some they know, some they don’t—over the course of several days. In addition to fostering a connection between author and audience, our festival gives people in our communities a chance to build their own connections through their mutual passion for literature in its many forms and genres. Past events include traditional author readings and Q&As, panel discussions, workshops, live storytelling events and more. Our festival is almost entirely grant funded (see our “Supporters” page on our website), allowing us to offer these events at no cost to the public.
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Where is it happening?
300 N. First St., Wausau, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54403
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