Wisconsin Book Festival Kicks Off 2023 Season Under New Leadership
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- 27 Feb 2023
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The Wisconsin Book Festival begins its spring season on Sunday, February 19, under the leadership of newly named Director Jane Rotonda.
Rotonda joins the foundation staff with eight years’ experience at the nonprofit Wisconsin Public Radio, where she was most recently Ideas Network Project Manager and Executive Producer of The Larry Meiller Show. Prior to that, she was WPR’s On-Air Fundraising Manager.
Rotonda, who earned her B.A. from UW-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, has extensive event planning, project management, and fundraising experience. She worked closely with numerous author guests on WPR programming, and her love of reading inspired her to found WPR’s first-ever book club.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to lead one of the country’s most reputable literary festivals,” said Rotonda, who grew up in western Michigan. “My immediate focus will be on sustaining and further cultivating author program excellence, and building more partnerships that increase event accessibility and continue to welcome underrepresented voices within our community.”
Rotonda succeeds Conor Moran, who was promoted to Madison Public Library Foundation Executive Director in December.
She will begin the 2023 season overseeing a spring lineup that includes local poets and authors, partnership events with UW-Madison’s Program in Creative Writing, Pulitzer Prize winners, and many best-selling authors. All events will be held at Central Library unless otherwise noted. Read More…
