Celebrate WU Literary Week September 14-20, 2025
iREAD Lecture
The 2025-26 iREAD event is still being planned.
For more information, visit www.washburn.edu/iread.
Kansas Book Award and Kansas Book Festival
University Library is thrilled to host the 14th annual Kansas Book Festival on Saturday, September 20, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This year’s Festival will include author presentations, as well as outdoor performances, food trucks, and exhibitor tents with publishers and authors from around Kansas. The event is free and open to the public! Events are held in Plass Learning Resources Center and the North Plass building parking lot. Exhibitors and performers will be outdoors.
The Festival will be kicked off at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 19 in Plass Learning Resources Center by the Hefner-Heitz Kansas Book Award ceremony, sponsored by the Thomas Fox Averill Kansas Studies Collection. The winner, Jesse Nathan, will read from his book, Eggtooth. Learn more about the Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award.
A complete schedule can be found at www.kansasbookfestival.com.
