Inspiring People to Write & Share Their Stories
Write On, Door County focuses on the importance of writing, reading, and connecting people through stories. Nestled on a beautiful and inspiring 59-acre campus in the middle of the Door County peninsula, you'll discover classes, programs, and special events year-round for writers of all ages and levels of experience.
Workshops are filling fast for the Washington Island Literary Festival! Don't be disappointed -- register for your workshop today! The festival features workshops with poets Albert DeGenova and Nicholas Gulig and prose writers Paula Carter and Marianne Fons; Leif Enger; Kelcey Ervick; Maggie Ginsberg (FULL), Catherine Jagoe; and Julie Schumacher (FULL). You can register for the full festival (Thursday - Saturday) or one day only. No registration is needed for Thursday's creative lab! Discover more and register by clicking here.
Our inspiring programs are held in person at our Writing Center, at various locations in the community, and online. Unless otherwise noted, programs take place at the center.
Memoir Monday with Janis Martin and Amy Phimister, Monday, July 22, 10 - 11 am
Publication Celebration: Margaret Philbrick's The House of Honor, Thursday, July 25, 7 pm
Art/Speaks with Carrie and Peter Sherrill, Friday, July 26, Edgewood Ochard Galleries, Fish Creek
Celebrating the Life of James Mihaley, Saturday, July 28, 11 am - 1 pm
What's Your Story?: Prose Open Mic with Tony Smith and Rosemary Steubi, Sunday, July 28, 2 pm
- Ten-Minute Play Writing Workshop with Jane Hamilton, Monday - Friday, July 8 -12, 2 - 5 pm.
- Fiction Intensive with Peter Geye, Monday - Wednesday, July 28 - 31
- Writing Your Spiritual Memoir with Paul Brophy and Melissa Resch, Friday - Saturday, September 27 and 28, 9 am - 5 pm
- A Deep Delve into Writing the Novel with Patricia Skalka, Monday - Thursday, November 4 - 7, 9 am - noon
Conferences
- Washington Island Literary Festival, September 19 - 21, Trueblood Performing Arts Center and other venues, Washington Island
- Writing On The Door: Your Writing Life, November 8 and 9, Landmark Resort, Egg Harbor
Write On provides a place of solitude and reflection on 59 acres of woods, orchards, and meadows nestled between the water of Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Writers can work on a current project and find inspiration for the next without the distractions that hound them at home. Residencies range from one week to one month.
For residencies in 2025, the application period will be January 1 - April 1, 2024.
Who We Are
Our mission is to inspire and engage writers and readers of all ages, at all stages.
We do this through events and workshops at our Writing Center and within the community, through our residency program, and by offering support to our writers.
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