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MEMBER EVENT: Book Journaling for Beginners
Did I read this already? Have you ever asked yourself this question after the first few pages of a book? Or wish you could recall a nugget of wisdom or great line from a novel you read? Book Journaling is a great way to keep track of what you have read in an organized way! Grace Johnson, of the Peninsula Pulse, leads this special event just for Write On members. Not a member? Join now! Please bring a journal and…
Find out more »ART/SPEAKS at Kress Pavilion
Write On, Door County partners with the Public Arts Initiative of Egg Harbor to present Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by poet Francha Barnard, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. About Art/Speaks: The practice of using words to comment on a piece of visual art—ekphrasis—is an ancient one. One of the earliest and most commonly cited forms of ekphrasis occurs in The…
Find out more »DOODLE LOVE: Book Signing with Anne Emerson
Anne Emerson, a founding board member of Write On, Door County, has published her first picture book! Doodle Love celebrates the joy and love of those wonderful dogs. A portion of sales from the book will benefit Write On. "This utterly charming, engaging treasure will be loved by big and little readers both." -- Naomi Shihab Nye, author of numerous collections of poetry including, most recently, Voices in the Air: Poems for Listeners. "This is a fun picture book not only…
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The Write On, Door County office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. This holiday, take time to write down those things that fill you with gratitude.
Find out more »OFFICE CLOSED
The Write On, Door County office will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. This holiday, take time to write down those things that fill you with gratitude.
Find out more »Great Lakes/Great Books Discussion Group
A monthly book club discussing works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that have the Great Lakes as a setting or as subject matter. This month’s selection is Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the Great Plains by William Ashworth. Ogallala Blue is the story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the High Plains. The Ogallala Aquifer that lies deep beneath the Great Plains from Texas to Colorado contains enough water to fill Lake Erie…
Find out more »MIXED GENRES: A CHRISTMAS SMELLING TOUR with Jude Stewart
Pine. Cinnamon. Gingerbread. Snow. The smells of Christmas are unmistakeable and teleport us emotionally back into our personal histories. Write On, Door County and the Ridges invite you to stretch your senses and expand your notions of what smells mean and how they influence our feelings, thoughts and expectations. Suitable for all ages, this 30-45 minute guided tour is led by Jude Stewart, current writer-in-residence at Write On and author of the forthcoming book The Portable Nose: A Field Guide…
Find out more »FICTION WRITING: The Role of Place in Fiction with Janice Deal and Katie Shonk
Writers-in-residence Janice Deal and Katie Shonk offer a special fiction writing workshop based on place. Setting has played a critical role in both of our writing, serving almost as a central character in our completed books and works in progress. Drawing on passages by some of our favorite writers, we will explore with participants how they can use setting to deepen the emotional lives of their characters, build plot and suspense, convey community and history, and heighten satire and humor.…
Find out more »MIXED GENRES: TREASURE HUNT WRITING with Jenny Magnus
JOIN US THE MORNING OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE FOR A SPECIAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT! Writing is a physical activity. Being in your body and moving around then stopping to write is like collecting clues for an unknown treasure. Treasure Hunt Writing takes the process of putting words on paper and moves it out into nature, into the imagination, into the body. Participants will spend some time outside (even in the cold!) collecting ideas and fragments of writing, and following a kind…
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Write On's office is closed for the Christmas holiday.
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