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WRITE ON IN THE COMMUNITY: Anna Lee and Mary Carol Ghislin at HELP
As part of our community outreach programs, writers-in-residence Anna Lee and Mary Carol Ghislin will conduct a writing program with participants in FYRE, a teen program at HELP of Door County. FYRE stands for Forging Youth Relationship Education, a council of high school students who work on social justice issues and ending domestic abuse. This program is open only to FYRE participants. Mary Carol Ghislin has had a lifelong love of reading and writing, having graduated from high school with…
Find out more »A Casual Class for the Aspiring Author with Judy Ducharme
Write On is a promotional partner of the Door County Library's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) programming. Today's program features Judy DuCharme, who will offer assistance to aspiring authors and those participating in NaNoWriMo. Judy has published six books and has had several pieces published in the Guideposts Magazines and Books. Her writing has earned her several awards. Topics to be covered: Head-hopping: a great way to confuse the reader and keep your book from being published. It takes…
Find out more »WRITE ON IN THE COMMUNITY: Jennifer Morales at Southern Door High School
As part of our community outreach programs, writer-in-residence Jennifer Morales will spend two days working with freshmen at Southern Door High School on creative writing projects. This program is open only to Southern Door students. Jennifer Morales is a poet, fiction writer, and performance artist whose work deals with questions of gender, identity, complicity, and harm. A Beloit College graduate (1991, Modern Languages and Literatures), Jennifer received her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University-Los Angeles in 2011. She served…
Find out more »WRITE ON IN THE COMMUNITY: Jennifer Morales at Southern Door High School
As part of our community outreach programs, writer-in-residence Jennifer Morales will spend two days working with freshmen at Southern Door High School on creative writing projects. This program is open only to Southern Door students. Jennifer Morales is a poet, fiction writer, and performance artist whose work deals with questions of gender, identity, complicity, and harm. A Beloit College graduate (1991, Modern Languages and Literatures), Jennifer received her MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University-Los Angeles in 2011. She served…
Find out more »NaNoWriMo: Nanofiction
It's that time of year again! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is in full swing! Write On partners with Door County Library to present a special class on nanofiction. Whether you are working on a novel or interested in getting started in writing fiction, nanofiction is a great way to begin or to awaken new ideas. Nanofiction are very short stories, as brief as 55 words. We will explore various forms of short fiction and provide prompts to get you…
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 »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…
Find out more »NEW YEAR’S WRITING RESOLUTIONS: Make 2020 Matter with Baptiste and Miranda Paul
As writers, we often make New Year's resolutions—but we can be easily tempted to give up if the outcomes are out of our control. Author Baptiste Paul and author/literary agent Miranda Paul will supply writers with easy to intermediate steps for improving your craft and your network as you work toward publication. In this festive holiday session, come evaluate your personal journey and expectations, and choose attainable goals that make working toward your dream more enjoyable. If you'd like to…
Find out more »WRITING ON THE DOOR: Food Writing Conference
SAVE THE DATE! Writing On The Door: Food Writing Conference will bring together reviewers, bloggers, memoirists, poets, editors, and more who write about food, joined by food professionals in demonstrations. The conference will be held at various locations in Sturgeon Bay. DETAILS COMING SOON!
Find out more »WRITING ON THE DOOR: Food Writing Conference
SAVE THE DATE! Writing On The Door: Food Writing Conference will bring together reviewers, bloggers, memoirists, poets, editors, and more who write about food, joined by food professionals in demonstrations. The conference will be held at various locations in Sturgeon Bay. DETAILS COMING SOON!
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