Join us for an evening on the grounds of Write On, Door County to celebrate another year of residents, programs, community impact and the power of reading and writing. This year’s event will feature a keynote address from Carrie Fountain, 2019 Texas Poet Laureate and author of young adult and children’s books. The evening also…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Miller Art Museum on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by a local poet, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Join us for this free, in-person session held…

The Second Annual Door County Writer and Book Fair presents dozens of writers who live in or have significant ties to Door County. Writers include novelists, poets, memoirists, song writers, playwrights, children’s picture book authors, and more. Readings and conversations with writers will take place throughout the day. PARTICIPATING AUTHORS CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Sally Collins   …

Calling all writers who live in or have significant ties to Door County! Reserve a table to display your books, CDs/records, plays, etc.! A full 8 foot table is $45. A half table shared with another writer is $30. Space is limited and tables are selling quickly; reserve yours now! Reservation deadline is August 26!

A new spin on ekphrasis! We take our Art/Speaks program to discover inspiration from other art forms. In this series, we are pleased to partner with Third Avenue PlayWorks to present a free creative lab following the pay-what-you-can premiere of each play in their season. Sessions will be lead by Write On volunteers.   About…

Write On and StoryStudio Chicago have collaborated on a residency program. We are pleased to welcome three of the writers in their various In-A-Year Book programs: Camille Beredjick, Ozge Gunday, and Jonathan Jones. Join us for coffee, light refreshments, and a conversation with these three talented writers. Camille Beredjick is a queer and nonbinary writer…

Great Lakes/Great Books is a monthly discussion group of books that have a focus on the Great Lakes or on water in general. Works of fiction, nonfiction, and more are discussed both in-person and virtually. This month’s selection is Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North by Sarah Stonich. About Off the Grid: In her search for…

Sand Beach Press presents a book launch for Poems to the Wind, a new collection from Juddville-based poet Karen Wilson. Karen Wilson is no stranger to the Door County poetry scene, participating in poetry workshops and critique groups since 2003. She has been a featured poet in the Dickinson Poetry Series and the Peninsula Pulse. She is a…

Join us for an afternoon reading of News of the Air, the debut novel from Sturgeon Bay native Jill Stukenberg. About the book: News of the Air was selected as the 2021 winner of the Big Moose Prize from Black Lawrence Press and will be published in fall 2022. Part domestic realism, part eco-fiction, this novel centered…

CELEBRATE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY BY SHARING YOUR STORIES! Today is National Coming Out Day, a day set aside to honor and celebrate LGBTQ+ coming out stories. Everyone is full of PRIDE in June, but we can’t skip over the beauty, triumph, and bravery of Coming Out Day in October! Join us for this inclusive…