Current & Upcoming
What’s Your Story?: Prose Open Mic
Mar 24, 2024 2:00PM—4:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Tony Smith and Rosemary Steubi host an open mic afternoon for writers of prose. Writers of fiction, essays, memoir, and other forms of prose are welcome to share their work. Each reader will have a strict ten-minute time limit. Hosts recommend that you practice your piece before showing up to know you are within time.…
View MoreMemoir Mondays
Mar 25, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM
ADRC, 916 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost Free
Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative labs designed for seniors who want to write their life stories. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These labs are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide prompts to help you get started. You can write to the prompt or…
View MoreWRITING CENTER CLOSED
Mar 29, 2024—Mar 31, 2024
The writing center will be closed Friday, March 29 through Sunday, March 31 for spring break. We will reopen at 10 am Monday, April 1. Please feel free to explore our trails and terraces.
View MoreMemoir Mondays
Apr 01, 2024 10:00AM—11:00AM
Scandia Village, 10560 Applewood Rd., Sister Bay, WI 54234
Cost Free
Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative labs designed for seniors who want to write their life stories. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These labs are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide prompts to help you get started. You can write to the prompt or…
View MoreTurning Family History into Children’s Stories with Deborah Lakritz
Apr 02, 2024 10:30AM—12:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $30.00
RegisterWe will delve into both unique and ordinary family memories using stories we’ve been told, objects and artifacts, letters, diaries, world history, and more to discover and create compelling children’s stories that have a universal appeal. I will share examples of the research I’ve done on my own family’s history and the picture book manuscript…
View MoreGreat Lakes/Great Books discussion group
Apr 04, 2024 10:30AM—12:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
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 Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America by Michael A. McDonnell. About the…
View MoreFUN AND GAMES — LITERALLY!
Apr 07, 2024 12:00PM—2:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Bring family and friends for an afternoon of game! Write On has a wide variety of games and puzzles with a literary or word related theme. (Full list of games below.) Drop in at any time! Games are always available to be enjoyed any time the center is open. CHOOSE FROM THESE GAMES: A Little…
View MorePoetry Reading
Apr 07, 2024 2:00PM—4:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the launch of Albert DeGenova’s new book Human Nature, Mauricio Kilwein Guevara doing his first Door County reading, and Tori Grant Welhouse reading new work and poems from her award-winning book Vaginas Need Air. Albert DeGenova is an award-winning poet, publisher, and teacher, as well as the Executive Director of Write On, Door County. He…
View MoreWriting Life Stories with Robin Sauerwein and Lori Young-Williams
Apr 09, 2024 12:00PM—4:00PM
Write On, Door County
4210 Juddville Rd.
Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $80.00
RegisterIn this workshop we will generate new material in poetry and prose focused on recording our stories. Fun and engaging writing prompts will inspire you to tell your story. This is not a critique class. No previous writing experience necessary; writers of all levels and ages welcome. Class meets Tuesday, April 9, noon – 4…
View MoreFrom Armchair to Being There: Making Travel Writing POP! with Dipika Mukherjee
Apr 10, 2024 7:00PM—8:30PM
Online
Cost $60.00
RegisterThe world has opened up after the pandemic, and we are traveling again, leaving the quotidian for new adventures. Participants of all genres are welcome in this generative workshop, where a series of short exercises will mine new and old memories, to create vivid and transportive writing. The participants will work on three exercises, addressing…
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