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…

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

Elizabeth Bergmann Loizeaux in her book Twentieth-Century Poetry and the Visual Arts speaks of the communitarian sense of collaboration that ekphrasis can be when a poet puts “the ekphrastic power of the word…to the service of connection that here and there, now and then, self and other not be isolated.” With such in mind, this workshop will…

While the market for nonfiction often gives the impression that memoirists and personal essayists must possess extraordinary life experiences, there’s a robust tradition of essayists who find wisdom and unexpected insights in the mundane (sometimes without even leaving the house). This genre, sometimes called the “familiar essay,” stretches back to the origins of the form…

Explore using non-human point of view as a way to comment on humanity in this generative session. We’ll look at a variety of examples of this technique across formats and genres, then try our hand at some fun, bizarre prompts. Suitable for writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or anyone who enjoys playing with words. 

In this workshop, we will explore the relationship between people and houses. How does a house reveal the hopes and disappointments of a human life? How can a house become a source of personal pride, the symbol of a relationship, the focus of a dream, or a memory of the past? What is contained, or…

Whether writing prose or poetry, memory adds detail, authenticity, and drama. Memoirist Denise Low shares storytelling strategies to focus on real events and ways to explore deeper understanding. Be ready to listen, share, and write old memories in exciting new forms. 

Both forms — prose poetry and short short fiction — require close attention to language, imagery, and sound. There are certainly similarities. This workshop will explore the thin line between the two forms with examples and short exercises. Let’s raid the borders of poetry and prose. In flash fiction there are visual immersions, or abstract…

SPACE FOR THE UNEXPECTED The unexpected in our reading as well as in our writing can bring great joy. Join our cast of award-winning and acclaimed writers to explore the unexpected. Participants are invited to take part in all three days or may choose to attend just one or two days. We are proud to…

Write On’s bi-weekly critique online critique group welcomes writers of all kinds. Participants read other members’ works and receive constructive comments from other members in exchange for their own comments. Facilitated by prose writers Paul Brophy and Holly Erskine, the group meets every other Tuesday via Zoom from 6:00 – 8:30 Central time. Sessions may…