This class will create a safe, open space for participants to write about old or new pains or loss or happy moment needing to be brought back in … sadness mirrors joy. We will start with a guided meditational journey to relax and inspire. No meditation or writing experience is required. Time will be given…

Not only can editing tighten and polish writing, it also provides an opportunity for writers to take chances, try new voices, and consider bigger picture changes to their work. In this workshop, we’ll write a short “snapshot” story and revise it many different ways: by changing the voice, tone, perspective, and genre. The teaching artist…

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…

The Door County Published Author Collective is a networking group for published authors who live in or have significant ties to Door County. The group meets virtually the second Monday of the month. The meeting times alternate between evening and mornings to accommodate members’ varied scheduled. Evening meeting, 6 – 7:30 pm, will be held…

Do you have funny personal stories you’ve been wanting to share? In this session, we’ll talk about the various forms of personal funny essays, places to look for inspiration, and tips to turn up the funny in your writing. Isn’t it time to laugh? Let’s get you on the road to having your friends and…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Margaret Lockwood 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. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Join us for a reading of works created in our creative lab, Art/Speaks. Led by poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, people gather in galleries and museums around the county to be inspired by visual art to create poems, stories, or other pieces of writing. Celebrating National Poetry Month, participants will read the work they created…

Write On is pleased to partner with Door Shakespeare on a sonnet writing contest in anticipation of Door Shakespeare’s production of “As You Like It,” opening July 1. In the play, the character Orlando pins verses on the trees in the Arden Forest, declaring his love for Rosalind.Sonnets submitted to the contest will be incorporated into…

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…

Join us for coffee and conversation with AKaiser, a poet and translator based in New York City. She will read from both her original work and translations, discuss her process, and answer your questions. The program is presented free but registration is required as space is limited. Light refreshments will be served. AKaiser, PhD, is…