THE THIRD ANNUAL DOOR COUNTY BOOK AND AUTHOR FAIR! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 9 AM – 2 PM MARTIN PARK, DOWNTOWN STURGEON BAY  MEET DOZENS OF PUBLISHED AUTHORS WHO LIVE IN OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS TO DOOR COUNTY! AUTHOR READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND MORE! FREE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY PARTICIPATING AUTHORS Patrick Baird     *   …

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. The reading is free and open to all ages. Light refreshments…

As part of Write On’s collaboration with StoryStudio Chicago, we are pleased to welcome two of their fiction writers for a week-long residency. Join us for a conversation with Spencer Hendrixson and Katherine Oh Yeaple about their writing process. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. Spencer Hendrixson is a writer born/raised/based in Chicago. His…

Do you have funny personal stories you’ve been wanting to share? Do you want to write a hilarious polemic on the latest dance craze, your favorite movie, or the 75 reasons to love candy corn? Maybe you’re just looking to ad some humor to your writing. In this session, we’ll take an in-depth look at…

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…

Come enjoy a variety of word games and literary fun! Bring family and friends and come prepared to make new friends while discovering how much fun you can have with words. Spanish editions of Scrabble and Magnetic Poetry are available. Word | Play is presented the second Saturday of every month, noon – 2:30 pm…

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. Led by various volunteer facilitators, each session will take a different approach to the topic. Time will be given to write and share…

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…

This free and supportive writing group is open to fiction writers of all genres and lengths: literary, speculative, mystery, short story, novel, etc. Published and unpublished writers are welcome. Come with a curiosity for the art and craft of writing and a desire to help create a safe space to hone your skills. A facilitator…

Write On is pleased to sponsor with Crossroads at Big Creek, Door County Library, and Door County Pulse, a discussion with Dan Egan about his new book The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance. Dan Egan, author of The Death and Life of the Great Lakes, will be at Crossroads at Big…