We are proud to present a public reading of work to emerge from Telling the Truth of Our Lives, our yearlong women’s writing program that invites participants to explore personal and creative narrative through guided craft and community. The 2025 cohort, led by Gail Eckl and Maryanne O’Dowd, will share selected works that reflect their…

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…

Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative writing sessions designed for seniors, but open to all, who want to share memories to leave as a legacy for family and friends. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These sessions are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide writing…

Have you always wanted to live a creative life? Do you love to write but never find the time or struggle with your internal censor? This is open to all who love to write but feel lost on how to lead a more creative life. This class will help you reconnect with your creative muse…

As part of programming for Door County Reads, we offer Echoes in the Story, focused on how fiction can serve as a powerful tool for healing grief, particularly the overlooked grief of losing someone while they are still living. Grief arises as we witness someone we love slip away slowly through dementia, chronic illness, addiction,…

Now in its 11th season, Great Lakes/Great Books meets the first Thursday of the month September – May to discuss books that have the Great Lakes as setting or subject matter or that are related to water and/or the Great Lakes region. All are welcome, whether you have read the book or not! This month’s…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with the Miller Art Museum 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. About Art/Speaks:…

Memoir Mondays are free one-hour creative writing sessions designed for seniors, but open to all, who want to share memories to leave as a legacy for family and friends. Do you have stories you want to share but you aren’t sure how to get started? These sessions are perfect for you! Volunteers will provide writing…

Have you always wanted to live a creative life? Do you love to write but never find the time or struggle with your internal censor? This is open to all who love to write but feel lost on how to lead a more creative life. This class will help you reconnect with your creative muse…

Join us for a discussion of Kate Quinn's historical novel, The Briar Club, the 2026 selection of Door County Reads.  Washington, D.C., 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital, where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March…