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The Readers’ Cafe: Vacation Rental Month
Jul 20, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Think of Readers’ Cafe as the most informal book group you’ve ever attended! There’s no need stay up late the night before trying to finish a book you don’t really care that much for. Instead, come prepared to talk about a book you loved — it could be one you read recently or one you…
View MorePoetry Meets Music
Jul 20, 2025 4:00PM—6:00PM
Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S. 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Write On is happy to continue our collaboration with Midsummer’s Music, Poetry Meets Music. At one concert in each of Midsummer’s series offerings, a poet will read a poem written in response to a piece of music to be performed. Poets were given recordings in advance with no identifying information as to the title, composer,…
View MoreMemoir Monday
Jul 21, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
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…
View MoreErasure Poetry Workshop with Anna Leahy
Jul 22, 2025 1:00PM—2:30PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $30.00
RegisterWe’ll begin by looking at examples of different types of erasure poetry, including the work of Jen Bervin, who erases by lightening or sewing over text, and Sonja Johanson, who uses seeds, petals, and spices to cover text. We’ll discuss the relationship among erasure poetry, found poetry, and concepts like copyright, redaction, censorship, ignorance, and…
View MoreRaising the Dead: Writing Historical Fiction with Rachel Hall
Jul 24, 2025 1:00PM—3:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $40.00
RegisterDiscover writing fiction that explores history, which might mean traditional historical fiction but might also include alternate histories or a story set in a place of historical importance. We’ll consider the ways that history can inspire and inform our fiction. Old photographs, letters, and other ephemera along with writing prompts will give participants several nuggets…
View MoreSocrates’ Cafe
Jul 24, 2025 9:00AM—11:00AM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates’ Cafe uses the Socratic method to examine life’s big questions. It is collaborative, dialectic, non-partisan, and egalitarian. What this means is we use open conversations, open doors, big listening, and a lot of empathy to tease out the nuance in timeless and contemporary issues. No reading is…
View MoreArt/Speaks at Woodwalk Gallery
Jul 25, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
Woodwalk Gallery, 6746 County Road G, Egg Harbor
Cost Free
Write On, Door County presents 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 throughout the year at various museums and galleries…
View MoreWhat’s Your Story?: Prose Open Mic
Jul 27, 2025 2:00PM—4:00PM
Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost Free
Tony Smith and Kathleen Harris 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 Monday
Jul 28, 2025 10:00AM—11:00AM
Hope United Church of Christ, 141 S. 12th Ave., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Cost Free
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…
View MoreArt/Speaks at The Garden Door
Aug 01, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM
The Garden Door, 4132 Highway 42, Sturgeon Bay
Cost Free
Write On, Door County presents 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 throughout the year at various museums and galleries…
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