As part of our Dick Scuglik Memorial Fellowship, we present an artist conversation with visual artist Marc Anderson and writer Catherine Young. The fellowship is awarded annually to a writer working in ekphrasis — writing about art. The writer is paired with a Door County visual artist. The two exchange work and generate new work…

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…

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,…

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…

FOR WRITERS ENTERING GRADES 3 – 5 IN FALL This writing workshop is designed to get students excited about writing and reading. In this workshop, we will focus on writing a story based on our imagination. The goal is to create a memoriable character. In order to accomplish this goal, students will explore unique voices,…

FOR WRITERS GOING INTO 6TH – 8TH GRADES IN FALL In this in-depth writing workshop, students will explore different research elements that will challenge them to craft a character-driven story. Both fiction and non-fiction require research. Even when creating a character that captures your reader’s attention, there are unique behaviors and traits that make your…

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…

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.…

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…

“Baby shoes for sale. Never worn.” — anonymous, apocryphally attributed to Ernest Hemingway In this generative workshop, participants will draw inspiration from micro-flash essay and micro-fiction examples such as 100-Word Love Stories, Tiny Truths, and prose poems to write their own creative nonfiction micros. Together we’ll discuss the work that micro essays do–looking at use…