The Door County Published Authors Collective, a program of Write On, presents Inside the Book, a unique opportunity for writers and readers to learn more about how authors go about creating their books. Today’s panelists are Patrick Baird, Lynda Drews, and Margaret Philbrick. Presenters Patrick Baird’s most popular Door County mystery, Darkness at Death’s Door, was a…

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…

Join Door County Poets Laureate, Carrie and Peter Sherrill, for Art/Speaks at Margaret Lockwood Gallery. Explore the gallery and discover something to write in response to.  Held at various venues throughout the county, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. About Art/Speaks: The practice of using words to comment on…

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 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 – 5! Can a witch be kind? Are all giants frightening? Do you ever wonder if there’s an elephant who wishes it were an elf? In this workshop for young writers, we will focus on the creation of characters to build a story. What does a character look like? Sound…

FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 – 8!   In this five-day workshop, writers in grades 6 through 8 will build entire worlds from scratch. Each day zeroes in on a core element of storytelling: constructing the world your story lives in, developing characters who feel real, shaping a narrative that goes somewhere, finding your story’s…

Meet dozens of Door County authors at the 6th Annual Door County Book and Author Fair! Authors will have books available for sale and signing. Full details coming in April, 2026.

Reserve your space now for the 6th annual Door County Book and Author Fair, featuring dozens of novelists, nonfiction writers, poets, children’s book writers and more!  SATURDAY, JULY 18, 8 AM – 12 PM, MARTIN PARK, STURGEON BAY RESERVE YOUR SPACE BY JUNE 30! PRICING FOR MEMBERS OF THE DOOR COUNTY PUBLISHED AUTHORS COLLECTIVE (DCPAC)…

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…

Join Amber Blaeser-Wadzala for an environmental, collaborative workshop fo all ages! You’ll go for a walk along Write On’s trails, stopping occasionally to observe the world for extended periods of time and to write down your observations. Through various prompts and by looking at both the broader landscape and a single object to study and…