Join other writers in this informal class focused on recording stories. We will experiment with fun writing prompts to help generate new material and inspire you to keep going. We’ll learn from each other and discuss challenges we face in our writing process. Participants will share work in a supportive, non-judgmental setting. This is not a…

Are you just starting out as a writer? Have you been writing for a while but find it difficult to do on a regular basis? Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants…

International best-selling and award-winning author Liza Wiemer will help you navigate through the publishing world. How do you know if your manuscript is ready to submit? How do you get an agent? What are the shoulds and shouldn’ts in the traditional publishing world? Is self-publishing right for me? From polishing your manuscript to query letters, Liza will…

This craft workshop is for emerging to intermediate writers and focuses on writing historical flash prose, in either fiction or nonfiction. The workshop will include reading, drafting, workshopping, refining, and revising one or two flash pieces. The goals of this workshop are to introduce students to the historical prose form; generate writing through a prompt…

Join other writers in this informal class focused on recording stories. We will experiment with fun writing prompts to help generate new material and inspire you to keep going. We’ll learn from each other and discuss challenges we face in our writing process. Participants will share work in a supportive, non-judgmental setting. This is not a…

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…

Are you just starting out as a writer? Have you been writing for a while but find it difficult to do on a regular basis? Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants…

To write, we need to read; every time we read, we become better writers. Classic literature, translated work, poetry, plays — all of it can inform our writing. Even if we don’t like what we’re reading, we can learn what doesn’t work. Participants will be encouraged to tap back into the joy they felt in childhood,…

Setting is important in stories for kids, but it’s not just about immersing the reader in the where. In this fast-paced, 90-minute session, we’ll talk about the when. We–adults AND kids–experience the world in seasons, and those seasons can be more than just backdrops for our stories. We’ll talk about how fall, winter, spring, and summer (and…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO ART Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Kress Pavilion on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by a local poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for…