Since January 8, 2022, a group of a dozen women have taken part in a writing mentorship, supported by the Women’s Fund of Door County. Writing the Truth of Our Lives welcomed high school students and retirees, teachers and business owners, and more to explore writing as a creative outlet. Join us for an evening…

Poets Cathryn Cofell, Bruce Dethlefsen, and C. Kubasta read from their work and discuss their writing process with audience members. Light refreshments will be served. Cathryn Cofell is the author of six chapbooks and two full-length poetry collections, including Stick Figure with Skirt, winner of the 2019 Main Street Rag Poetry Award. She has published hundreds of…

The origin of this group is shrouded in mystery: not because it’s really a mystery, but because, well-they’re poets, and they don’t pay attention to such stuff. They met at Conkey’s bookstore in Appleton(late 1990’s? Maybe?) to read, write, critique, support, and celebrate the company of fellow writers.One thing led to another, and they started…

Join us for coffee and conversation with our writers-in-residence. Prose writers Kathleen Crisci, Judith Padow, and Jonathan Vatner, all members of the same New York-based writer’s group, will read from their work, discuss their creative process, and answer your questions. Their works touch on a variety of topics, including the professional dance scene, family, and…

Come meet writers of fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, poetry and more! Books will be available for sale and for signing. Light refreshments will be served. The Door County Published Author Collective is a group of writers who live in or have significant ties to Door County and who have published creative works, either through traditional…

Join us for coffee and conversation with AKaiser, a poet and translator based in New York City. She will read from both her original work and translations, discuss her process, and answer your questions. The program is presented free but registration is required as space is limited. Light refreshments will be served. AKaiser, PhD, is…

Join us for a happy hour reading with our writers-in-residence Hayley Mitchell, Donna Hilbert, and Tamara Madison. Light refreshments will be served.  This program is presented free. Registration is required as seating is limited.  Hayley Mitchell Haugen holds a PhD in 20th century American literature from Ohio University and an MFA in poetry from the University…

Join us for a conversation about contemporary Polish poetry with poet and translator Peter Burzyński. Light refreshments will be served. This program is presented free. Registration is required as seating is limited. Peter Buryński earned a PhD in creative writing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an…