For writers entering 6th – 8th grades in fall! Calling all young storytellers! Get ready for an exciting writing workshop that will ignite your creativity and bring your stories to life! In this interactive session, we’ll dive into the magicc of imaginative storytelling, focusing on what makes a character truly unforgettable. Through engaging activities, students…

How do places — homes, schools, houses of worship, locations in nature, cities, countries, continents — shape who we are and what we care about? This writing workshop is an opportunity to explore the role of places in our ways of seeing the world. Writing a poem or short piece of prose, we will also…

During this two-hour generative workshop, participants will discover how randomness can beget fantastic ideas, and that we all have a natural story structure that we can work within. Meditative freewriters and accompanied by a guided rewrite, where participants are at the whim of a Barketrannouncing changes to the narrative’s direction from Event Cards. These announcements…

Hear from three writers of fiction, poetry, memoir, and plays about writing collaboratively and writing across genres. Tina Jenkins Bell is a published fiction writer, playwright, academic, freelance journalist, and literary activist. She has had numerous short works published in journals and anthologies, including Redline: Chicago Horror Stories, Hypertext Review, and Re-Liviing Mythology. Her plays, Cut the Baby in Half and…

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.

Relax, unwind, and set your creative spirit free! This interactive workshop is all about unleashing your inner creative and taking the concept of play to heart. Pulling from the work of creative innovators like Lynda Barry and Austin Kleon, Stacy will lead participants through a series of fun exercises and activities, grounded in play and…

Sessions for writers entering 3rd – 5th grades and 6th – 8th grades in September. Details coming in March 2026!

Sessions for writers entering 3rd – 5th grades and 6th – 8th grades in September. Details coming early March 2026!

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Summer. Fall. Winter. Spring. Each season tells their own story. Each of us has experienced these seasons as a specific part of our lives. We have experienced the wonder of nature in those seasons throughout our lives. Come join us for three days of remembering the seasons, writing about them, and living them once again…