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)…

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…

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…

We will explore the basics of “showing not telling” whie writing stories, poems, and personal essays. We will respond to several prompts and try easy-to-follow exercises to spark our creativity in the most satisfying ways. Class meets in person Tuesday, June 16 10 am – noon. Class size: Minimum 5, maximum 15. Member discount: Members of…

FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 – 5! In this workshop, we’ll explore the process of creating a picture book concentrating on characters, setting, and creating tension. We’ll examine pacing, layout, and page breaks. We’ll discuss visuals and how they work with the text. We’ll also explore the beautiful grounds of Write On, Door County to…

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 magic 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.