Our cast of award-winning and acclaimed writers will explore how we welcome the unexpected into our lives. Participants are invited to take part in all three days or may choose to attend just one or two days. We are proud to have the following writers join us for this year’s Festival: Thursday, September 21:…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO ART Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Edgewood Orchard Galleries on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by a local poet, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced…

Take your writing to the next level by drilling deeper into the finer points of story telling BECOME A MASTER WRITER WITH JOHN DeDAKIS CLASS DESCRIPTION: Take your writing to the next level in this series of topic-specific workshops designed to drill deeper into the finer points of story telling: memoir, journaling, characterization, dialogue, and…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO VISUAL ART 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…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO ART Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Edgewood Orchard Galleries 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…

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…

Artist James Mihaley returns to Write On to offer his popular creativity retreat designed to get you writing! Do you know in your heart that you’re a writer but have never pursued the dream?  Or are you a seasoned writer who is struggling a bit, wondering if you’ve lost your creative spark?  Join us for…

A special event exclusively for Write On members! PROSE & POETRY READING WITH LAN SAMANTHA CHANG, NAN COHEN, AND KYOKO MORI Our members are the key to our success and we are so grateful for your support. As a way of saying thank you, we present a series of readings with nationally acclaimed artists that…

JOIN US FOR A CONVERSATION AND LIGHT RECEPTION WITH THE WINNER OF THE 2022 DICK SCUGLIK MEMORIAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP AND LOCAL VISUAL ARTISTS The Dick Scuglik Memorial Residency and Fellowship is given to a writer with demonstrated skill and interest in ekphrastic writing — writing inspired by visual arts. This year's winner is playwright…

Meet members of the Door County Published Authors Collective and talking with them about their paths to publication. Books will be available for sale and authors are happy to sign copies. Future Meet and Greets are scheduled for Saturday, August 6, and Saturday, November 5. Participating authors at today’s Meet and Greet are: Judy DuCharme,…