Write On is proud to take part in the Ridges’ Festival of Nature by offering a hike of our property: Discover Write On, Door County’s 59 acres of hiking trails, visit Norb Blei’s writing studio, The Coop, and learn about his impact on saving Door County’s open spaces. We’ll hike, hear passages from Norb’s book,…

Join us in celebrating the flavors and stories behind Theo’s American Bistro Cookbook: The Dishes that Defined Us in Door County! This collection honors the legacy of retired Austrian chef Theo Engassner, whose Juddville bistro left a lasting impression on locals and visitors alike. The cookbook is a way to keep the food we loved at…

Join novelist, comedian, and improv artist Jane Hensge for an evening of interactive storytelling. Jane will share stories about growing up in a small town in Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi River, a location that has a lot in common with Door County. Jane Hensge began her writing career in the early days…

Quality writing is quality writing, no matter your age. While sudden successes do happen, the reality for most writers is tht the path to publication may take years, or even decades. What are the obstacles you might face as an older writer? How do you define success as a writer? How will you know what…

Join Write On and the Door County Published Authors Collective for the 5th Annual Door County Book and Author Fair. Meet dozens of authors who live in or have significant ties to Door County. Novelists, poets, nonfiction writers, authors of children’s books, and more will be present to sell their books and to talk about…

As the NFL draft takes place just south of us in Green Bay, we are pleased to present our own draft. Have you ever read a book and wondered if it just came to the writer that way? Hear from local poets, novelists, essayists, and more as they share their first drafts and discuss the…

This workshop is designed to get you started on your own junk journal journey. Junk journaling is a way of recording your inner passion, life experiences, and collaging what you love and learn. It combines all forms of art mediums to create a book of you. Junk journaling uses everything from writing about your life…

“Baby shoes for sale. Never worn.” — anonymous, apocryphally attributed to Ernest Hemingway In this generative workshop, participants will draw inspiration from micro-flash essay and micro-fiction examples such as 100-Word Love Stories, Tiny Truths, and prose poems to write their own creative nonfiction micros. Together we’ll discuss the work that micro essays do–looking at use…

Have questions about applying for a residency? Join Founding and Artistic Director Jerod Santek for a presentation on the residency program and walk-through of the application process. There will be ample time for questions.  This session is presented via Zoom. Registration is required as space is limited. Participants will be sent a link to join…

Have questions about applying for a residency? Join Founding and Artistic Director Jerod Santek for a presentation on the residency program and walk-through of the application process. There will be ample time for questions.  This session is presented via Zoom. Registration is required as space is limited. Participants will be sent a link to join…