As we approach Father’s Day, let’s spend some time remembering and writing about our fathers — the good and the not so good. Leaving out nothing, we will tell stories to better understand who our fathers were and who we are. Come prepared to remember. Come prepared to write. Come prepared to laugh and to…

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month as we present a story telling event with our writers-in-residence. A light reception will follow. Presented in partnership with Open Door Pride and Northern Door Pride. Dinah Dale is a development professional for progressive political campaigns and nonprofit organizations, and has driven more than $200 million in collective donations for such…

As part of artist Rebecca Carlton’s installation, Are We Listening?, a series of roundtable discussions with artists and community leaders has been scheduled. Write On is pleased to coordinate today’s discussion focused on writers. Join writers Ann Heyse, Jeanne Kuhns, Erika Nelson, Dan Powers, and Alessandra Simmons Rolffs for a conversation about the role of…

Over the past two months, poets and prose writers have gathered to view and hear about visual artist Rebecca Carlton’s installation Are We Listening? Tonight, those writers share aloud the poems and prose pieces they have created in response to the exhibit. Free and open to all ages. Light refreshments will be served.

Join author/editor Katherine Kassouf Cummings and artist Rebecca Carlton for a conversation focused on how we come together in a changing world. As the editor of the series Questions for a Resilient Future, Katherine will present the origins of the question and offer readings of select responses to the question. Using the readings as a…

This dynamic and generative workshop will offer a typology of top favorite effective writing techniques and a system of easy to digest scientific underpinnings to such crucial processes as habit formation, focused thinking, dopamine reward pathways, and neuroscience of attention and creative flow. Class meets online via Zoom. A link to join the class will be…

Many writers can’t get away for weeks at a time, but it’s great to have short bursts — like a full Saturday in early June — to devote to a project. Join authors Tara DaPra and Jennie Young for a full day of immersion into your writing project. The day will begin with goal setting…

Join us for our annual celebration of writers and readers on beautiful Washington Island. This year’s theme is Come This Far. Presenters include Wisconsin Poet Laureate Nicholas Gulig, graphic memoirist Kelcey Ervick, and novelists Leif Enger, Maggie Ginsberg, and Julie Schumacher. Thursday, September 19: Free Community Creative Lab, noon – 3 pm Friday, September 20:…

In this workshop we will generate new material in poetry and prose focused on recording our stories. Fun and engaging writing prompts will inspire you to tell your story. This is not a critique class. No previous writing experience necessary; writers of all levels and ages welcome. Class meets Tuesday, April 9, noon – 4…

Are you just starting out as a writer? Have you been writing for a while but find it difficult to do on a regular basis? Join teaching artist Robin Sauerwein to explore your creativity through a variety of writing prompts. Participants will share writing in a fun and supportive environment. This is not a critique class. Participants…