As both a poet and editor of a well-known poetry journal and press, Hayley Haugen will offer tips on getting printed in both online and print small press magazines. She will offer advice on what to do and what not to do from both the poet’s and the editor’s perspective. This class will be offered…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Miller Art Museum on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by poets Carrie and Peter Sherrill, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. The current exhibit is titled “Hanseatic”…

What is a poetry chapbook and how do you get one published? Poets Cathryn Cofell and Christina Kubasta, co-president and vice president of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets will talk about the chapbook and a new contest they are launching with Brain Mill Press. They will be joined by former Wisconsin Poet Laureate Bruce Dethlefsen.…

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 beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Sessions are offered quarterly throughout…

Exclusively for Write On members! We are pleased to present a morning coffee and converation with award-winning poet Mark Wunderlich. Mark Wunderlich was born in Winona, Minnesota and grew up in rural Fountain City, Wisconsin. Wunderlich’s first book, The Anchorage, was published in 1999 by the University of Massachusetts Press, and received the Lambda Literary Award. Other…

Write On is happy to resume our collaboration with Midsummer’s Music, Poetry Meets Music. At one concert in each of Midsummer’s series offerings, a poet will read a poem written in response to a piece of music to be performed. Poets were given recordings in advance with no identifying information as to the title, composer,…

Enjoy a glass of wine, the summer sun, and great poetry with our writers-in-residence POETRY READING WITH CATHRYN COFELL, BRUCE DETHLEFSEN, C. KUBASTA Join us for an evening of poetry, light refreshments, and good company as we present a reading by our writers-in-residence Cathryn Cofell, Bruce Dethlefsen, and C. Kubasta. This reading is free and…

The Writing On The Door Week-Long Master Class Series offers intensive sessions in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for intermediate to advanced writers A GLIMPSE IN THE MIRROR: SEVEN POEMS WITH NAN COHEN Session Description: “We struggle all our lives,” observed the anthropologist Helen Fisher, “to know a few basic things about ourselves that the most…

Join us for a reading/performance by Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton Dasha Kelly Hamilton is a writer, performance artist, curator and facilitator. Ultimately, she’s a creative change agent, leveraging the creative process toward human and social wellness. Dasha has written for national, regional and local magazines; produced three collections of poetry; recorded four spoken word…

JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF GEOSMIN, THE NEW POETRY COLLECTION BY CATHERINE YOUNG In September of 2020, Catherine Young, a poet and writer from the Driftless region, spent a week in residence at Write On. During that time, she worked on several of the poems that are included in her new collection, Geosmin, published by Water’s…