Everyone has a story to tell — but how do you tell your story in a compelling way? In this class, we will explore the fundamentals of personal narrative and memoir writing. We will look at how craft elements, like scene and dialogue, can make a personal story come to llife, and we will discuss…

During this week-long intensive with Toya Wolfe, participants will take a deep dive into writing fiction: Monday: Welcome and Introductions: Let’s get to know one another a bit, discuss the roadmap for the week, and write something to kick things off! Tuesday: Anatomy of a Scene: Every scene has a beginning, middle, and end, but what makes…

Discover writing fiction that explores history, which might mean traditional historical fiction but might also include alternate histories or a story set in a place of historical importance. We’ll consider the ways that history can inspire and inform our fiction. Old photographs, letters, and other ephemera along with writing prompts will give participants several nuggets…

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery Series with award-winning author Patricia Skalka. In this special program, Patricia will discuss the ideas that inspired each book and read excerpts that trace Cubiak’s journey as he navigates the rocky road of grief and moves forward in life. USA Today call…

Join Julie Ann Laser for a discussion of her new book, Understanding and Effectively Utilizing Experiential Therapy: A Mindfulness and Trauma Sensitive Approach to Extending Talk Therapy. Julie Anne Laser, MSW, LCSW, PhD is a professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. She teaches classes on Resilience, Experiential Therapy,…

Join us for a reading and conversation with the teaching artists leading this week’s fiction and nonfiction intensives: Kathleen Rooney and Rachel Jamison Webster. Kathleen Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary works in hybrid genres, and a founding member of Poems While You Wait, a team of…

Every story exists somewhere, and that somewhere, especially in memoir writing, plays a vital part in how we view ourselves and the people in our lives. The writing of a place needs to move beyond the descriptive qualities of setting, that place is about people, class, and history. Writing about place creates layers of narrative…

“I always keep two books in my pocket, one to read and one to write in,” said Robert Louis Stevenson in 1887. In this five-day generative fiction workshop, we will explore how that simple two-part strategy holds true for writers in the 21st century. Through a pattern of in-class readings, discussions, prompts, and sharing, we…

Write On is pleased to partner with the Friends of Door County Libraries with a reading and conversation with fiction writers Gabriela Garcia and Christine Vines. Gabriela Garcia is a fiction writer and poet. She is the author of the novel Of Women and Salt, a New York Times and indie bestseller, winner of the International Latino Book Award,…

Join us for a celebration of The Boatyard: How a Rollicking Bunch in Rural Wisconsin Built the Finest Yachts in the World, written by the late James Mihaley. Based on interviews with former employees, customers, and others, The Boatyard tells the story of Palmer Johnson, the famous yacht builders based in Sturgeon Bay. Hear from…