In this workshop, we will explore the relationship between people and houses. How does a house reveal the hopes and disappointments of a human life? How can a house become a source of personal pride, the symbol of a relationship, the focus of a dream, or a memory of the past? What is contained, or…

Explore using non-human point of view as a way to comment on humanity in this generative session. We’ll look at a variety of examples of this technique across formats and genres, then try our hand at some fun, bizarre prompts. Suitable for writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or anyone who enjoys playing with words. 

While the market for nonfiction often gives the impression that memoirists and personal essayists must possess extraordinary life experiences, there’s a robust tradition of essayists who find wisdom and unexpected insights in the mundane (sometimes without even leaving the house). This genre, sometimes called the “familiar essay,” stretches back to the origins of the form…

Author Nadine Kenney Johnstone signs copies of her latest book, Come Home to Your Heart: A Guided Journal for Harnessing Your Inner Wisdom and Falling Back in Love with Yourself. Copies of the book will be available for sale by the author.

We think our lives are interesting, but do readers? How do you make your true story resonate with an audience in 1,000 words or less? In this four-week workshop led by memoirist and personal essayist Nadine Kenney Johnstone, you will learn why it’s crucial for writers to write their truth and make readers care right…

Join us for coffee and light refreshments and a conversation with poet-in-residence Sean Chambers about ways your writing is influenced by music. He’ll speak particularly about funk music’s influence on his work. Sean Chambers, MFA, is a writer of creative nonfiction and poetry, and an education leader passionate about the craft of writing, the deconstruction of rhetoric, cross-cultural…

Write On is pleased to partner with Novel Bay Booksellers to celebrate the publication of The Prophecy of the Wolf, the latest novel by author Thomas Davis. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thomas Davis has published, in addition to his new novel, The Prophecy of the Wolf, five novels, including In the Unsettled Homeland of Dreams that won the Edna…

Write On is pleased to collaborate with the Friends of Door County Libraries on its successul Book & Author Series, resuming after a long Covid hiatus. Award-winning author Liam Callanan will read from and discuss his latest book, When In Rome. The novel traces the journey of an American real estate agent whose midlife crisis leads…

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 both beginning and advanced writers in any genre. Join us for…

Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Idea 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. Join us for this free,…