Category: Fiction
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2017 Hal Prize Deadline is May 1
The submission deadline for this year’s Hal Prize contest is quickly approaching. Poets, photographers and fiction/nonfiction writers are encouraged to submit their creative efforts by Monday, May 1 for a chance to be published in the Peninsula Pulse’s annual Literary Issue. Conducted annually since 2001, the mission of the Peninsula Pulse’s Hal Prize is to […]
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Paxton Street, Sioux City, Iowa In terms of solar relationships, the precise moment of the arrival of spring at a given location can be calculated. The experience of spring is not so precise. It simply becomes apparent one day that winter has gone and spring has arrived. That morning, as we walked up the Paxton […]
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In the interest of full disclosure I will admit that on occasion I have been characterized as a grumpy old man, perhaps deservedly. And my ancestral DNA results revealed that I am 48 percent Scandinavian. Subsequently, I cannot be regarded as completely objective when I add my praise to A Man Called Ove by Swedish […]
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Questions & Authors: Hal Prize Judge David Haynes
Fiction writers who submit to the Peninsula Pulse’s 2017 Hal Prize contest will have the chance for their creative works to pass before the eyes of novelist and English professor David Haynes, this year’s fiction judge. Haynes is a Professor of English at Southern Methodist University and since 1996 has taught with the MFA Program […]
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Lake Superior Writers Contest Accepting Entries
Lake Superior Writers announces its 2017 Writing Contest with a theme of “Rivers: Mapped and Unmapped.” Rivers, real or metaphorical, make up the theme of this year’s contest. Writers have written about rivers as a metaphor for time, history, lifeblood and more. What will rivers, or a specific river, evoke in your writing? In her […]
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A Dark Irish Comedy, Taco Soup & More Weekend Plans
It’s a weekend for all musical tastes in Door County, whether you prefer Chicago altfolk, the sounds of low brass or rich Brooklyn harmonies. Fill in the gaps with a presentation by an impressive youth author and an afternoon of tasty soups to benefit a great local zoo. Friday, February 24 Witty, Alt-Folk Join Chicago-based […]
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A classic bachelor’s party gone wrong is the starting point for Chris Bohjalian’s new novel The Guest Room. When his irresponsible younger brother is about to be married, successful investment banker Richard Chapman agrees to host a bachelor party for him, assuming that if the event occurs in his fashionable Westchester home then some of […]
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Announcing the 2017 Hal Prize Contest
The Peninsula Pulse newspaper in Door County, Wisconsin proudly presents the 2017 Hal Prize. Conducted annually since 2001, the mission of the Peninsula Pulse’s Hal Prize is to encourage and appreciate artistic expression through various literary forms and photography. The contest has showcased works from individuals of all ages and backgrounds – novice writers and […]
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Review: ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’
The year 2016 proved to be an exhausting time for the American electorate, but it was a good year for fans of Harry Potter and his magical world. On July 30 a play titled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened in London. This play is unusual in that it does not stand alone; it […]
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Southern Door Senior Austin Claflin Publishes First Book
Southern Door senior Austin Claflin is bringing his love of ancient history and the Greco-Roman era to the modern world with his debut novel, Rebel and Roman. Finished his freshman year and released in October, Rebel and Roman takes place during the Gallic War of 52 BC, at the end of Julius Caesar’s campaign of […]
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It turns out photography isn’t the only medium that can speak a thousand words. With the right approach, sculpture, painting and even glass-blown works can as well. Just ask author, poet and instructor Anne-Marie Oomen, who recently teamed up with Write On, Door County to lead a workshop on ekphrastic writing – the literary technique […]
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Fall into Autumn’s New Book Releases
Fall is a busy season for many: students are returning to class, third quarter tax payments are due, and many Door County businesses are preparing for the peninsula’s autumn festivals. Autumn is also an eventful season for book publishers – it is the season typically reserved for big-name, big-buzz books. This year is no exception; […]
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Judy DuCharme Rereleases ‘Society of the L.A.M.B.’
Judy DuCharme announces her book, Society of the L.A.M.B., has just been released by Prism Book Group. Society of the L.A.M.B. is a futuristic, suspenseful tale of life under persecution and how a band of young people stood strong. The setting is Door County. If the title sounds familiar, the novel was published three years […]
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Questions & Authors: Brian Freeman
Next weekend, Washington Island will play host to its 4th annual literary festival, centered on the theme, “The Mystique & Mystery of the Midwest.” Among its lineup of impressive authors is one whose writing career has been defined by mystique and mystery: Brian Freeman. Freeman is the award-winning thriller/mystery writer behind the popular Jonathan Stride […]
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Book Review: ‘The Audacity of Goats’
After her debut 2014 novel North of the Tension Line, J.F. Riordan returns to Washington Island with her sequel, The Audacity of Goats. In the second novel former Chicago newspaper reporter Fiona Campbell continues to work as a freelance writer living in the old house she had purchased on the island, making occasional trips by […]
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2016 Hal Prize Winners Announced
Each fall, the Peninsula Pulse invites people of all ages, backgrounds and artistic abilities to submit stories, photographs and poems for a chance to be published in our annual Hal Prize literary and photography issue. The Hal Prize is held in the spirit of the late Hal Grutzmacher, a professor and Door County bookstore owner, […]
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Björklunden Offers Three New Seminars
From July 17 – July 22, Lawrence University’s Björklunden is offering these seminars: “Winston Churchill: The War Years, 1939-45” with Tim Crain, “Worlds Gone Bad: Modern Dystopias and Their Ancient Roots” with Goeff Bakewell, and “East and West: Renaissance and Islamic Art in Dialogue” with Ben Tilghman and Ryan E. Gregg. Winston Churchill has a […]
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Local Butte des Morts author Harold William Thorpe has just released the fourth book in “A Good Friends Storybook” series. Bellamy’s Ball is a tale about two friends, Bellamy and Katie. Bellamy is excited for the upcoming Girl Scouts ball at the Butte des Morts Lions Club Hall. It will be a dance for fathers […]
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Faith Sullivan to Read, Lead Workshop in Door County
Award-winning novelist Faith Sullivan visits Door County to read from her most recent novel, Good Night, Mr. Wodehouse. The event is co-sponsored by The Friends of Door County Libraries, the Peninsula Bookman, and Write On, Door County. Sullivan will also lead a writing workshop in Fish Creek during her stay. Named by the Wall Street […]
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The Wisconsin Writers Association (WWA) Jade Ring Contest opened May 1, 2016, accepting unpublished material only. Entries close July 31, 2016. Three categories are offered: Poetry: All poems, from free verse to formal and everything in between. If it’s a poem, submit to this category. The maximum length is 75 lines. Fiction: All fiction, from […]