Category: Literature News
Door County writing classes, poetry readings, author appearances, meetups and more. Experience the rich literature community of the Door in inspiring settings.
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Write On Hosts 10th-Anniversary Gala
Write On, Door County is celebrating 10 years of carrying out its mission during its annual Fall Gala on Oct. 26 – a special event featuring author Faith Adiele, who was the Peninsula Pulse’s 2021 Hal Prize nonfiction judge. The gala at the Kress Pavillion in Egg Harbor will begin with cocktails at 5:30 pm. Dinner […]
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Hal Prize Fiction Screening Judge: Thomas Davis
We asked the group of local screening judges for the Hal Prize to share with readers and writers what they’re looking for when they go through submissions: Why does one piece of writing make it to the final round, but not another? These columns will illuminate the screeners’ process and help those who want to […]
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Peninsula Poetry: Peter Sherrill
Peter Sherrill’s poems and essays have appeared in a variety of state and regional publications, and he is a past president of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. He and his wife, Carrie, facilitate the Art/Speaks ekphrastic writing events through Write On, Door County. They are both preliminary judges for the Hal Prize in poetry. What […]
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Meet Mystery Author Roger Simpson
Mystery lovers and anyone else who enjoys a compelling story can meet Roger Simpson – a criminal-trial-lawyer-turned-author – on Aug. 10, 1-4 pm, at Novel Bay Booksellers, 44 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay, where he’ll be signing copies of his debut murder-mystery novel, The Truth in Hope. Simpson drew from his 45 years of legal […]
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Art, Writing Combine in Special Project
On June 18, a group of students, teachers, parents and neighbors gathered at the Dome House in Sturgeon Bay to celebrate the publication of Young Minds Inspired by Art. This book is the culmination of months of work initiated by local artist Hermke Timm and local art teacher Jane Moeller to capture the thoughts and […]
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For the 2022 contest, the Hal Prize added a group of local screening judges: local poets and authors who volunteer their time to read through submissions that, depending on the category, can number from 50 to more than 200 total. These judges are (back, from left) Charlie Schudson (nonfiction), Peter Sherrill (poetry), Carrie Sherrill (poetry), […]
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Hal Prize Nonfiction Screening Judge: Judy Ann Ritter
We asked the group of local screening judges for the Hal Prize to share with readers and writers what they’re looking for when they go through submissions: Why does one piece of writing make it to the final round, but not another? These columns will illuminate the screeners’ process and help those who want to […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘The Secret Book of Flora Lea’ by Patti Callahan Henry
Recommended by KARLIE MARTENS, Bookseller, Novel Bay Booksellers The Secret Book of Flora Lea is part historical fiction, part mystery, part love story and all amazing. The story begins with Hazel and her young sister, Flora, being sent to a foster home during World War II’s Operation Pied Piper. To help ease their pain during […]
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Questions & Authors: Sean Hill, Hal Prize poetry judge
Rooted in place, movement and remembrance, Sean Hill’s poetry explores what it means to be a part of, and outside of, a community. His first collection of poetry, Blood Ties & Brown Liquor, was named one of the Ten Books All Georgians Should Read in 2015 by the Georgia Center for the Book. His second […]
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Geiger’s New Book Explores Generational Farming
Corey Geiger, an international agricultural journalist and the author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm, uses his lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of life in America’s Dairyland in The Wisconsin Farm They Built: Tales of Family & Fortitude. After his mother was killed by a train, Elmer Pritzl was thrown into adulthood at […]
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Write On Presents One-Day Writing Intensives
Write On, Door County is offering Writing on the Door, a series of three one-day writing-intensive classes with award-winning faculty: poetry with Michael Kleber-Diggs on Aug. 7, nonfiction with Staci Lola Drouillard on Aug. 8, and fiction with Peter Geye on Aug. 9. Optional one-to-one critique sessions are also offered the day following each intensive. […]
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Read and Win at Forestville Library
A summer reading program for all ages began July 5 at the Forestville Library. Every book read earns participants one chance to win a Dairy Basket for Readers, one of which will go to ages 0-5, two to ages 6-13, two to ages 14-18, two to ages 19-64, and one basket to those 65 and […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Meaty’ by Samantha Irby
recommended by GRACE JOHNSON, Peninsula Pulse assistant editor If you haven’t read anything by Samantha Irby, then you’re sleeping on some really good stuff. Irby is an American comedian, essayist and television writer, as well as the creator of the B*tches Gotta Eat blog. I had heard a few things about her work but fell […]
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Hal Prize Fiction Screening Judge: Marggie Moertl
We asked the group of local screening judges for the Hal Prize to share with readers and writers what they’re looking for when they go through submissions: Why does one piece of writing make it to the final round, but not another? These columns will illuminate the screeners’ process and help those who want to […]
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Local Author Earns Awards for Historical Fiction
Addy of the Door Islands by Ellison Bay author Judy DuCharme was a winner for Christian fiction in the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, hosted by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group. The book also earned the Ames Awards’ First Place in Historical Fiction for courageous faith. In addition, the Ames Awards presented DuCharme’s […]
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Meet the Authors of Popular Mystery Series
The cozy-mystery genre is a rapidly growing one, and the Shady Hollow Mystery series is among the most popular. Written by Juneau Black, the series features a community of woodland creatures living in harmony. Juneau Black is the pen name of Wisconsin authors Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel, who will share tales about writing, sign […]
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Book Recommendation: ‘Paved Paradise’ by Henry Grabar
Recommended by DOMINIC FRANDRUP, Director, Door County Library Many places in Door County are experiencing parking-related issues. Businesses and local governments have questions and concerns about the sustainability, expansion and costs of creating and maintaining parking infrastructure, so this month I’m recommending Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar. I’m finding this […]
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DC Published Authors Collective: Ann Linquist
Ann Linquist has published two fantasy novels: The Glory Rites and its prequel, The Old Powers. Her Beginning Writers Workbook, based on her 12 years of teaching creative writing online to tens of thousands of students worldwide, was released last fall. She has lived on 13-plus acres outside Fish Creek since 2010. What is your writing process? I […]
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Since the start of the Hal Prize, the Peninsula Pulse’s creative-writing and photography contest, there has always been some type of screening process for submissions. Initially, members of the Pulse staff – and representatives of Write On, Door County when the organization joined as a partner – would whittle down the submissions to a manageable number for […]
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New Book Details Family’s Harrowing History
Author David Walker and his aunt Helga (Hundt) Bobb will be signing Walker’s book, Hundting Freedom: The Hundt Family’s Story of Horror, Perseverance & Escape to Freedom, on July 9, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, at United Methodist Church, 836 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay. The story details the atrocities inflicted on the Hundt family […]