Category: Literature News

The Door County Poetry Collective is seeking poets to submit up to three poems about the people or places, the topography, the social, cultural, historical or political milieu, and/or the “spirit” of Door County for an anthology.

Award-winning author Jim Mihaley, who grew up in Sturgeon Bay, will teach a class this fall at Bjِrklunden called “How To Write A Children’s Book.” If you’ve ever aspired to write for children then here’s a chance to put that dream into motion.

Christine Swanberg is the featured reader for the UUFDC Dickinson Poetry Series on Aug. 13 at 7 pm. Swanberg has won many poetry awards and was nominated for a Pushcart.

Write On, Door County offers many opportunities for writers of all ages and levels of experience to exercise their creative muscles in August. Whether you have a novel in mind, would like to start a memoir, or just want to learn more about being a better writer, there is something for you.

I love writing poems about the most ordinary of things, and was envious, indeed, when I found this one by Michael McFee, who lives in North Carolina. How I wish I’d written it.

Write On, Door County offers many opportunities for writers of all ages and levels of experience to exercise their creative muscles in August. Whether you have a novel in mind, would like to start a memoir, or just want to learn more about being a better writer, there is something for you.

The Door County Poetry Collective invites poets to submit up to three poems about the people, places, topography, social, cultural, historical or political milieu, and/or the “spirit” of Door County.

Write On, Door County offers many opportunities for writers of all ages and levels of experience to exercise their creative muscles in August. Whether you have a novel in mind, would like to start a memoir, or just want to learn more about being a better writer, there is something for you.

Marie Erskine Hein will be on hand at Jacksonport’s Cherry Fest on Aug. 2 to sign copies of the recently published Fred Erskine, Jacksonport’s Photographer.

Write On, Door County announces a special writing workshop offered in collaboration with the Door County Land Trust and nonfiction writer John Hildebrand.

The 33rd Annual Used Book Sale will take place July 24 – 26 at the Sturgeon Bay Library, 107 S. 4th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay. Sponsored by the Friends of Door County Libraries, this popular event is the main fundraiser for the Friends of Door County Libraries, which typically awards some $20,000 worth of grants each year to support programs and activities at all the Door County libraries.

In One Small Farm by Craig Schreiner, evocative color photographs capture one family as they maintain the rhythms and routines of small farm life near Pine Bluff, Wisconsin.

Jerry Apps will be the guest speaker for the Jacksonport Historical Society’s annual dinner meeting on July 23 at Mr. G’s Logan Creek Grille. The meeting begins at 6 pm, and is open to the public.

Author Dale Kushner will appear in two special events in Door County for her novel, The Conditions of Love, recently released in paperback. The events are co-sponsored by The Friends of Door County Libraries, the Peninsula Bookman, and Write On, Door County.

Adventures from living and exploring around the world are loaded into Didn’t See That Coming, a new book by geologist, writer, performer Roger James Kuhns.

What kind of life did an animal have before arriving as a stray at the Door County Humane Society? Did a dog grow up on dairy farm and become friends with a cow? Did a cat join an owl to sail into Egg Harbor? A new joint program between the Door County Humane Society (DCHS) and Write On, Door County asks those questions of children between ages 5-11.

After writer Norbert Blei died on April 23, 2013, Blei’s friend and local musician Pete Thelen was determined to find a way to honor the writer’s impact on his friends, on other writers, and on Door County itself.

Max Garland, Poet Laureate of Wisconsin, is the featured poet for the Dickinson Poetry Series on Wednesday, July 9 at 7 pm at the UU Fellowship in north Ephraim.

The Clearing Folk School is where Norbert Blei taught a week-long writing workshop every summer for nearly 45 years. The school, built by land architect Jens Jensen, is situated atop one of the most beautiful bluffs in Door County.

Harold William Thorpe was a new children’s book available, Aubrey’s Attic. Meet Thorpe and get a copy signed at one of the following locations:
 The Farm, July 11, 9 – 11 am; Child’s Play, July 12, from 10 am – 12 pm & 3 – 5 pm; Dairy View Country Store, Aug.