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The latest news in the literature scene in Door County along with reviews, creative writing and news about The Hal Prize.

  • Coming Up At Write On

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    This week of events at Write On, Door County starts Dec. 2, 10:30 am – 12 pm with Hello, Wisconsin!: Writing Place with David John Paradise. Examining the work of Glenway Wescott’s collection, Goodbye, Wisconsin, Paradise will discuss how character can emerge from place and how writers can establish a sense of place. This class […]

  • Peninsula Poetry: Dr. Barbara Loeb

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    How to Save a Life: Healing Power of Poetry Dr. Barbara Loeb is a primary care physician and former Chief Medical Officer in what she now calls the encore phase of her career. Like many of her physician colleagues, she focused on caring for others and lost sight of self-care along the way. The impact […]

  • Book Announced for Door County Reads 2024

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    This year’s book selection for Door County Reads 2024 is Braiding Sweetgrass For Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, adapted by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt.  Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults highlights how acknowledging and celebrating our reciprocal relationship with the earth results […]

  • Door County Poet Laureates Featured In New Anthology

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    Thomas and Ethel Mortenson Davis, the current poet laureates of Door County, are two of the poets featured in Leaving, a new anthology about dying and grief by British publisher Bennison Books. The Davises lost their son, Kevin Michael Davis, to cancer in 2010. Subtitled Not to be Afraid, Ethel Mortenson Davis’ poems in the […]

  • Write On Revives Teen Council

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    Door County writers between the ages of 13 and 17 can now join Write On, Door County’s Teen Council. Council members help create programs specifically for young people and enjoy perks such as free classes and meetups with visiting authors. To learn more about the council, contact Write On Artistic Director Jerod Santek at [email protected].

  • November Activities At Door County Libraries

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    All month long, Door County Libraries will offer different events and activities. Stop by any of the library locations for craft projects that include a fall color owl ornament; a rhinestone, fall-leaf craft kit; a mouse house cutout activity; and a fall-leaf bookmark. The Egg Harbor Library Open Studio features glass fusing.  The MakerSpace is […]

  • Book Recommendation: Combat and Campus

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    Combat and Campus: Writing through War by Sgt. Peter R. Langlois and Annette Langlois Grunseth reviewed by Peter Sherrill During the summer of 1967, Wausau native Peter Langlois graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in journalism. A few weeks later, he received his draft notice and was inducted into the U.S. Army.  Combat and Campus: […]

  • Book Sale To Benefit Literacy Door County

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    Over 50 authors from Wisconsin and beyond will sell and sign their books to benefit Literacy Door County on Nov. 4, 2-6 pm.  A silent auction to benefit the non-profit will also be held from 2-5 pm, featuring art and signed books. The event will take place in the ballroom of Stone Harbor Resort, 107 […]

  • Special Hal Prize Announcement

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    Photography to be shown at PenArt exhibit The time is drawing near for us to contact submitters with the winning results of this year’s Hal Prize, the writing and photography contest presented by the Peninsula Pulse and its partners: Write On, Door County, and the Peninsula School of Art. With that comes an exciting new […]

  • Fish Creek Featured In New Christmas Book

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    Door County Quilt Series author Ann Hazelwood released a new book in time for the holiday season, titled Christmas, She Wrote. The book features holiday recipes and short stories and poems about Christmas, including one story set on Cottage Row in Fish Creek. Hazelwood will be on hand to sign copies of her new book […]

  • What’s Next At Write On

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    Visit Write On, Door County for a Great Lakes/Great Books Discussion, a book club that revolves around the Great Lakes. This month’s meeting will take place Nov. 2, 10:30 am – 12 pm at Write On, 4210 Juddville Road in Juddville. Stick around until 1 pm to learn about how to perform like a podcaster. […]

  • Storytime With Local Children’s Authors

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    Five local children’s authors will read from their books on Nov. 4, 10 am – 12 pm at Write On, Door County, 4210 Juddville Road in Juddville. Participants can enjoy hot chocolate and treats while Judy DuCharme reads from I Want A Water Buffalo for Christmas; Anne Emerson reads from Doodle Love; Ann Heyse reads […]

  • Book Recommendation: ‘Remember’ by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Michaela Goade

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    Recommended by Beth Lokken, youth services librarian, Door County Library Looking for a beautiful, contemplative picture book that speaks to adults as well as children? Remember, by Joy Harjo, is that book!  Each page promotes quiet contemplation around the ideas of where, who and what we came from. The richly colored, gracefully symbolic art invokes […]

  • Erica Hannickel Talks Flowers

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    The Door Garden Club will end its first season with a presentation by nonfiction author Erica Hannickel, Oct. 24 at 10 am. Hannickel’s talk will focus on two 19th-century empresses who loved orchids: Empress Cixi of China, and Empress Eugenie of France. Several genera of orchids assisted both women in rising to power and were […]

  • Baptiste Paul To Speak At Write On Gala

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    Registration is open for Write On, Door County’s 10th annual Fall Gala, a yearly celebration of the organization’s accomplishments and future plans. This year’s theme is “sharing our stories.” The gala will take place Oct. 26, starting with cocktails at 5:30 pm. Dinner by Thyme Catering will start at 6:30 pm, and at 8 pm, […]

  • A Weekend of Inspiration at the Island Lit Fest

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    Nearly 100 attendees were part of a weekend of inspiration at the 11th Washington Island Literary Festival Sept. 20-22.  Attendees took in three days of free community creative labs, writing workshops, panel discussions, author talks, book signings and social events.  The weekend began with a free creative lab led by writers Alessandra Simmons Rolffs and […]

  • Baptiste Paul Steps in for Write On Gala

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    Award-winning author Baptise Paul will step in as the featured speaker at Write On, Door County’s Oct. 26 gala at the Kress Pavilion.  An author, speaker, environmentalist and activist, Paul is the award-winning author of children’s books, including: The Field, To Carnival; I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon; Peace and Climb On; and the […]

  • Kimbilio Fellows to Read at Write On

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    Write On, Door County will present a special reading and conversation with three women writers from Kimbilio, a national organization for fiction writers from the African diaspora.  The free reading will take place Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 pm at the Judville center for writing and storytelling.  Tara Betts, Angie Chatman and Camille Forbes are […]

  • DC Published Authors Collective: Erika Nelson

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    Raised in Sister Bay, Erika Nelson is a local author and licensed mental health counselor who recently published Brave Love 365: Daily Inspiration, Validation, and Support for Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse and Toxic Relationships. Nelson is currently working on a therapeutic fiction novel, Brave Love: Alexia’s Journey. Set partially in Door County, it chronicles a […]

  • Washington Island Author Publishes Religious Biography

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    Washington Island author Robert Mazibuko recently released a new book, Planting the Seed. Mazibuko was taught the Bahá’í faith by Emeric and Rosemary Sala, a couple who pioneered to South Africa from Canada during the last Teaching Plan (the Ten Year Spiritual Crusade) initiated by Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. In the […]