Young Writers Conference

This conference, taking place at Sturgeon Bay High School in Sturgeon Bay, WI, is for middle school and high school students who want to explore options for becoming a writer. Sessions will include poetry, fiction, journalism, song writing, plays, and writing for games/digital media. The conference will consist of three keynote presentations with Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton, internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Cathy Grier, and award-winning children’s author John Coy. Between keynotes, students will have the opportunity to work with established writers in small, interactive groups on a variety of subjects.

Slated faculty: Julialicia Case, John Coy, Myles Dannhausen, Jr., Cathy Grier, Mauricio Kilwein Guevara and Janet Jennerjohn, Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Sarah Hammond, Mike Orlock,  Alex Paniagua, LaurA! Force Scruggs, Kim Suhr, Angie Trudell Vasquez, and Liza Wiemer.

Full Conference $150; Saturday only $90

Write On, Door County
4210 Juddville Rd
Fish Creek, WI 54212
writeondoorcounty.org/events/conferences/young-writers-conference/