New Classes Offered at Write On

Online and In Person Opportunities in Fiction and More

Juddville, Wis. (November 17, 2023) – Write On, Door County will offer two workshops focused on fiction as well as a special session of their popular Healing Through Writing program during the month of December.

David John Paradise will lead an online session on Saturday, December 2, 10:30 am – noon titled Hello, Wisconsin!: Writing Place. Examining the work of Glenway Wescott’s collection, Goodbye, Wisconsin, Paradise will discuss how character emerges from place and offer exercises to help participants establish a sense of place in their own fiction writing. Tuition for the session is $30; scholarships are available.

Returning Write On residents and fiction authors Janice Deal, Sandra Jones, and Katherine Shonk will lead a three-hour in-person workshop that will examine how much you should write about your own life and how much you should bring in from the outside world. Write What You (Don’t) Know will be held at the writing center, 4210 Juddville Road, Fish Creek, on Tuesday, December 5, 1 – 4 pm. Tuition is $60; scholarships are available.

Visiting writer and Write On resident Mary Mullen presents a special edition of the free monthly program, Healing Through Writing. This program is for people with little to no writing experience, as well as those who have an established creative practice and who want to focus on writing as a way to heal. Mullen’s session will begin with a discussion of journaling and a daily writing practice and will end with free writing in response to a prompt. The session is offered free and is open to all.

Write On, Door County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Write On conducts programs to inspire people to write and share their stories at various venues throughout Door County.