Womens Storytelling Night at Write On

Celebrate Pride with Visiting Writers

Juddville, Wis. (June 7, 2024) – Write On, Door County hosts an evening of storytelling with three visiting writers-in-residence: Dinah Dale, Amy Estes, and Julia Nusbaum. The event celebrates Pride Month and is presented in partnership with Northern Door Pride and Open Door Pride. The event is free and open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, June 18, beginning at 6 pm, at Write On, 4210 Juddville Rd., Fish Creek. Light refreshments will be served.

Dinah Dale is a development professional for progressive political campaigns and nonprofit organizations and has driven more than $200 million in collective donations for such candidates as the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone. She holds a BA in Business Administration and English literature from William Woods University and a JD from Washington University Law School in St. Louis. While taking online classes at Write On during the pandemic, she began writing creative nonfiction and short stories to entertain herself and her family. She lives in Minneapolis with her two sons.

Amy Estes is a writer, storyteller, and educator from Sacramento, California. She is a dual-genre MFA candidate in fiction and nonfiction at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Amy’s essays have been featured on The Rumpus, Huffington Post, Catapult, and elsewhere. In 2022, she was a curated writer for Corporeal Khôra and her piece, “Won’t Someone Think of the Women?” was nominated for Best American Essays. Amy’s humor writing has been featured on McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, The Belladonna, Weekly Humorist, and others. She teaches satire writing for Second City, as well as middle school English.

Julia Nusbaum is a Pushcart-nominated writer, editor, and mother living in Milwaukee. Her works have appeared in Oranges Journal, Mutha Magazine, Moon Cola, The Feminine Collective, and elsewhere. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief at HerStry Literary Magazine, dedicated to getting every woman writing, talking, and sharing her story. Julia is a 2024 MFA candidate in creative writing at Columbia College Chicago.

Write On, Door County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Write On conducts programs to inspire readers and writers of all ages, at all stages, throughout Door County and beyond.