North Shore Readers and Writers Festival

Struggling to see what your manuscript needs next? This class will help you refocus on the big picture. Discover tools to examine your work-in-progress from different angles to pinpoint what […]

Recently, what excites me is that not-knowing, early stage of a poem. This isn’t to say my intentions and impulses are bad—it’s good to be aware of where I start—but […]

Dean Young urged poets to make “birds” rather than “birdcages,” but the sonnet’s been doing both things for 800+ years, recently surging in popularity among women and BIPOC+ poets. What […]

Explore the editorial crossroads of capturing personal history with technical recipe collection and recording community foodways. Define your family story through the lens of kitchen time, everyday eating, and memorable […]

Struggling to see what your manuscript needs next? This class will help you refocus on the big picture. Discover tools to examine your work-in-progress from different angles to pinpoint what […]

For most writers, their baptism begins when they find their voice. The real challenge then becomes how to plug that voice into appropriate themes. Some of the skills I've learned […]

Join North Shore Readers and Writers Festival Author David Mura as he reads from his novel, The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself. David is a memoirist, essayist, novelist, poet, critic, playwright […]

Library Friends of Cook County and the Grand Marais Art Colony invite the community to a panel discussion featuring five esteemed Minnesota authors and educators. The discussion will center around […]

There comes a point in nearly every poem I write where I get trapped in the poem I’ve built. What I mean is, it becomes difficult to consider other possibilities […]

This class will cover some of the basic techniques of Western narrative construction, including the goals of the protagonist, blocks to the goals of the protagonist, irreconcilable conflicts, the three […]

If you want to connect with an audience, networking is essential. Even if you are unknown and without a budget, there are ways to develop courage and confidence to move […]

Everyone leads a life that is important enough to write about, but sometimes we aren’t sure what we want to say. In this class, we will look beneath the surface […]

This discussion-style class will inspire fellow writers at any level of practice who wish to write from a place of adventure and vulnerability. Rather than always "writing what we know" […]

Join Lin Salisbury and friends for a Writers Salon where local writers will share their current work followed by an open mic open to any participant. Join us for wine, […]

Join University of Minnesota Northrop Professor of American Studies and 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, Brenda Child, as she shares her film which considers the history of the Ojibwe Jingle Dress […]

Join our North Shore Readers and Writers Festival Authors as they read their most recent works. This is an all-day event taking place at Studio 21. You have the option […]

Everyone leads a life that is important enough to write about, but sometimes we aren’t sure what we want to say. In this class, we will look beneath the surface […]

Celebrate the culmination of the North Shore Readers & Writers Festival by joining in on our table discussions hosted by festival authors. Tables will seat 6 - 8 participants. Please […]