Power of the Pen: Write On's Annual Fundraising Gala
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2026 Annual Fundraising Gala
Aug 06, 2026 5:30PM—9:00PM
Kress Pavillion: 7845 Church St Egg Harbor, WI 54209
Tickets are on sale now for Write On’s 2026 Annual Gala to be held Thursday, August 6, at the Kress Pavillion in Egg Harbor, WI. The keynote speaker this year will be novelist Lan Samantha Chang, author of the award-winning novel The Family Chao and director of the creative writing program at the University of Iowa. Her talk will follow dinner catered by Thyme Catering.
5:30 pm – Cocktails
6:30 pm – Dinner
7:30 pm – Keynote
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL; NO MORE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
Judy and George Harmon
PREMIER SPONSOR:
Jim and Mary Kay Braza
Seifert Family Fund
Swan Abbey Press
Swan Abbey Press is an independent micro press founded in 2025 and based in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, with a simple mission: to discover, champion, and publish exceptional mid- and late-career literary voices. In its first year, Swan Abbey Press earned national recognition when its debut title, The Kindness of Terrible People: and Other Stories by Stephanie DuPal, receiving the 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Silver Award for Best First Book:
Fiction. The collection was selected for this honor from nearly 2,000 entries submitted by independent publishers across North America. Dedicated to beautifully crafted books and enduring storytelling, Swan Abbey Press provides
accomplished writers with a home for work of exceptional artistic merit. We believe outstanding stories deserve to be discovered regardless of an author's stage of career.
Building on that commitment, Swan Abbey Press will host its second annual international writing retreat in Wroxton, England, May 30–June 6, 2027, bringing writers of all experience levels together for a week of inspiration, craft, and creative fellowship in one of England's most
picturesque settings. Learn more about Swan Abbey Press at www.swanabbeypress.org and reserve your place at the
2027 Wroxton International Writing Retreat by contacting Laurin Bellg at laurinwrites@gmail.com .
MAJOR SPONSORS:
Kimberley Schey-Scuglik
Dave Allen and Margaret LeBrun
Novel Bay Booksellers
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
Write On, Door County Board Members Past & Present
Nicolet National Bank
Michael and Ann Morgan Philanthropy Fund
In Memoriam: Doug Hansen
An unfinished story, beautifully told
