(Tucson, AZ) The Library is back with its 17th Writer in Residence! Poet, essayist and children's fiction writer Gene Twaronite will hold the position of Summer Writer in Residence and offer one-on-one consultation sessions at Woods Memorial Library. This program is made possible by the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Gene will meet with writers of all stripes, ages, and genres, from novice and aspiring to experienced and previously published and offer advice about all aspects of the writing life.
Beginning Tuesday, May 16, 2023, and running through July 2023, Gene will hold one-on-one consultations at Woods Memorial Library on Tuesdays from 1 to 3:00 pm and on Thursdays from 1 to 3:00 pm. Sessions are 1/2 hour each. Participants are required to register in advance by stopping by or calling Woods Memorial Library at (520) 594-5445. Please note, registration opens one week prior to each session.
Gene will also host three workshops:
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Demystifying Poetry
Wednesday, June 7 from 2 to 3:30 pm
Dusenberry-River Library -
Discovering Yourself with Poetry (or How to Make Your Head Explode)
Saturday, June 24 from 2 to 3:30 pm
Oro Valley Public Library -
PoetryMania at MegaMania
Saturday, July 15 from 2 to 3 pm
Pima Community College Downtown Campus
Registration is not required to attend workshops.
About Gene Twaronite:
Gene Twaronite is the author of four poetry collections. His poems have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. His first poetry book, Trash Picker on Mars, published by Kelsay Books, was the winner of the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Arizona poetry. His latest poetry collection is Shopping Cart Dreams.
Gene is an accomplished essayist and children’s fiction writer. He has written and published eleven books, including two essay collections, one young adult novel, and a middle grade novella, along with a collection of his children’s stories, Dragon Daily News: Stories of Imagination for Children of All Ages. His first picture book, How to Eat Breakfast, was recently published by Lyric Power Publishing in Tucson.
He is a retired Senior Instructional Specialist for the University of Arizona. Gene currently leads a poetry workshop for the University of Arizona Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program.
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