An Author’s Life (And How You Can Become One Too, You Know, if Ninja Doesn’t Work Out as a Career) In-person Program, July 25, 2026, Pre-registration Required

Prescott Valley Public Library will host Writer-in-Residence Janette Rallison. Join us for special Writer in Residence writing workshops from May through July.

An Author’s Life (And How You Can Become One Too, You Know, if Ninja Doesn’t Work Out as a Career) --- How do you become an author? Lots of revisions. What do you do every day as an author? Lots of revisions. Be prepared for people to tell you that your story is lame. Many of these people will be editors and agents. Ignore them. You can also use funny events from your life to give you plot ideas. Did your parents forget you at a gas station once? Your novel will be gold.

This class is open to teens and adults. 

Summer 2026 Writer in Residence – Janette Rallison

Janette Rallison, Prescott Valley’s 2026 Writer-in-Residence, is a USA Today bestselling author. Janette Rallison/CJ Hill writes books because writing is much more fun than cleaning bathrooms.  Her avoidance of housework has led her to write 40 novels that have sold over 1,000,000 print copies and have been on many reading and state lists. She lives in Chandler, Arizona, with her husband and enough pets to classify her as eccentric.

Some published works include:

We Are Never Getting Together (2026) 

A Longtime (and now NFL player) Nemesis (2025)

Empowereds: A Post Apocalyptic, Dystopian Romance (2024)

The Wizard's Mark (2024)

Slayers Series (2011-)

My Fair Godmother (The Fairy Godmother Series) (2009-)

Saturday, July 25, 2026

1 - 2:30 pm

Children's Program Room, Second Floor

More info? 928.759.3040

This project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.