Program Description
Event Details
The Yavapai County Free Library District will be hosting writer in residence, Lana Buckner, at our Clark Memorial Library location from July 3 through September 28, 2024.
Writing Is Too Hard! is the fifth of a series of special Writer in Residence workshops by Lana Buckner from July through September 2024.
Whether you’re a published author or someone who aspires to journal daily, we can all agree: sometimes writing is too hard!
This workshop is designed to shake loose writer’s block and induce the joy and spontaneity of writing through games and exercises. We’ll be inspired by our classmates and surprised by ourselves. Participants will create take-home worksheets to use again and again!
Skills in writing are not required. Everyone can have fun and discover new ways of wending through the creative unconscious.
Future Writer in Residence Workshops:
September 21 |12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Creating Comics (All ages)
Summer 2024 Writer in Residence - Lana Buckner
Lana is a multidisciplinary artist, experienced workshop leader, and lifelong storyteller. She has worked as a content writer, freelance editor, and tutor. Based out of her studio at the Old Jerome High School, Lana is actively engaged in the Verde Valley artistic community: she is a member of Reitz Ranch Center for Ceramic Education in Clarkdale and an LLC member of the Jerome Artists’ Cooperative Gallery. You can find her illustration-adorned ceramics at the JAC Gallery where she also serves on the Publishing Committee.
Lana’s consultation hours will be available for writers who need help with editing, finessing, or finding their way through writers’ block. She is also keen to help students with college applications, essays, or any writing-related homework.
Lana will be utilizing this residency to create long-form comics—come by the office hours or participate in one of her workshops if you’re interested in the process of visual narrative!