AZ Wordsmith

If you haven't read it yet, don't miss this change to read it now! A stunning first issue of the Yavapai College literary magazine, "Threshold." You will be inspired and moved by the works of local writers and artists.

Threshold Journal of Literature & Art Threshold Journal of Literature & Art, translated from print into a quiet digital exhibition.

📅 May 16th | 2:00 PM
📍 Peregrine Book Company

Spoken word open mic is a monthly community event featuring poetry and short prose, held inside The Peregrine at the back stage. Bring your friends and your scribbled musings.
Featured Poet: Tinamarie Cox

Tinamarie Cox lives in Prescott Valley where she writes short stories and poetry, and creates artwork with various mediums. Her art has been featured on the covers of Troublemaker Firestarter, January House Literary Journal, Willows Wept Review, Five on the Fifth, and more. She has two poetry chapbooks with Bottlecap Press: Self-Destruction in Small Doses and A Collection of Morning Hours. As well as two poetry collections with Nymeria Publishing: Through a Sea Laced with Midnight Hues and her latest release, A Numbers Game.

A Numbers Game is Tinamarie Cox’s follow-up poetry collection to Through a Sea Laced with Midnight Hues. Where Midnight Hues focused on traveling through a depressive episode, A Numbers Game dives deeper and explores the beginnings of her mental health struggles. She has curated poetry, prose, images, and artwork from her past and present, which creates something just as much poetic as it is memoir. It gives a human face to su***de and mental illness.

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AZ Wordsmith Prose Open Mic at the Elks
Date: May 13th, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM. Doors open at 5:45
Location: Enjoy the inspiration and a memorable evening at the beautifully restored Crystal Ballroom, 3rd floor, Elks Performing Arts Center in Prescott, Arizona.

Featured Reader: No featured reader. The first reader chosen will be recorded.*

Format: The evening includes a 15-minute reading by a local guest author, followed by other readers sharing up to 10-minutes of their novels, memoirs, short stories, or other fiction/non-fiction pieces. No poetry or music at this event.

Donation: A $5 donation is suggested to cover expenses.
Sign up to read: Have your own work you’d like to read? Sign up at the door to get your name in the hat for a chance to read. Names will be drawn following the featured author's reading.
Listening Mode: If you’re just in the mood to listen, you’re more than welcome!
Recording: The featured author’s reading will be recorded and posted on the AZ Wordsmith Facebook and YouTube pages.
Light Refreshments provided.
*As this is an unscripted presentation, please be advised there may be mature language and subject matter.