Reading as a Writer

Learn from successful authors by looking with a critical eye!

Mesa Public Library is excited to partner with the Arizona State Library and welcome Kelli Donley-Williams as our Writer in Residence from February through April.

Kelli is an author and a member of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. Her novels are: Counting Coup, Desert Divide, Under the Same Moon, and Basket Baby.

During her time as a Writer in Residence, she will offer writing consultations and events at Red Mountain Library to help aspiring authors fine-tune their work. 

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.