Upcoming Events in Tucson: April 2026!
Check out these upcoming in-person events and workshops presented by the Fifth Brain Collective!
Scroll down or use the links below to learn more about each event.
Tuesday, April 21: Artistic Revolution: The Energetic Role of the Creative Writer
Wednesday, April 22: An Evening of Writing with the Fifth Brain Collective
Thursday, April 23: IN PROCESS: Fiction writers share works-in-progress and talk about how they get there
Artistic Revolution: The Energetic Role of the Creative Writer
Collaborative Workshop with Frankie Rollins and M Bennett
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 | 4:30–6:30pm
PCC Downtown Campus Library, Rm LB 153
FREE Community Event - email jgrace2@mail.pima.edu for more information
An Evening of Writing with the Fifth Brain Collective
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 | 5:30–7:30pm
Di Luna Candles + Goods, 2700 N Campbell Ave Suite 200
FREE - RSVP REQUIRED
Join the Fifth Brain Collective for a writing workshop grounded in curiosity and radiant warmth. We will explore how your material chooses you by observing personal obsessions and accepting the words that come to each writer. All genres, levels, and voices are welcome - no experience necessary. Bring pen & paper or a laptop. Let go of the ‘tiny rules’ and embrace your human desire to write.
all levels. all voices. all genres.
Join us for a guided writing workshop grounded in curiosity and radiant warmth. Let go of the ‘tiny rules’ and embrace your human desire to write.
Wednesday, April 22nd - 5:30–7:30pm
Di Luna Candles + Goods
2700 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ
FREE - LIMITED SEATING
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS
FRANKIE ROLLINS
Frankie Rollins is a creative dynamo building a world that welcomes people into their own writing practice. After teaching writers of all ages for over two decades, Frankie knows what people need to get their writing done. As the founder of Fifth Brain Collective, she’s not just teaching writing; she’s beckoning it. Author of Do You Feel Like Writing? A Creative Guide to Artistic Confidence, The Grief Manuscript, and The Sin Eater and Other Stories, Frankie understands the transformative power of writing, both for the writer and for their someday readers.
ames granados
ames granados (she/her) is an award-winning writer-performer whose storytelling has been recognized with an Encore Producers Award from the Hollywood Fringe Festival, a Moth StorySLAM win in Los Angeles, and is published in Best of F*ST! Anthology, Volume 2. After overstaying her welcome in academia, she is grateful to be coaching and walking alongside storytellers from diverse backgrounds. As Outreach Coordinator for the Fifth Brain Collective, ames invites anyone who’s been nudged to write to join them.
all levels. all voices. all genres.
Join us for a guided writing workshop grounded in curiosity and radiant warmth. Let go of the ‘tiny rules’ and embrace your human desire to write.
Wednesday, April 22nd - 5:30–7:30pm
Di Luna Candles + Goods
2700 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson AZ
FREE - LIMITED SEATING
IN PROCESS…
Fiction writers share works-in-progress and talk about how they get there with Frankie Rollins & Kimi Eisele
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 | 6:00–7:30pm
Revolutionary Grounds, 4675 E Speedway Blvd
Join us for an evening of celebrating writing energy! Authors will be reading from new manuscripts that speak to the energy of connection inside texts; that which drives authors forward. Readings followed with a Q&A and conversation with audience about process.
FREE! No RSVP required
