About us

Thin Air works to elevate and bring together the Flagstaff community. Catch us at any of our events!

Upcoming events:

Cinder Skies Presents: A High Desert Reading Series

  • Thursdays @7 PM
  • Follow @cinderskies_readings for info
  • Local venues in Flagstaff
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Silly Goose Writing Club

  • 5-6:30pm on March 31st 2026
  • Willow Bend Environmental Education Center: 703 E. Sawmill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
  • No experience necessary!
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News & updates:

  • An Interview with Todd Robert Petersen

    The wheel of fortune is one of the most well-known images of fate. This wheel spins randomly, setting the course of destiny for the people and events it controls. Northern Arizona University graduate and Thin Air founder Todd Robert Petersen’s It Needs to Look Like We Tried takes the idea of the wheel of fortune…

  • 2018 Gas Station Winners

    We are thrilled to announce Sarah Minor’s (read her recent interview here) picks for our new Gas Station Prize. For the inaugural contest, we asked people to send us hybrid work, or work that didn’t fall neatly into one genre or another. Below are the first-, second-, and third-place winners, with some of Sarah’s thoughts on each piece.…