Telling the stories that shape our community.
Prescott Woman Magazine is Northern Arizona’s premier women-focused media platform, dedicated to celebrating the voices, stories, and impact of the Prescott Quad Cities. What began as a lifestyle magazine has evolved into a dynamic, digital-forward brand rooted in storytelling, connection, and community uplift.
We spotlight the women who lead, create, serve, and inspire — entrepreneurs, artists, educators, advocates, and changemakers whose work shapes the place we call home. Through powerful profiles, thoughtful features, and meaningful conversations, we go beyond the surface to share stories that matter.
Today, our storytelling lives across multiple platforms. Through the She Spark Podcast, we amplify real conversations around leadership, purpose, growth, and connection. Through the Prescott Woman Awards, we honor women whose courage, compassion, and contributions make a lasting difference. And through Portraits with Purpose, we combine storytelling and service, using photography to give back and uplift local nonprofits.
More than a magazine, Prescott Woman is a movement — a trusted platform for women’s voices, a connector of community, and a catalyst for positive change. We believe stories have power, visibility creates opportunity, and when women rise, communities thrive.
Join us as we continue to celebrate Prescott — digitally, boldly, and with heart — one story, one spark, and one woman at a time.
250 Years of Courage: The Women Who Helped Shape America and Arizona
Arizona’s story cannot be told without women. Long before Arizona became a state in 1912, Indigenous women across tribal nations preserved language, culture, agriculture, art, and community traditions through generations of change and hardship. Native women played essential roles as leaders, educators, healers, and protectors of cultural identity throughout the Southwest. Even after the passage of the 19th Amendment, many Native American women in Arizona were still denied full voting rights until 1948 due to state-level restrictions.
Step Inside the Art: Prescott Studio Tour Returns This October
One of the best things about Prescott’s art community is getting the chance to see not only the finished work, but also the people, spaces and creative processes behind it.
The Prescott Area Artist Studio Tour returns October 2, 3 and 4, 2026, offering three days to explore the creative side of the Prescott Quad-City area. Now in its 19th year, the free event invites the public into studios and art centers to meet artists, watch demonstrations, learn about different techniques and, of course, discover some incredible locally created art.
This year’s tour features 74 juried artists in 53 private studios, along with additional artists exhibiting at three local art centers. Visitors can build their own route and spend the weekend exploring everything from painting and photography to jewelry, mixed media and more. Many participating artists will demonstrate their techniques throughout the weekend, giving visitors a chance to see how a piece evolves from an idea into a finished work.
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Danielle Derois Finds Connection Through Creativity
hen Danielle Derois started Old Soul Creatives, she wasn’t simply looking for a way to earn extra income. As a stay-at-home mom with a lifelong love of art and crafting, she wanted to create something that would allow her to stay present for her family while sharing her creativity with others. Today, that dream has grown into one of Prescott’s favorite mobile paint and sip experiences, bringing together people of all ages for afternoons and evenings filled with laughter, connection, and colorful canvases.
Returning Home and Leading with Heart
As a long-time educator, Jeanette has built relationships with families she continues to see every day throughout town. “Life becomes full circle when the children of my former students come to my school. Having worked at multiple schools means I have extended family on multiple campuses. I enjoy working with these people who help me work through all the various challenging parts about being in public education. I don’t get that level of support anywhere else, and it is extremely important and gratifying.”
Pouring into Prescott
Prescott Woman Magazine chatted with Sheri Shaw, owner of The Back Alley Wine Bar, to find out what makes her enjoy Prescott and
everything it offers.
Turn Up the Heat
There’s something powerful about cooking with intention. Lighting a candle on a Tuesday night. Trying a new flavor. Slowing down long enough to savor what’s on the plate — and who’s sitting across from you.
Real connection often starts in the kitchen, where aromas fill the air, hands brush at the stove, and flavor becomes an experience you create together.
At Spice Traveler, the shelves are filled with ingredients that do more than season a dish — they inspire it. It’s about bold blends, warming spices, and sweet finishes that turn a simple dinner into something memorable.
How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?
Like many living in the Prescott area, I’m not from around here. I’m still new to the region and still getting to know my neighbors. When I was a kid, I knew all of them. It seems harder now. Maybe it’s our fast-paced lives or our phones that keep us a little more isolated than before.
I began working at Prescott Meals on Wheels in 2022, and part of my onboarding included a ride-along on one of our many routes, where drivers deliver hot, fresh meals to homebound neighbors who can no longer cook for themselves. On that first route, I watched the driver do far more than deliver meals. He genuinely engaged with each person, asking how they were doing, catching up on family news, and listening with care.
Ring in 2026!
The Whiskey Row Boot Drop is back and bigger than ever, celebrating its 15th year as Northern Arizona’s most iconic New Year’s Eve event. On Wednesday, December 31, thousands will gather in historic downtown Prescott to welcome the New Year with the drop of a dazzling six-foot illuminated cowboy boot from the Palace Building’s 40-foot flagpole.
Hypnotherapy: Calming the Nervous System From the Top Down
For decades, hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been misunderstood. Stage shows featuring people being “put under” for entertainment have given hypnosis a reputation for being silly, unsafe, or even manipulative. But the truth is very different. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy are powerful, evidence-based healing modalities that help us access the subconscious beliefs and patterns that quietly run our lives. Once those patterns are made conscious, they can be changed — often leading to profound healing in the mind, the nervous system, and day-to-day life.
Hilary Dartt – 2024
Love is the last thing either of them wants. But it might be the only thing that can save them both.
June Cartwright, an event planner, dreams of escaping the family business to start her own. When her friend Callie asks her to help plan a fundraiser to save her fiancé’s family ranch, June is thrilled. Especially when she discovers that Callie’s brother-in-law happens to be Sterling Wilder, the scowling-but-gorgeous hero who stepped in during her disastrous airport incident.
Going High-Tech
Thanks to significant renovations, the Yavapai College libraries—now known as the Centers for Learning and Innovation—will provide resources, technology, and usable space for everyone.
Jeff Falls, Senior Project Manager with Haley Construction, the firm completing the renovations, said, “As we’re moving into the future,” the team will “completely gut” both libraries “down to bare walls.”
It’s a big job: the Clarkdale building is 11,000 square feet, and the Prescott building is 30,000 square feet.
Since the project goal is to make the spaces high-tech, Jeff said, “A whole new level of infrastructure has to go in.”
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