Ames Writers Collective

The Ames Writers Collective is committed to creating healthy communities through the art of writing.


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Swift Youth Writers FREE Creative Writing Workshop

Escape into creative writing and connect with other writers. Regardless of your genre, for five days writers will come together to write together to writing prompts...

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If You Missed the Live Celebrating Cather 150 Event…

If you missed the live "Celebrating Cather 150" event at the Ames Public Library on February 28th, it was recorded and posted to YouTube.

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Congratulations Youth Poet Contest Winners

Four Swift Youth Writers poets were chosen from a "blind read" contest after attending three poetry writing workshops led by Caleb "The Negro" Poet Rainey in January...

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Author Spotlight

Rachel Aukes

This is Rachel, who will host our twice-monthly Open Write Tuesday on April 23rd from 3:30 to 5 PM.

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