Ames Writers Collective is pleased to have the unwavering support of the Ames Community Arts Council.
Author: Brooks White
Octagon Center for the Arts
Thank you to Octagon Center, who has been an enthusiastic partner with Ames Writers Collective, hosting and promoting our events.
Mary Greeley Foundation
We are proud to have the Mary Greeley Foundation supporting our Cancer Writing Circles.
Stephens Auditorium
Stephens Auditorium at Iowa State University is a great supporter and partner to Ames Writers Collective.
Ames Writers Collective is grateful to have the support of 10Fold Architecture + Engineering.
Integrity Construction
We are proud to have Integrity Construction as one of our most dedicated supporters!
On the Air with Mary Richards
On the air, Mary Richards and Ana discuss how Ana became a writer, her hybrid-memoir classes at OLLI-ISU, the launch of the Ames Writers Collective and its outreach programs—Writing Circle Wednesdays offering cancer support, Open Write Tuesdays, and the Swift Youth Writers Workshop.
Founder of the Ames Writers Collective, Ana McCracken receives a Rotary Club of Ames Community Grant for the Swift Youth Writers Workshops from outgoing Rotary Club of Ames President, Kelsey Carper. The Rotary Club awarded $20,000 in Community Grants to nine Ames-area organizations. The Ames Writers Collective will use the money to offer honorariums to Iowa State University MFA in Creative Writing and Environment candidates to facilitate writing sessions, youth writer lunches, notebooks and pens. The first of the Swift Youth Writers workshops will launch on July 18th at the Ames Public Library.
Thistlewood Foundation
The Ames Writers Collective is thrilled to have the support of the Thistlewood Foundation.
Rotary Club Of Ames
The Ames Writers Collective is proud to be a grantee of the Rotary Club of Ames.