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First Swift Writers Workshop is a Success August 9th, 2022 Our first workshop for teens was fun, challenging, and we all learned so much from writing together! Continue Reading→		Why Join a Cancer Writing Circle? July 7th, 2022 \| Mary Greeley Medical Center Video – Writing Circle Wednesdays If you are going through cancer treatment, or have completed treatment within the last two years, why would you want to be part of a […] Continue Reading→
Swift Youth Writers Workshop Receives Rotary Club of Ames Community Grant June 27th, 2022 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 […] Continue Reading→		On the Air with Mary Richards June 7th, 2022 \| ARCHIVES.KHOIFM.ORG 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 […] Continue Reading→
Ana McCracken Launches Ames Writers Collective September 18th, 2021 \| Ames Tribune Author Ana McCracken saw a need in the Ames community for a support network for writers — a group where writers and storytellers can study outside of academic settings. She […] Continue Reading→

First Swift Writers Workshop is a Success August 9th, 2022 Our first workshop for teens was fun, challenging, and we all learned so much from writing together! Continue Reading→		Why Join a Cancer Writing Circle? July 7th, 2022 \| Mary Greeley Medical Center Video – Writing Circle Wednesdays If you are going through cancer treatment, or have completed treatment within the last two years, why would you want to be part of a […] Continue Reading→
Swift Youth Writers Workshop Receives Rotary Club of Ames Community Grant June 27th, 2022 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 […] Continue Reading→		On the Air with Mary Richards June 7th, 2022 \| ARCHIVES.KHOIFM.ORG 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 […] Continue Reading→
Ana McCracken Launches Ames Writers Collective September 18th, 2021 \| Ames Tribune Author Ana McCracken saw a need in the Ames community for a support network for writers — a group where writers and storytellers can study outside of academic settings. She […] Continue Reading→

First Swift Writers Workshop is a Success