Ames Writers Collective

Write Together Tuesdays | Monthly 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
2025-04-08 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-05-13 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-06-10 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-01 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-08 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-15 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-29 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-12 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 3 more dates
Join us for our hybrid Write Together Tuesdays on Zoom or in person at Fifth Street Writers. 3:30 to 5 PM CT.
WHAT’S A WRITE TOGETHER?

We join together on Zoom and in person at Fifth Street Writers, share what we’re working on, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end, we share our successes, and sign off. Easy peasy.
For more information and to register, click here.

Write Together Tuesdays | Monthly 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
2025-04-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-05-27 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-06-24 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-07-22 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-08-26 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 15:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 15:30 - 17:00
Join us for our hybrid Write Together Tuesdays on Zoom or in person at Fifth Street Writers. 3:30 to 5 PM CT.
WHAT’S A WRITE TOGETHER?

We join together on Zoom and in person at Fifth Street Writers, share what we’re working on, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end, we share our successes, and sign off. Easy peasy.
To register for the event, click here.
To learn about Ana , check her out here.

1st Saturday Write Together at Fifth Street Writers
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-08-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Fifth Street Writers, 612 5th Street, Ames, 50010, United States
Join us at Fifth Street Writers on the 1st Saturday of each month from 10 AM to Noon. Together we’ll write in community on our writing projects.
What’s a Write Together?

Bring your laptop or whatever you write with to work on your creative writing projects—novels, memoirs, poems, project outlines, your to-do list for the coming year if need be
We have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables, to larger tables with chairs—some tables are shared spaces
We’ll write in community for ~2 hours after sharing a brief comment about our creative project
We have wifi
We write, write, write in silence
RULE: Cell phones MUST BE SILENCED, as well as laptop “dings”

Each month, we’ll open our doors at 9:30 am. Grab a coffee or tea and mingle with fellow writers. There’s plenty of street parking (metered) with a CyRide stop in front of our building at 612 5th Street in downtown Ames, Iowa.
While the event is free and open to all, we’re asking everyone to pre-register because space is limited. To register, click here.

Okoboji Writers Retreat
2025-09-28 - 2025-10-01
Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 in Okoboji, Iowa
Join Founder Ana McCracken at the Okoboji Writers Retreat this Fall. The Okoboji Writers Retreat is a unique gathering on the shores of West Lake Okoboji filled with inspiration, creativity and community. Whether you’re polishing a manuscript or just getting started, you’ll find expert-led sessions, supportive peers and plenty of time to write in a beautiful lakeside setting.
Get the Early Bird Discount before July 15 by clicking Here!

Member Open Hours
2025-11-05 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-12 08:00 - 10:00 | Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers, 612 5th Street, Ames, Iowa, 50014, United States
This month, join us for our Members Open Hours at Fifth Street Writers. Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information!
Open this month from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays. There are a few exceptions, please check our events calendar for specific dates!
Our space is designed for writers by writers. It’s a quiet place to focus on your writing projects. We have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building, with plenty of street parking. Our site host this month is communications intern, Acacia Coates.

Member Open Hours - Today 10 to Noon
2025-11-11 08:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-18 08:00 - 22:00 | Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers, 612 5th Street, Ames, Iowa, 50014, United States
This month, join us for our Members Open Hours at Fifth Street Writers. Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information!
Open today from 10 AM – NOON. Check our events calendar for specific dates!
Our space is designed for writers by writers? It’s a quiet place to focus on your writing projects? We have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building, with plenty of street parking. Our site host is founder, Ana McCracken.

Member Open Hours
2025-11-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Ames Writer Collective Fifth Street Writers, 612 5th Street, Ames, Iowa, 50014, United States
This month, join us for our Members Open Hours at Fifth Street Writers. Interested in becoming a member? Click here for more information!
Open this month from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM on Wednesdays. There are a few exceptions, please check our events calendar for specific dates!
Our space is designed for writers by writers? It’s a quiet place to focus on your writing projects? We have seating areas spread throughout the building at Fifth Street Writers that run the gamut from comfy club chairs to benches with tables, to larger tables with chairs. Limited parking is available in front of the building, with plenty of street parking. Our site host this month is communications intern, Acacia Coates.
