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Ames Writers Collective Founder @ Poetry Palooza!

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

Friday and Saturday are filled with workshops and open mics at Mainframe Studios, and Poetry Palooza! concludes with a panel discussion at NOON on Saturday featuring moderator, Debra Marquart and panelists that include Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective. Click here for more information and to RSVP for the FREE events.

Swift Literary Festival—Pop-Up Event

Octagon Art Festival 409 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States

Join the Ames Writers Collective at our 2nd Annual Swift Literary Festival, on Sunday, September 24th at the annual Octagon Art Festival. (10 AM to 4 PM)

Free

Youth Poetry Contest Winners at The Langston Hughes Project

Stephens Auditorium 1900 Center Drive, Ames, Iowa

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. The poetry contest […]

Celebrating Willa Cather 150 – Wednesday, Feb 28

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States

Produced in association with the National Willa Cather Center, the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library will host a sesquicentennial celebration of Willa Cather...

Free

Swift Literary Festival—Pop-Up Event

Octagon Art Festival 409 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States

Join the Ames Writers Collective at our 2nd Annual Swift Literary Festival, on Sunday, September 24th at the annual Octagon Art Festival. (10 AM to 4 PM)

Free