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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-6/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Swift Youth Writers Group - Writing for Teens
DESCRIPTION:Teens in 6th – 12th grade are invited to escape into creative writing and connect with other teen writers. Each month on the 2nd Sunday (unless otherwise noted) attendees will be led through prompts and exercises to help develop and stretch their creative writing skills. Attendees will be given a chance to share their work and have a chance to support others. No experience is necessary so all skill levels are encouraged to attend. At the end of the school year\, writers will be asked to submit 1 to 3 pieces (depending on genre) for inclusion in an anthology\, and a celebratory reading will be held. \nRegistration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information\, click here. \nProvided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/swift-youth-writers-group-writing-for-teens-8/
LOCATION:Ames Public Library\, 515 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-5/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-7/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-8/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240512T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20230803T192535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T210909Z
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SUMMARY:Swift Youth Writers Group - Writing for Teens
DESCRIPTION:Teens in 6th – 12th grade are invited to escape into creative writing and connect with other teen writers. Each month on the 2nd Sunday (unless otherwise noted) attendees will be led through prompts and exercises to help develop and stretch their creative writing skills. Attendees will be given a chance to share their work and have a chance to support others. No experience is necessary so all skill levels are encouraged to attend. At the end of the school year\, writers will be asked to submit 1 to 3 pieces (depending on genre) for inclusion in an anthology\, and a celebratory reading will be held. \nRegistration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information\, click here. \nProvided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/swift-youth-writers-group-writing-for-teens-9/
LOCATION:Ames Public Library\, 515 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240520T193000
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-9/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240602T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240602T150000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
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SUMMARY:Ames Writers Collective & William R. Bliss Cancer Center Survivorship Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join Ana McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective & the William R. Bliss Cancer Center for Survivorship Day 2024 \nComplimentary admission is included for this event.\nRefreshments & FUN!Becca the Balloon LadyFriend’s Flowers Bouquet Building (while supplies last)Ames Writers Collective: Pop-Up Writing Through Cancer Session \nWho is a Cancer Survivor? The National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation defines SURVIVOR as anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life. \nRSVP for the event\, including family/friends at www.blisscancercenter.org/survivor. \n\n#ameswriterscollective #blisscancercenter #writingthroughcancercircles#writingcirclewednesdays \nSee less
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/5642/
LOCATION:Reiman Gardens\, 1407 University Blvd\, Ames\, IA\, 50014\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:June 24 to 28\, 2024 | Swift Youth Writers Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Open to 6th to 12th Graders\nFive consecutive sessions – June 24 to 28th\n10:00 AM to 12:30 PM\nLocation: Ames Public Library\nFREE \n\n\nIn partnership with the Ames Public Library\, our Swift Youth Writers Workshops offer kids an escape into creative writing and the opportunity to connect with other youth writers. \n\n\nRegardless of genre\, for five days writers will come together in a safe space to read an inspirational piece of writing and write together to timed-writing prompts. At the end of each session\, writers will be invited to read aloud to the group to receive positive feedback. \nThese sessions are based upon the Amherst Writers & Artists Method\, a methodology rooted in the belief that everyone is a writer. All feedback given is focused on the unique voice and strengths of the writer to encourage and model authenticity\, peer support\, and self-confidence. \n \n  \nThese FREE sessions are held at the Ames Public Library. The Ames Writers Collective’s Community Outreach programs are funded by our generous donors\, and held in partnership between the Ames Public Library and the Ames Writers Collective. \nFrom one of our previous Youth Writers: “I learned from sharing my work with the group that I’m more confident than I thought. I felt that sharing with the group allowed for fair criticism that allowed me to improve my writing and it helped boost my confidence in my work.” -RC \n\n\nEmail Us to Register Today!\nPlease include your name\, your teenager’s name\, and your phone number in your message. \nClass of 2023!\nClass of 2022!\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis FREE Ames Writers Collective Community Outreach Program is funded by a Kiwanis Club of Ames Grant\, and held in partnership between the Ames Public Library and the Ames Writers Collective.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/june-24-to-28-2024-swift-youth-writers-workshop/
LOCATION:Ames Public Library\, 515 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T170000
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SUMMARY:Open Write Tuesday with Speculative Fiction Author Rachel Aukes
DESCRIPTION:Join Rachel Aukes for our Open Write Tuesday on Zoom. \nWHAT’S AN OPEN WRITE?\n\nWe Zoom in\, share what we’re working on\, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end\, we share our successes\, and sign off. Easy peasy. \n \nClick here to register for the Zoom link. \nTo learn about Rachel and what she’s written and published\, check her out here.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/open-write-tuesday-with-speculative-fiction-author-rachel-aukes-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Open Write
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240709T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240709T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240620T212858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T213211Z
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SUMMARY:Open Write Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Open Write Tuesday on Zoom. \nWhat’s an Open Write? \nWe Zoom in\, share what we’re working on\, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end\, we share our successes\, and sign off. Easy peasy. \n \nClick here to register for the Zoom link.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/open-write-tuesday-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Open Write
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240717T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240717T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240620T214236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T214236Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Wednesdays are for individuals who are currently receiving or who have completed cancer treatments.\nThese sessions meet on Zoom from 3 to 5 PM CT.\nAnyone interested may join at any time. \nLiving with cancer is a lonely journey. Only those who have been or are on that same journey truly understand the emotions\, fears and challenges we face each day. I was hoping to gain some insight into how others coped with their diagnosis. I not only gained that\, but also came to understand more fully my own reactions to my personal cancer story. This was a valuable experience for me. I don’t feel quite as alone as I did. —A Past Participant \nThese sessions are led by Ana McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective. Registration is free and required. Contact Ana for questions and to register.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-wednesdays-9/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240722T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240722T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T204647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T204647Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-10/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240723T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240723T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240620T213714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T213735Z
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SUMMARY:Open Write Tuesday with founder\, Ana McCracken
DESCRIPTION:Join Ana McCracken for our Open Write Tuesday on Zoom. \nWHAT’S AN OPEN WRITE?\n\nWe Zoom in\, share what we’re working on\, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end\, we share our successes\, and sign off. Easy peasy. \n \nClick here to register for the Zoom link. \nTo learn about Ana \, check her out here.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/open-write-tuesday-with-founder-ana-mccracken/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Open Write
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240729T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240729T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T205302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T205302Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-13/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240620T214027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T214117Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Circle Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Wednesdays are for individuals who are currently receiving or who have completed cancer treatments.\nThese sessions meet on Zoom from 3 to 5 PM CT.\nAnyone interested may join at any time. \nLiving with cancer is a lonely journey. Only those who have been or are on that same journey truly understand the emotions\, fears and challenges we face each day. I was hoping to gain some insight into how others coped with their diagnosis. I not only gained that\, but also came to understand more fully my own reactions to my personal cancer story. This was a valuable experience for me. I don’t feel quite as alone as I did. —A Past Participant \nThese sessions are led by Ana McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective. Registration is free and required. Contact Ana for questions and to register.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-wednesdays-8/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240812T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240812T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T204712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T204712Z
UID:10010249-1723483800-1723491000@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-11/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240826T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240826T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T204732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T204732Z
UID:10010250-1724693400-1724700600@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Each session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artist method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-12/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240908T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240831T155442Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups
DESCRIPTION:It’s almost Fall and the start of the new school year\, which means the 2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups are starting up again.\n\nOn Sunday\, September 8th\, Linea King kicks off the Swift Youth Writers groups series. She looks forward to writing with those of you who can join her from 2 to 4 PM at the Ames Public Library. We are scheduled to meet in the P.E.O. room\, but check monitors incase the location changes.\n\nWe supply notebooks\, pens and other materials to prompt and inspire stories. You can learn about Linea and her writing philosophy by clicking here.\n\n\nSwift Youth Writers Groups are an Ames Writers Collective FREE community outreach program held in partnership with the Ames Public Library. The Ames Writers Collective community outreach programs are funded by grants and generous donors.\n\nJoin us! Happy Writing!
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/2nd-sunday-swift-youth-writers-groups/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ames Writers Collective in Partnership with Ames Public Library":MAILTO:info@ameswriterscollective.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240913T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T211619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T153636Z
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SUMMARY:Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me
DESCRIPTION:Join Ames Writers Collective Founder\, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled\, “Pieces of Me” by of artist\, author\, and musician\, Deb Kline. \nThese events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames. \nWords Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art\, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art\, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event\, writers may write prose\, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit\, “Pieces of Me.” \n 
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/words-meet-art-at-arts-as-alchemy/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames\, 1015 N. Hyland\, Ames\, IA\, 50010
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240914T160000
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SUMMARY:Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me
DESCRIPTION:Join Ames Writers Collective Founder\, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled\, “Pieces of Me” by of artist\, author\, and musician\, Deb Kline. \nThese events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames. \nWords Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art\, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art\, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event\, writers may write prose\, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit\, “Pieces of Me.” \n 
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/words-meet-art-at-arts-as-alchemy-forgetting-to-remember-pieces-of-me/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames\, 1015 N. Hyland\, Ames\, IA\, 50010
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240916T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240916T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T190905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T190949Z
UID:10010263-1726507800-1726515000@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artists  method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nEach session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-14/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T200129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T200129Z
UID:10010279-1726671600-1726678800@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Wednesdays are for individuals who are currently receiving or who have completed cancer treatments.\nThese sessions meet on Zoom from 3 to 5 PM CT.\nAnyone interested may join at any time. \nLiving with cancer is a lonely journey. Only those who have been or are on that same journey truly understand the emotions\, fears and challenges we face each day. I was hoping to gain some insight into how others coped with their diagnosis. I not only gained that\, but also came to understand more fully my own reactions to my personal cancer story. This was a valuable experience for me. I don’t feel quite as alone as I did. —A Past Participant \nThese sessions are led by Ana McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective and held in partnership with the William R. Bliss Cancer Center located in Ames\, Iowa. Registration is free and required. Contact Ana for questions and to register.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-wednesdays-10/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://ameswriterscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Writing-Through-Cancer-.pdf
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240922T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240922T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240423T214452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240423T214807Z
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SUMMARY:Swift Literary Festival—Pop-Up Event
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ames Writers Collective at our\n2nd Annual Swift Literary Festival\nat the Octagon Art Festival\nSunday\, September 22nd from 10 to 4 PM \n2024 Contributors to the Swift Literary Festival Community Story\nUnder our tent located in front of 409 Douglas Avenue\, we will feature local authors. If you would like to be a featured author\, click here to email us. \nLOCAL AUTHORS TBD \n10 to 11:30 \n11:30 to 1 \n1 to 2:30 \n2:30 to 4 \nALL DAY \n\nWriting-prompt free-writes\nA chance to contribute to our Community Story\n\n 
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/swift-literary-festival-pop-up-event-3/
LOCATION:Octagon Art Festival\, 409 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ames Writers Collective":MAILTO:ana@ameswriterscollective.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240923T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240923T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T191044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T191044Z
UID:10010264-1727112600-1727119800@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Mondays | John Stoddard Cancer Center
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Monday sessions are sponsored by Stoddard Cancer Center as part of the Charlie Cutler Healing and Wellness Program and inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artists  method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nEach session participants create a safe space\, and then write together for timed intervals to writing prompts. Writing prompts inspire stories from participants’ lives. After each timed-writing session\, participants will have the opportunity to read their stories to the group\, which is healing on many levels. \nCancer patients and survivors are welcome to sign up for one to eight sessions. Registration is required\, as each session will cap at 10 writers. For questions or to register\, call (515) 241-8505 or email Gina Mandernach at Unity Point at gina.mandernach@unitypoint.org.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-mondays-john-stoddard-cancer-center-15/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240930T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240930T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T203031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T203150Z
UID:10010289-1727701200-1727710200@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing for the Sake of Writing - A Generative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU. \nInstructor: Ana McCracken\nFive weeks: Monday\, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28\, 2024\nClass Limit 8 \n1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom \n\n\nCost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE \n\n\n\n\nDo you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write\, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases\, poems\, photography\, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another\, discuss the craft of writing\, and where to publish. \nAna McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective\, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator\, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-for-the-sake-of-writing-a-generative-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T200225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T200225Z
UID:10010280-1727881200-1727888400@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing Circle Wednesdays
DESCRIPTION:Writing Circle Wednesdays are for individuals who are currently receiving or who have completed cancer treatments.\nThese sessions meet on Zoom from 3 to 5 PM CT.\nAnyone interested may join at any time. \nLiving with cancer is a lonely journey. Only those who have been or are on that same journey truly understand the emotions\, fears and challenges we face each day. I was hoping to gain some insight into how others coped with their diagnosis. I not only gained that\, but also came to understand more fully my own reactions to my personal cancer story. This was a valuable experience for me. I don’t feel quite as alone as I did. —A Past Participant \nThese sessions are led by Ana McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective and held in partnership with the William R. Bliss Cancer Center located in Ames\, Iowa. Registration is free and required. Contact Ana for questions and to register.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-circle-wednesdays-11/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://ameswriterscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Writing-Through-Cancer-.pdf
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241007T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T203359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T203359Z
UID:10010290-1728306000-1728315000@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing for the Sake of Writing - A Generative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU. \nInstructor: Ana McCracken\nFive weeks: Monday\, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28\, 2024\nClass Limit 8 \n1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom \n\n\nCost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE \n\n\n\n\nDo you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write\, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases\, poems\, photography\, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another\, discuss the craft of writing\, and where to publish. \nAna McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective\, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator\, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-for-the-sake-of-writing-a-generative-writing-workshop-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ameswriterscollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Willa-Cather-Program.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241012T160000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240831T160305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T194546Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 12th for the 2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Group held from 2 to 4 PM at the Ames Public Library. We are scheduled to meet in the P.E.O. room\, but check monitors incase the location changes.\n\nWe supply notebooks\, pens and other materials to prompt and inspire stories. This Sunday\, Claire Kruesel will lead the Swift Youth Writers group. She looks forward to writing with those of you who can join her.\n\n\n\nSwift Youth Writers Groups are an Ames Writers Collective FREE community outreach program held in partnership with the Ames Public Library. The Ames Writers Collective community outreach programs are funded by grants and generous donors.\n\nJoin us! Happy Writing!
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/2nd-sunday-swift-youth-writers-groups-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ames Writers Collective in Partnership with Ames Public Library":MAILTO:info@ameswriterscollective.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T153000
DTSTAMP:20260425T074652
CREATED:20240901T203449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240901T203449Z
UID:10010291-1728910800-1728919800@ameswriterscollective.org
SUMMARY:Writing for the Sake of Writing - A Generative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU. \nInstructor: Ana McCracken\nFive weeks: Monday\, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28\, 2024\nClass Limit 8 \n1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom \n\n\nCost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE \n\n\n\n\nDo you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write\, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases\, poems\, photography\, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another\, discuss the craft of writing\, and where to publish. \nAna McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective\, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator\, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writing-for-the-sake-of-writing-a-generative-writing-workshop-3/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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