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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 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
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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/
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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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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
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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-16/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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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 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-12/
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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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-4/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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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 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-13/
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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SUMMARY:A Generative Writing Workshop for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Do you dream of writing “someday\,” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write\, but you’re stuck. \nJoin this FREE monthly writing workshop for adults\, which provides a safe space for writers of all stages and genres to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases\, poems\, photography\, guest authors and their prompts\, or a piece of artwork. We will read our stories to one another and share only positive feedback. \nThese workshops are inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artists Method\, which believes that everyone is a writer. \nThis workshop is held at the Ames Public Library from 10 to 12 PM upstairs in the PEO Room. \nPresented by the Iowa Center for the Book and Ames Public Library in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/a-generative-writing-workshop-for-adults/
LOCATION:Ames Public Library\, 515 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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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-5/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241028T193000
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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-17/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241030T163000
DTSTAMP:20260425T113632
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SUMMARY:Where We Live & My Ántonia—Connecting People and Place
DESCRIPTION:This program is for OLLI-ISU members. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Rachel Olsen and Ana McCracken\nWednesday\, Oct. 30\, 2024 3 – 4:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom \n\n\n\nFew books pack as much genuine life into their pages as the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read\, My Ántonia—the classic novel of the American immigrant experience that pairs a sense of place with a compassionate and gripping narrative. Following a lecture\, Rachel Olsen will lead the audience in conversation to discuss how community and place shape lives. Participants are not required to read My Án- tonia. This lecture is part of the Cather Sesquicentennial year celebrating Cather’s 150th year. \nRachel Olsen is the Director of Education and Engagement at the National Willa Cather Center located in Red Cloud\, Nebraska. Olsen has a master’s degree in English from Kansas State University with a certificate in Women’s Studies and was a full-time faculty member and writing center director at Oklahoma City Community College before moving to Red Cloud. \nAna McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective\, received her MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing and poetry are 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/where-we-live-my-antonia-connecting-people-and-place/
LOCATION:On Zoom
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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