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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-15/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join on  November 10th 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\, Ana McCracken 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-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-18/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Ruth Harkin at the Ames Public Library
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URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/ruth-harkin-at-the-ames-public-library/
LOCATION:Ames Public Library\, 515 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talks
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SUMMARY:Gathering of Artists
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ames Community Art Council and the Ames Writers Collective on November 19 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for the monthly Gathering of Artists event. This event will be the first in a series of soft opening events for Fifth Street\, our new writers co-working space in downtown Ames. Meet with other writers and our director Ana Hays McCracken to explore the space as it’s open for the first time. Learn about the Fifth Street Writers community and how to become involved!
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/gathering-of-artists/
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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-16/
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CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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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-19/
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CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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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-22/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Open Write Tuesday with founder\, Ana McCracken
DESCRIPTION:Join Ana McCracken for our Open Write Tuesday on Zoom or in person at Fifth Street Writers. \nWHAT’S AN OPEN WRITE?\n\nWe join together\, share what we’re working on\, and write for ~90 minutes. At the end\, we share our successes\, and sign off. Easy peasy. \n \nEmail Ana\, ana@ameswriterscollective.org to register for the event. \nTo learn about Ana \, check her out here.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/open-write-tuesday-with-founder-ana-mccracken-2/2024-11-26/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Open Write
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