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SUMMARY:Author Spotlight: Liese Greensfelder LIVE at KHOI
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ames Writers Collective for an evening with Liese Greensfelder—live at KHOI Radio on Tuesday\, May 6 at 7 PM. \nThis free community event features a reading\, book signing\, and conversation with the author of a memoir praised by Kirkus Reviews for its grit and resilience. Hosted in partnership with KHOI and supported by COTA\, the evening celebrates literature\, community\, and creative storytelling. \nVisit KHOI to tune in!
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/author-spotlight-liese-greensfelder-live-at-khoi/
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SUMMARY:2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join us on May 11th 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-8/
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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-23/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Write Together Tuesdays | Monthly 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our hybrid Write Together Tuesdays on Zoom or in person at Fifth Street Writers. 3:30 to 5 PM CT. \nWHAT’S A WRITE TOGETHER?\n\nWe 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. \nFor more information and to register\, click here.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/writes-togethers-monthly-on-the-2nd-4th-tuesdays-3/2025-05-13/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Open Write
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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-19/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Fifth Street Writers Grand Opening
DESCRIPTION:Submit a Piece to Read at the Grand Opening \nThe theme is Hit the Road Writing—New Beginnings Real or Imagined. Submit a piece of writing Here.  \nEvent Details \nFriday 05/23/2025 at 612 Fifth Street\, Ames\, IA \n\nDoors open at 6:30pm \nProgram begins at 7pm\nSelected writers will read submissions\nAppetizers & drinks will be served\nGuests can explore the space and sign up  to be a member
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/fifth-street-writers-grand-opening/
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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-24/
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-20/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Cancer Writing Circles
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SUMMARY:Art Write Now at the Christian Petersen Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:“Art Write Now” invites writers of all levels to showcase the powerful connection between visual art and creative writing. Through this program\, participants will explore how art can serve as a writing prompt—evoking emotions\, triggering memories\, and sparking conversations. Participants will draw inspiration from the exhibitions at the Christian Petersen Art Museum to create and publicly share poetry\, flash fiction\, creative nonfiction\, or perform monologues and music. \nThe program will begin with a guided tour of the museum’s exhibitions\, led by University Museums curator Alison Ranniger. Afterward\, Ana Hays McCracken\, founder of the Ames Writers Collective\, will introduce the concept of “writing to writing prompts” that will connect writers to the exhibition through writing exercises\, using the art around them as inspiration to craft meaningful responses. The combination of visual arts and literary exploration aims to create a space where participants can connect deeply with both the artwork and with one another\, fostering creativity and dialogue.
URL:https://ameswriterscollective.org/event/art-write-now-at-the-christian-petersen-art-museum/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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