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2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups

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.
We 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.
Swift 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.
Join us! Happy Writing!

2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups

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.
On 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.
We supply notebooks, pens and other materials to prompt and inspire stories. You can learn about Linea and her writing philosophy by clicking here.
Swift 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.
Join us! Happy Writing!
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Founder Featured in Livability Ames “Cost of Living Diaries”

The Ames Writers Collective is proud to have founder, Ana McCracken featured in “Cost of Living Diaries” in the current issue of Livability Ames.

 

 

Click here to view the entire story and issue. Please note that our story begins on page 17 of the digital magazine!

Livability Ames is sponsored by the Ames Chamber of Commerce.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be featured among the awesome businesses and organizations that make living
in Story County, Iowa great.

Writing That Scary Thing—A Women’s Writing Retreat

Writing That Scary Thing—A Women’s Writing Retreat

at Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
in Hiawatha, Iowa

Most of us give little thought to how we would like to be remembered in our obituaries. The thought of writing it may be scary. But writing your obituary does not signal the end of your life. Instead, it is a wonderful opportunity to reflect, receive feedback from others, and to plan how you wish to live the rest of your best life. And, wouldn’t you rather be the author of your obituary as opposed to leaving the writing of your life to someone else?

This two-and-a-half day workshop will help demystify writing about ourselves and explore the history of obituaries—both newspaper and online versions. Step-by-step exercises will help each of us gather our own anecdotal and biographical data, and easy writing exercises will produce draft obituaries, both online and newspaper versions. During our final-evening celebration, everyone will be invited to read their obituary to the group.

Join Mary Lou Nosco and Ana McCracken for a fun-filled and reflective writing retreat at Prairiewoods. You don’t have to be “a writer” to join us. During our time together, we will gather in community for walks, good food and conversation, and time to reflect and write. And, of course there will be wine!

Ana McCracken received her B.S and MFA in Creative Writing and Environment from Iowa State University, and she the founder of the Ames Writers Collective. Ana enjoys reading a well-written obituary, and wants to be the author of her own.

 

 

 

Mary Lou Nosco has a B.A. in history, an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, and is a retired Army officer. While in the Army, Nosco wrote too many obituaries for soldiers. Additionally, she has written obituaries for five family members and would like to spare her own family that duty.

 

 

 

DATES
Arrival: October 16 (Noon)
Departure: October 18 (by 1 pm)

COST: $295 includes lodging (single rooms) and meals, materials and wine! Click here for payment instructions or to make inquiry. Pre-assignments and itinerary will be sent closer to the retreat date. Plan to bring a notebook and pen and/or your laptop for writing and taking notes.

Author Spotlight Featuring Dr. Douglas Gentile

Doug Gentile
Doug Gentile for LAS. (Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University)

Join us for an Author Spotlight featuring Dr. Douglas Gentile, author and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University. A Zen Buddhist monk and meditation teacher, he wrote and narrated the best-selling audiobook Buddhism 101: How to Walk Easily over Rough Ground and Finding the Freedom to Get Unstuck and Be Happier. He has been featured on such radio shows as National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, To the Point, the BBC World Service, and his work has been reported on CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Jo Frost’s Extreme Parental Guidance, as well as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times.

Copies of Buddhism 101: How to Walk Easily over Rough Ground and Finding the Freedom to Get Unstuck and Be Happier will be available for purchase and author signing.

This event is held in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and KHOI Community Radio.

Swift Youth Writers Group – Writing for Teens

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.

Registration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information, click here.

Provided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library

Swift Youth Writers Group – Writing for Teens

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.

Registration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information, click here.

Provided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library

Swift Youth Writers Group – Writing for Teens

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.

Registration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information, click here.

Provided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library

Swift Youth Writers Group – Writing for Teens

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.

Registration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information, click here.

Provided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library

Swift Youth Writers Group – Writing for Teens

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.

Registration is not necessary. Writing Sundays are FREE! For more information, click here.

Provided in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective and the Ames Public Library