Ames Writers Collective
Lois Kennis writes realistic fiction to stir hearts. Her award-winning debut novel, Rise on Eagles’ Wings, is Women’s Fiction narrated by a teen mom – social justice with a gleam of hope. Learn more about her at loiskennis.net.
June 19 | 7–9 PM | The Dot Cafe
Join us for a low-pressure, high-vibe writing night built around connection, creativity, and handcrafted cocktails. Using poetry as a prompt, we’ll dive into Wild Writing, a fast, unfiltered practice that quiets the inner critic and gets words flowing.
Led by Ana McCracken, founder of Ames Writers Collective, this workshop invites you to write freely, sip slowly, and engage with a like-minded creative community. No writing experience necessary, just bring your curiosity.
Tickets include:
A handcrafted cocktail or mocktail
A journal and pen
A guided Wild Writing session
Post-workshop mingle + local handmade goods for sale
Presented in collaboration with The Dot, Lucky Star, and Ames Writers Collective.
A portion of proceeds supports community writing programs through AWC.
Join the Ames Writers Collective & KHOI Community Radio Station for an evening with John T. Price—live at Fifth Street Writers on Thursday, October 9th at 7 PM.
This free community event features a reading, book signing, and conversation with John T. Price, author of the novel, Goethe’s Oak–A Holocaust Story. Hosted in partnership with KHOI Community Radio, the evening celebrates literature, community, and creative storytelling.
About John T. Price: He is is the author of four creative nonfiction books: Not Just Any Land: A Personal and Literary Journey into the American Grasslands, Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships, Daddy Long Legs: The Natural Education of a Father, and All Is Leaf: Essays and Transformations. He is the Regents/Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he directs the English Department’s Creative Nonfiction Writing Program, and is a faculty member in the Goldstein Center for Human Rights.
Visit KHOI to tune in!
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
Cancer 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 [email protected].
Join the Ames Writers Collective for an evening with Liese Greensfelder—live at KHOI Radio on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 PM.
This 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.
Visit KHOI to tune in!
