Join the Ames Writers Collective & KHOI Community Radio Station for an evening with Alexandra Hayne—live at KHOI Community Radio station on Thursday, May 28th at 7 PM.
This free community event features a reading, book signing, and conversation with Alexandra, author of the novel, What Ruth Learned. Hosted in partnership with KHOI Community Radio, the evening celebrates literature, community, and creative storytelling.
About Alexandra Hayne: She was born and raised in Los Angeles in a movie industry family. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from California State University Northridge and a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. An award-winning journalist, Alexandra worked for thirty-five years as a reporter and editor in print and online news media in California, Nebraska, and Iowa, including five years (2008-2013) as editor of the Ames Tribune. What Ruth Learned is her first novel.
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Teens in 6th – 12th grade are invited to escape into creative writing and connect with other writers. Regardless of your genre, for five days writers will come together in a safe space to write together to writing prompts. We’ll touch upon fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry collage and more. The week’s writing will be published in the Swift Youth Writers Summer 2026 anthology. 
