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Author Spotlight | Karen Bermann

LIVE and In Person at
FIFTH STREET WRITERS
612 5th St., AMES, IA
Thursday, November 20, 6:30 PM
Books for Sale & Author Signing

A vividly illustrated family memoir told in two voices, father and daughter, The Art of Being a Stranger explores the impact of displacement and historical memory across generations.

Karen Bermann is professor emerita of architecture at Iowa State University. She worked on sweat equity rehabilitation in her native New York and taught first-year design in Ames and fourth-year design in Rome, where she now lives.

This Author Spotlight is held in partnership with
KHOI Community Radio Station.

On Exhibit | Meet the Author/Artist |
Generative Writing Workshop:

Drawings from The Art of Being a Stranger
Thursday, Nov 20: 6:30 PM
Friday Nov 21 10:30 AM to Noon and 1 to 6:30 PM

Portraits of Stones – a drawing & writing workshop
Saturday Nov 22: 1:30 to 6:30 PM
Drop in anytime Saturday
for drawing, writing, and chatting with two creatives. Art materials provided for watercolor & drawing as well as stones. Objects will be used to inspire short bursts of writing. Feel free to bring your own objects for inspiration and/or drawing/writing materials. Or just stop by to view Karen’s artwork on display.

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Author Spotlight with Douglas Gentile

Live and In Person at KHOI Radio
622 Douglas Avenue in Ames
Thursday, October 22nd | 7 PM

Join us for a reading with Douglas Gentile. He will discuss his latest book, Lessons Learned at a Buddhist Monastery: Hwadu Slogans.

“I went to a 28-day retreat at Woljeongsa Temple, in the mountains of Pyeongchang, South Korea. Very quickly things went wrong—really wrong.” —Douglas Gentile

Presented by The Ames Writers Collective and KHOI Community Radio, & supported by Ames Commission on the Arts (COTA)

Author Nicole Baart | The Publishing Journey

Nicole Baart | The Publishing Journey | A Publishing Talk & Workshop

Location: Ames Writers Collective, Fifth Street Writers

Saturday, November 8 | 11 AM – 12 PM:  Nicole Baart, The Publishing Journey & book-signing
FREE and open to the public

Saturday, November 8 | 1 PM – 3 PM:  Pitching Your Work
Publishing practicum workshop

Fee: $25 general admission, Fifth Street members receive a 10% discount, and Students Free. CLICK HERE to receive a discount code.

TO REGISTER for general admission, CLICK here.

Nicole Baart is the author of several novels, including Where He Left Me and Everything We Didn’t Say. The cofounder of a nonprofit and mother of five, she lives in Iowa with her family. Learn more at NicoleBaart.com.

This event is held in partnership with the Iowa State University MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment Pearl Holgrefe Visiting Writers Series.