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2024 Swift Literary Festival Author Spotlights

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Follow us on social media to meet our authors who participated in our 3rd Annual Swift Literary Festival held at the annual Octagon Art Festival on September 22nd. Our weekly Author Spotlight will feature author tid-bits, their book titles, and direct you to their websites to learn more about them.

3rd Annual Swift Literary Festival
Authors, Poets & Indie press

Marilyn Baszczynski – poet
William Bortz – poet
Stephen L. Brayton – mystery & horror
Paul Brooke – poet
Shannon K. Evans – spiritual nonfiction
Deb Kline – memoir
Charles R. Kniker – nonfiction
Jennifer L. Knox – poet
Kim Mosiman – nonfiction – poet
Eva Newcastle – magical realism
Charlie R. North – poet
Steve Semken & Ice Cube Press – indie press
Dawn Terpstra – poet
Pat Underwood – poet

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Swift Literary Festival | Sunday, Sept 22nd | 10 to 4

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Join the us this Sunday, September 22nd from 10 to 4 at the Octagon Art Festival for our 3rd Annual Swift Literary Festival in Ames, Iowa. Meet our authors, and learn about Ames Writers Collective exciting upcoming news. Look for our tent on the corner of Douglas Avenue and Main Street in front of AVEC Design+Build.
Featured Authors & Poets
10 to 11:30
Marilyn J Baszczynski—Poetry
Paul Brooke—Poetry
Charlie R. North—Poetry
Dawn Terpstra—Poetry
Pat Underwood—Poetry
11:30 to 1
Paul Brooke—Poetry
Charlie R. North—Poetry
Dawn Terpstra—Poetry
Pat Underwood—Poetry
Deb Kline—Memoir
1 to 2:30
Stephen L. Brayton—Mystery & horror
Shannon K. Evans—Spiritual nonfiction
Kim Mosiman—Christian nonfiction
Ice Cube Press
2:30 to 4
William Bortz—Poetry
Charles R. Kniker—Nonfiction
Jennifer L. Knox—Poetry
Eva Newcastle—Magical realism
Ice Cube Press
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Words Meet Art & Arts As Alchemy | Sept 13 & 14

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During these two sessions, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”

Writers are invited to read their work at the Arts as Alchemy Participant Showcase. Registration is free with RSVP requested. RSVP opportunities during the writing sessions.

Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”

 

Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”

 

Author Spotlight Featuring Deb Kline

Join us for our Author Spotlight featuring Deb Kline, author and singer songwriter, who will read excerpts, lyrics, and poems from her book Forgetting to Remember: A Healer’s Journey of Surviving and Thriving. She will share her process as a nontraditional writer and take questions from the audience.

As an Ames author and entrepreneur, Deb Kline shares her passion for thriving beyond trauma by inspiring others to discover their inner healer. Her music, art, writing, and holistic practice, Wellspring Wellness, LLC, collectively expand the ability of individuals and communities to hold, honor, and validate difficult stories while celebrating kindred survivors.

Copies of Forgetting to Remember will be available for purchase and author signing.

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