COMING SOON at 612 5th Street, Ames, Iowa!
Fifth Street is a membership co-working space, meant exclusively for writers.
The atmosphere at Fifth Street is quiet (silence-your-cell phones/no-phone-call rule), and you won’t feel nervous leaving your computer on your café table when you get up to refill your coffee or stretch your legs. No glaring baristas suggesting with their glances that it’s time to leave.
Fifth Street is about community where we encourage writers to gather at 12:30 PM around a big table for lunch (bring your own) and conversation.
We offer Wi-Fi, monthly member Happy Hours, and bi-monthly member readings open to guests and the public, and writer-driven craft groups that schedule their own meetings. Fifth Street members have the opportunity to GET INVOLVED with our literary community and to give back to our community at large. Such engagements include:
- Attend a bi-monthly planning meetings to contribute to our mission
- Maintain the Ames Writers Collective Little Free Library and our Writers’ Resource Library
- Qualified writers may lead community Open Writes to engage more writers and attract new members
Members are given access to the Fifth Street online platform to interact with one another, to create writing groups, and to share publishing “good news” and community announcements.
The staff of Fifth Street personally meets with every prospective member to ensure they’re a good fit for our congenial and supportive working environment.
MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
FULL MEMBER—$125 / Month
- Full-time members have unlimited use of the Fifth Street space (except during occasional evening events and weekend workshops)
- Complimentary coffee and tea
- Priority participation in Fifth Street bi-monthly public readings
- Access to the Fifth Street online community platform
HALF-TIME MEMBER—$80/Month for 8 visits
- Half-time members are invited to use the Fifth Street space up to 8-times/month (usage tracked using a smart keypad)
- Complimentary coffee and tea
- Participation in Fifth Street bi-monthly public readings
- Access to Fifth Street online community platform
DROP-IN MEMBER—$40/Month for 4 visits
- Drop-In members are invited to use the Fifth Street space up to 4 times/month (usage tracked using a smart keypad)
- Complimentary coffee and tea
- Participation in Fifth Street bi-monthly public readings
- Access to the Fifth Street online community platform
REMOTE MEMBER—$5/Month
- Offers access to our online community platform
FELLOWSHIPS—We offer a number of fully-funded fellowships to BIPOC, differently-abled, and other underserved writers. We encourage you to apply
To apply for membership or to make inquiries, contact, Ana McCracken, Ames Writers Collective founder.
