Ames Writers Collective
Join us on the 1st Saturday of each month at 10 AM as we come together to write in community for two hours. We’ll spend 90 minutes writing in peaceful silence. Afterward, we’ll regroup to share our progress and reflect on the experience.
The Ames Writers Collective is thrilled to announce the receipt of a generous grant from the Story County Community Foundation! This grant will be instrumental in helping us accomplish our goals for the Fifth Street Writers Stage at our new space on 612 5th Street. With this support, we’ll be able to equip the stage with a podium and sound system, creating a venue for local writers in the Ames community. Our goal is to empower Ames and Central Iowa writers, host events, and continue to connect our community with the literary arts.
Thank you Story County Community Foundation!
Join the Ames Community Art Council and the Ames Writers Collective on November 19 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for the monthly Gathering of Artists event. This event will be the first in a series of soft opening events for Fifth Street, our new writers co-working space in downtown Ames. Meet with other writers and our director Ana Hays McCracken to explore the space as it’s open for the first time. Learn about the Fifth Street Writers community and how to become involved!
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:
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
HALF-TIME MEMBER—$80/Month for 8 visits
DROP-IN MEMBER—$40/Month for 4 visits
REMOTE MEMBER—$5/Month
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.
