Tag: Generative Writing

Portraits of Stones w/ Karen Bermann & Claire Kruesel

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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.

Karen Bermann is the author of The Art of Being a Stranger. She has a daily practice of watercolor drawing and naming the stones in her courtyard where she resides in Rome, Italy.

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Claire Kruesel, a resident of Ames, is a poet and longtime creative collaborator with Karen. She writes object biographies and teaches writing.

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Claire Kruesel hosting the Generative Writing Workshop on Jan. 25!

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Discover your inner writer with Claire Kruesel at the Generative Writing Workshop on Jan. 25! Whether you’re dreaming of writing someday or looking to reignite your creative spark, this free monthly workshop offers a supportive and inspiring space for writers of all levels. Guided by guest host Claire Kruesel, an accomplished poet and passionate advocate for storytelling, you’ll explore prompts to help inspire your writing.

Join us upstairs in the PEO Room at the Ames Public Library on Jan. 25th from 10 to 12

These workshops are inspired by the Amherst Writers & Artists Method, which believes that everyone is a writer.

4th Saturday of the month | 10 to Noon Email [email protected]

Presented by the Iowa Center for the Book and Ames Public Library in partnership with the Ames Writers Collective.

ameswriterscollective.org | (515) 708-4694

Writing for the Sake of Writing – A Generative Writing Workshop

This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU.

Instructor: Ana McCracken
Five weeks: Monday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28, 2024
Class Limit 8

1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom

Cost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE

Do you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases, poems, photography, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another, discuss the craft of writing, and where to publish.

Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.

Writing for the Sake of Writing – A Generative Writing Workshop

This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU.

Instructor: Ana McCracken
Five weeks: Monday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28, 2024
Class Limit 8

1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom

Cost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE

Do you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases, poems, photography, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another, discuss the craft of writing, and where to publish.

Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.

Writing for the Sake of Writing – A Generative Writing Workshop

This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU.

Instructor: Ana McCracken
Five weeks: Monday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28, 2024
Class Limit 8

1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom

Cost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE

Do you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases, poems, photography, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another, discuss the craft of writing, and where to publish.

Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.

Writing for the Sake of Writing – A Generative Writing Workshop

This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU.

Instructor: Ana McCracken
Five weeks: Monday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28, 2024
Class Limit 8

1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom

Cost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE

Do you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases, poems, photography, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another, discuss the craft of writing, and where to publish.

Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.

Writing for the Sake of Writing – A Generative Writing Workshop

This workshop is held through OLLI-ISU.

Instructor: Ana McCracken
Five weeks: Monday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 28, 2024
Class Limit 8

1 – 3:30 p.m. CT Online with Zoom

Cost: $60 Class limit 8 REGISTER ONLINE

Do you dream of writing “someday” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Maybe you’ve never written. This writing workshop provides a space for curious writers of all stages to generate stories inspired by prompts running the gamut from phrases, poems, photography, or a piece of art- work that inspires an ekphrasis response. We will read our stories to one another, discuss the craft of writing, and where to publish.

Ana McCracken, founder of the Ames Writers Collective, received her BS & MFA in Creative Writing from Iowa State University. Her writing has been published in literary journals and anthologies. A certified Amherst Writers & Artists facilitator, she serves on Litquake’s advisory board and the Willa Cather Foundation board of governors.