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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
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
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
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
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
Charles R. Kniker—Nonfiction
Jennifer L. Knox—Poetry
Eva Newcastle—Magical realism
Ice Cube Press
Categories
Steve Semken | Ice Cube Press
What’s your genre?
Publisher
Are you published?
Traditional publisher
What inspired you to become a publisher?
I founded Ice Cube Press in 1991 to use the literary arts to better understand how to live in the Midwest.
What author do you admire and how have the inspired your writing?
Jim Harrison, Terry Tempest Williams, Gary Snyder and so many authors over the years.
Name three of your favorite books and their authors
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan
On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Any poetry with Mary Oliver
What one piece of advice would you give to a budding writer?
It’s hard to even be a bad writer once you decide you want to be writer. Write and read. And, treat other authors as you would like to be treated.
Author bio
Book Publisher since 1991, Writer since first grade. I’ve earned my 10,000 hours the old-fashioned way by fixing my mistakes. Where Smart Thinking and Creative Minds Commemorate Being Bold, Ferocious, and Brave. Check out my Substack. I’ve written a few books, but mainly I publish others. Click here to visit Ice Cube Press.
