Swift Youth Writers Workshop | June 22 to 26

Teens in 6th – 12th grade are invited to escape into creative writing and connect with other writers. Regardless of your genre, for five days writers will come together in a safe space to write together to writing prompts. We’ll touch upon fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry collage and more. The week’s writing will be published in the Swift Youth Writers Summer 2026 anthology.

We’ll wrap up each day with meals from the Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens at 12pm.

Up to 12 spots are available. To register, CLICK HERE.

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Swift Youth Writers Workshop Awarded Kiwanis Club of Ames Grant

The Ames Noon Kiwanis Club is pleased to announce support of  the Ames Writers Collective for the week-long Swift Youth Writers Workshop to be held June 24 to 28th at the Ames Public Library.

“As a nonprofit, we are excited to receive this grant which affirms to us that our programs for youth are worthy. Monies received will allow us to pay a facilitator to help facilitate this writing program for Story County youth,” said Ames Writers Collective founder, Ana McCracken.

“This request aligns with the Kiwanis mission to Improve the World one Child and One Community at a Time,” said John Core of the Ames Noon Kiwanis Club. “Specifically it serves the youth of Story County, providing access to arts and culture for all children.”

The Ames Writers Collective is thrilled to receive this award that supports its mission of creating healthy communities through the art of writing.