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2024 Swift Literary Festival Author Spotlights

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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

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Swift Literary Festival | Sunday, Sept 22nd | 10 to 4

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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
11:30 to 1
Paul Brooke—Poetry
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
2:30 to 4
William Bortz—Poetry
Charles R. Kniker—Nonfiction
Jennifer L. Knox—Poetry
Eva Newcastle—Magical realism
Ice Cube Press
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William Bortz

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What’s your genre?
Poetry

Are you published?
Traditional publisher

What inspire you to become a writer?
Growing up, I didn’t have anyone to talk to about what I was experiencing or feeling. Books, poetry, and music quickly became a way for me to understand the world around me and my place in it. I wanted to become a writer so I could be that safe haven for anyone needing one.

What author do you admire and how have they inspired your writing?
Hanif Abdurraqib. He writes with such great intention and appreciation. It makes me look closer at everything that I see.

Name three o four favorite books and their authors
Calling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
The Wild Iris by Louise Glück

What’s one thing readers should know about you?
I believe that most often hope is a small light far away, and it is always worth moving toward that light.

What’s one piece of advice you would give a budding writer?
Read, read, read.

Author bio
William Bortz is a poet and editor from the Midwest. He is the author of Many Small Hungerings (Andrews McMeel, 2023) and The Grief We’re Given (Central Ave, 2021). You can find his work online and in print in Okay Donkey, Random Sample, Little Death Lit, Lyrical Iowa, and others. William lives with his wife and daughter. He will always be happy to talk about music or basketball. Click here to visit William.