Ana McCracken

Ana McCracken received her MFA in creative writing from Iowa State University and is the founder of the Ames Writers Collective, an organization committed to building and uplifting communities through the art of writing and storytelling. Her essays and poetry are published in several anthologies including Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God, The Joy of Adoption, and Tele Poem Booth Iowa. She teaches at OLLI-ISU and leads writing workshops and community outreach programs based in the Amherst Arts & Writers Method. Ana is currently seeking representation for her memoir, Redacted—A Memoir of Adoption. Visit www.anamccracken.com or www.ameswriterscollective.org.