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Wednesday evening, August 28th Writers & Books will be CLOSED from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. due to a private event.
We all have dreams. When I was eight it was to be an actor and star in a sitcom opposite the Olsen twins. Due to
The following is a blog post by Writers & Books staff member, Rylie Day. There’s certainly no question about it – I’m undeniably,

Last weekend Executive Director Joseph Flaherty and Board member Trevor Harrison went down to Writers & Books retreat center, The Gell Center of the Finger
Rochester, NY – A First Friday like no other. On July 5th, starting at 6:00 pm, Writers & Books will be hosting a Read, White
The following is a post by SummerWrite Coordinator, Kathleen Quinlan. SummerWrite is Writers & Books ten week summer reading and writing camp which runs June
Rochester, NY – Writers & Books is happy to announce that Youth Scholarships are now available for SummerWrite courses. We are now accepting applications. The application
The following is a blog post from Director of Youth Education, Sally Bittner Bonn: SummerWrite is fast approaching! Just 41 days until the first week
Thanks to the dedicated individuals who came out on Thursday to participate in the 2013 Day Of Caring. These employees spent hours outside working on
The following is a guest blog post by writer and teacher Nina Alvarez. Discount tickets for her play, The Life of Leo Wool, are available
Writers & Books Gell Center of the Finger Lakes – Now Open for the 2013 Season! Open House Save the Date! Saturday, May 18th Noon
Friends! We have a very exciting project coming up. As many of you know, Writers & Books is proud to be one of the largest
Wondering what to do with those left over peeps? “Behind every exquisite peep that existed, there was alwayssomething tragic.” – The Picture of Dorian Peep
Sejal at the Blue Mountain Lake near the Blue Mountain Center.Photo courtesy of Hillary White. The following is a blog post is by Sejal Shah,
The following is a blog post from our wonderful intern and Nazareth College student, Rylie Day: A few months ago I came across a sad,
Media Contact: Chris Fanning Public Relations Associate 585-473-2590 ext 105 [email protected] “Fear of Poetry” workshop for Teachers Rochester, NY – Long time
For the next couple of months, we will be doing a series of blog posts from our staff members called “Who Are You?” The following
For this week’s staff interview, we talked to Steve Huff, Director of Adult Education. We talked about some of the cool new business of writing
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a post by Writers & Books Webmaster Greer Nelson on the book characters she’s in love with: When
The following is a post from Alexa Scott-Flaherty, Director of Development: Sean Daniels, Director and Artist at Large (how cool is that job title?!) at
Looking for something to do this weekend? Writers & Books has got you covered… An Evening of Storytelling with Rafe MartinThurs., Jan. 31, 7 p.m.$8