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When Hispanic Heritage Month began, Trump hosted a celebration where he praised the Latino community for our contributions to the U.S. In his

In December 2016, about five months before the release of my book about the 1993 Rochester Brink’s heist, Evan Dawson had me on his WXXI

Writers & Books and The Rochester Chapter of the English Speaking Union invite you to participate in: ROC the SONNET Sonnet Composition Challenge for High
Joe Flaherty returns as Interim Director as Kyle Semmel departs organization Rochester NY: After 3 years of moving Writers & Books towards the next

September 14th 10 pm Writers & Books Rochester, NY – Not Her Again! will perform at the 2018 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Wednesday, Sept. 12

Rochester, New York – Kelli Dunham’s JESUS WAS NO SISSY (or was He…) will have its world premier at the 2018 KeyBank Rochester Fringe

Pittsburgh Femme Hosts Peer Behind The Curtain Of the Artistic Mind Songwriter Liss Victory and comedian Liz Tripoli combine talents to invite audiences behind the

ROCHESTER, NY — Have you ever heard of Tom Willard? The Rochester-based standup comedian plans to put on his first one-man show during the upcoming

There was a time when I would’ve laughed at someone hysterically if they told me that I’d be living the life of an educator, let

The Genesee Valley Council on the Arts is hosting their fourth annual New Deal Writing Competition! This is a short story competition where the writer

I’m not going to lie or sugarcoat, writing is hard sometimes. More times than I’d like. More times than I’d like to admit even without

One Performance Only! Saturday, September 22 @ 4PM Celebrating the 200 th Anniversary of Mary Shelley’s great novel! And brought to you by the same

After selling out all four nights at the 2017 Fringe, Award Winning Comedian Ike Avelli brings back 50 Shades of Gay to the 2018 KeyBank

After his successful run of SOLD OUT crowds in New York City, TYM MOSS is going to bring his critically acclaimed Cabaret Show to the

SummerWrite Youth Camps Focus on Douglass’s Legacy and Values Rochester NY: Writers & Books invites local youth, ages 5-18, to participate in a number

“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and

Use code “spring18” to get 10% off all Adult Classes and Workshops Shop the Sale Offer lasts until May 15, 2018.

Writers & Books and Rochester Spoken Word are again co-sponsoring an event on Thursday June 7, 2018 titled, Listening to the Future: An Evening of

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Chris Fanning Director of Communications 585-473-2590 ext 104 [email protected] Rochester NY: Last Friday, March 30, Writers & Books wrapped up

When my two children were small I felt an almost vibrational urgency to write about my experience as a mom. My life had changed in

Who knew getting a book contract would be so easy? After wrapping up the proposal for my planned book about the 1993 robbery of a