Writers & Books Announces 2017 Rochester Fringe Festival Lineup
July 13, 2017
Writers & Books is proud to be a venue for the 2017 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (September 14 – 23). Writers & Books will host
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Writers & Books is proud to be a venue for the 2017 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (September 14 – 23). Writers & Books will host
It’s against our better judgment to poke at trouble. We try to warn ourselves and others by placing danger signs everywhere. Fiction demands that we
Creative Journaling is exactly what it sounds like. Journaling: the act of writing about your daily life, hopes, dreams, fears, and frustrations; to process conflicts,
I resisted — strongly resisted — having a presence on Twitter for years. I was too busy and didn’t have any more time in my
Kevin Clouther reflects on his time at Gell during this residency through The Gell Residency for Writers with Children: “I was very happy, every morning
Craig will be giving a reading at Writers & Books on Thursday, May 18, at 7:00 PM. More information on that here. PRESS RELEASE
The Gell Residency for Writers with Children has been such a gift. Because my partner is teaching this summer, his time away from school
by MONICAGEBELL on MAY 4, 2017 We are thrilled to once again have Writers & Books as a sponsor! Writers & Books is Rochester’s literary
As I write this post I can hear rock music drifting from the kitchen. My twelve-year-old son is a beep-beep-beeping to some game on his
Under the guidance of the ROC Bottom Slam Team, four Rochester youth will be heading off to the San Francisco Bay Area to compete in Brave
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, the great Russian Poet, died on April 1. He made an appearance at Writers & Books in the early 1990’s. From Writers
Have you ever wondered how to find and get grants for charities, nonprofits, and schools? Grant funding is a critical piece that helps these organizations
We are ALL on a sacred journey of healing and wholeness, liberation and redemption, hardship and grace. And the ideas we share to create stories
We are all born with a sense of humor. Many of us have a knack for making our friends, family and coworkers laugh. Generally that
Rachel Hall is the author of Heirlooms (BkMk Press), which was selected by Marge Piercy for the G.S. Sharat Chandra Book Prize. She teaches at
The current exhibit at Image City Photography Gallery, “Peter’s Picks 2015: A Retrospective” includes a panel of photos in collaboration with our Neighbor, Writers & Books
My first poetry teacher was Ms. Slaughter, whose name delighted our fourth-grade class. Without her, I wouldn’t have believed a classroom could be captivated by
Learning Concision and the Art of Self-Editing When Writing Poetry ` W,hen reading someone else’s poem, as writers , we generally know when that poem
Creatively cartooning is a unique combination of words and doodles. I usually start with writing my punchline and then I doodle-sketch my single panel cartoon.
Maybe you can help. See, I misplaced a poem. It was here last night, right here on this same screen. Just six hours ago
When your story is “up”: Assume positive intent. We’ll all in this together! Assume that your fellow workshoppers are offering feedback to help you grow,
