Our Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak

As a precaution to help limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and care for our community, Just Buffalo Literary Center has postponed a number of events, and we will follow the guidance of Buffalo Public Schools in terms of Just Buffalo Writing Center programming.

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John Bateman

Poet, Writer

Just Buffalo teaching artist JOHN BATEMAN recently finished a Master’s in English with a Certificate in Innovative Writing from the University at Buffalo. John works at the intersection and split of images and text, writing photographs and taking stories. His written work has appeared in One New England, The Huffington Post, Glitterwolf Magazine, and the SFWP Quarterly. His first film short, “Lost and Found” (part of The Bench Project series) has screened at multiple festivals and won several awards including Best Script from The Magnolia Film Festival.

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Just Buffalo's Writing Center is dedicated to helping young and emerging writers ages 12–19 cultivate their writing skills.

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