Over the last 45 years, Just Buffalo has hosted, organized or co-sponsored more than 2,000 events, bringing the world’s greatest writers to Western New York. Check out some of the highlights from each decade.
THE 1970s
From Diane DiPrima to Robert Creeley, find out how it all began back in the Seventies.
The 1980s
From Leslie Fiedler to Victor Hernandez Cruz, find out what was happening with Just Buffalo back in the Eighties.
THE 1990s
Allen Ginsberg, Lucille Clifton, Amiri Baraka—and that was only the beginning. Check out what happened in the Nineties.
THE 2000s
From David Sedaris to the birth of BABEL, Just Buffalo broke new ground for literary programming during the first decade of the new century.
THE 2010s
From Zadie Smith to Patti Smith, Just Buffalo now fosters a vibrant cultural scene as one of the nation’s top literary centers.
40 Stories
From long-time friends and partners reminiscing about the early days to young students just discovering their voices through our education programs, 40 Stories brings the history of Just Buffalo out of the archive and into our community.