Eleven of our JBWC alums are featured in the International Library of Young Authors’ upcoming publication, How Can We Make This World Worth Knowing?
We are thrilled to announce "In Gratitude," a city-wide reading and writing initiative designed to bring our community together. This project invites us all to practice "unabashed gratitude"—a concept inspired by the renowned poet and essayist Ross Gay.
Presenting “Still Life” a short story by the 2024 JBWC Youth Fellow, Zazie Anastasopoulos.
Transmissions is a collection of youth writing edited and designed by Youth Ambassadors of Just Buffalo's Writing Center. Issue 6 features work that emerged from JBWC programs during the Spring of 2024.
At Just Buffalo Literary Center, we believe in the love of reading, the art of writing, and the power of the literary arts to transform lives and communities. WORDPLAY, our annual anthology featuring the writing of young people composed during our education programs, performs every part of this mission. Take a look inside past issues. See what moves the young people of Western New York. We are always astonished by what is voiced inside, and we are sure you will be too.
How are we defined by the places & spaces that we call home? You are invited to write a poem or prose piece inspired by the theme "Where We Live."
DEADLINE: Extended! Saturday, October 5, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m.
Meet the heartbeat of Just Buffalo's Writing Center: our 2023-2024 Youth Ambassadors. This week, we're celebrating Abuk—a poet and recent finalist for NY Youth Poet Laureate!
Meet Zazie Anastasopoulos, the winner of the 2024 JBWC Youth Fellowship—a program offering young writers the opportunity to develop their craft and explore professional avenues within the literary arts.
Meet the heartbeat of Just Buffalo's Writing Center: our 2023-2024 Youth Ambassadors. This week, we're celebrating Mia—a high school senior at City Honors School with a passion for creative writing, specializing in poetry.