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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Creative Writing Programs for Teachers

July 2025
Leaps and Turns: Exploring the Creative Essay with Laura Marris July 24, 2025 // 4:00-5:00pm

Teachers Are Writers: Leaps and Turns: Exploring the Creative Essay with Laura Marris

In this workshop, we will explore the unfolding beauty of the essay form and the ways it can capture curiosity on the page. We will focus on how creative nonfiction can invite us to question, develop associations, and listen to the self. We'll also look at developing organic structures for the essay that are designed to reflect each person's unique patterns of thought.
24 Jul
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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Visual Narratives with Max Weiss July 31, 2025 / 4:00-5:00pm

Teachers Are Writers: Visual Narratives with Max Weiss

Discover the power of comics as a storytelling medium in this interactive workshop. Learn how the combination of images and text can evoke emotion, engage readers, and foster creativity. Participants will explore the fundamentals of comic storytelling and leave with practical tools to integrate comics into their classroom and creative lives.
31 Jul
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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August 2025
How To Write When You Are Working Like a Dog--Part II: Intertextuality with Luke Daly August 14, 2025

Teachers Are Writers: How To Write When You Are Working Like a Dog–Part II: Intertextuality with Luke Daly

This workshop is designed to help busy teachers find one of several proven paths to a satisfying writing practice. Through some simple writing prompts and a bit of theory on “intertextuality,” the concept that all writing comes from other texts, writers will experience some liberating possibilities for getting started, remaining unstuck, and conceptualizing writing in fresh and inspiring ways.
14 Aug
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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