Other Literary Events

BOOK & PUBLISHING DISCUSSION March 7th | 10am-Noon | Donations Encouraged | Springville Center for the Arts  Join Megan Walrod for an interactive conversation about her journey as a debut novelist. She’ll share behind-the-scenes stories from the making of It’s Always Been Me (published June 2025)—the surprises, challenges, and lessons learned . Then the discussion opens to your questions, potentially covering anything from writing practices to publishing paths, pre-orders to book tours, creative marketing, author websites, and more. Drawing on her experience as a copywriter and marketing coach for 16+ years, Megan will offer practical and customized insights to help guide your own author journey. Books will be available for purchase.

WRITERS GROUP Second Wednesdays | 5-6pm | Art’s Cafe | Free Bring printed copies of your work, or a copy to read from. Receive feedback on your writing, or complete a provided writing prompt, or discuss a project in-progress, or give feedback on other’s writing, or simply listen! This hour is for local writers to write, share, and build community. There is no wrong way to show up to writing group!

AN EVENING with BUFFALO POET LAUREATE AITINA FAREED-COOKE March 11th | 6-8pm | Donations Encouraged | Art’s Cafe Spend an evening with Aitina Fareed-Cooke, Creative Arts Strategist, Poet Laureate of Buffalo, NY, and founder of Get Fokus’d Productions, an award winning digital storytelling company. Part poetry reading, part class.

Join us at the Just Buffalo Literary Center for an evening dedicated to "serious noticing." As part of our city-wide In Gratitude project, poet and guest facilitator Luke Daly will lead a discussion into Ross Gay’s National Book Critics Circle Award-winning collection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.

Launch for Margaret Saigh's chapbook "I've Created A Thing That Will Never Bring Me Pleasure" (Pitymilk Press 2025) featuring local poets Jazz De Nero and Mara Beneway

OPEN HOURS is a cafe-style gathering that provides a dedicated time and place to focus on your writing, create new work, and take creative risks. This session is inspired by the "In Gratitude" project—a city-wide initiative rooted in the "serious noticing" of everyday delights.

Join us for the April 1st installment of SALON at Fitz Books, an ongoing series of immersive performances and curated presentations. This session focuses on "Dilate Your Heart," the 2021 Jagjaguwar vinyl release by poet and essayist Ross Gay.