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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Events

Get tickets to Just Buffalo events, including the acclaimed BABEL series.

BABEL 2022โ€“2023

November 2024
Tommy Orange - BABEL - Just Buffalo Literary Center

BABEL: Tommy Orange

Join bestselling author Tommy Orange and host Barbara Cole for an in-depth and in-person discussion about his work and his book, Wandering Stars.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
8:00 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall & Online
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 (Free Parking) / Online via Livestream
March 2025
Cheryl Strayed - BABEL - Just Buffalo

BABEL: Cheryl Strayed

Join bestselling author Cheryl Strayed and host Barbara Cole for an in-depth and in-person discussion about her work and her book, Wild.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
8:00 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall & Online
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 (Free Parking) / Online via Livestream
April 2025
James McBride - BABEL - Just Buffalo

BABEL: James McBride

Join bestselling author, musician, and screenwriter James McBride and host Barbara Cole for an in-depth and in-person discussion about his work and his book, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
8:00 pm
Kleinhans Music Hall & Online
3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201 (Free Parking) / Online via Livestream
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Silo City Reading Series 2023

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Writing Workshops

Register for one of our upcoming writing workshops.

Adult Writing Workshops

November 2024
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Writing Group Featuring Jillian Hanesworth

Jillian Hanesworth is an EMMY winning spoken word artist, the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Buffalo, New York and a community organizer and activist. Jillian was born and raised on the East Side of Buffalo where she developed a vision to use art and advocacy to help her community reimagine justice and work together to create a system where all people can thrive. After Jillian Hanesworthโ€™s presentation, writers are welcome to join (or observe) critique groups, or to write in silence.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
6:00 am
Art's Cafe
5 East Main Street, Springville, New York 14141
Open Hours November 20

Open Hours

OPEN HOURS provides a dedicated time and place for you to focus on your writing. Create new work and improve your writing skills. Get inspired by the non-circulating library at Just Buffalo, and enjoy the company of other writers in one of Buffalo's most beautiful downtown locations.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
December 2024
Open Hours - December 18, 2024

Open Hours

OPEN HOURS provides a dedicated time and place for you to focus on your writing. Create new work and improve your writing skills. Get inspired by the non-circulating library at Just Buffalo, and enjoy the company of other writers in one of Buffalo's most beautiful downtown locations.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center
468 Washington St., 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
January 2025
Open Hours Jan 2025

Open Hours

OPEN HOURS provides a dedicated time and place for you to focus on your writing. Create new work and improve your writing skills. Get inspired by the non-circulating library at Just Buffalo, and enjoy the company of other writers in one of Buffalo's most beautiful downtown locations.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Just Buffalo Literary Center
468 Washington St., 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
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Youth Writing Workshops

November 2024
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Fiction Writing Meet-up

Whether youโ€™re new to writing stories or in the midst of your second novel, our fiction writing meet-up is a time to connect with your fellow fiction writers to write, share, trouble-shoot, and brainstorm.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
December 2024
JBWC Open Mic - Creative Writing Programs for Youth - Just Buffalo Writing Center

JBWC Open Mic (5 December 2024)

JBWCโ€™s open mic is especially for wordy creators (ages 12-18): poets/spoken word artists, storytellers, playwrights, comic artists, orators, and songwriters. (That said, all artforms are welcome.)
Thursday, December 5, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
  • Just Buffalo Literary Center
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Teacher Workshops

November 2024
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Teachers Are Writers

In collaboration with WNYNET, and the Buffalo State English Education program, Just Buffalo Literary Center offers this workshop series for school teachers and educators so they will have the opportunity to explore their own creative work, engage in ongoing conversations about process, and grow as writers.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
December 2024
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Teachers Are Writers

In collaboration with WNYNET, and the Buffalo State English Education program, Just Buffalo Literary Center offers this workshop series for school teachers and educators so they will have the opportunity to explore their own creative work, engage in ongoing conversations about process, and grow as writers.
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EVENTS OF THIS KIND SCHEDULED. Please check back soon, and sign up for our newsletter to stay in the loop!

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